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Malay Mail
13 hours ago
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- Malay Mail
Thai civilian killed, child among several injured as border clash with Cambodia escalates
BANGKOK, July 24 — One Thai civilian was killed and three others, including a five-year-old child, were seriously injured following a clash between Thai and Cambodian troops in a disputed border area early Thursday. Thai government spokesperson Jirayu Huangsap said the child was in critical condition, while the two other injured individuals were family members of the deceased. According to reports from the ground, he said more than seven Thai soldiers were believed to have sustained injuries following the clashes. 'Thai authorities have evacuated residents from the affected area for their safety,' he said in a statement on Thursday. Jirayu said the Royal Thai Armed Forces field commanders have been authorised to make real-time decisions. 'All border crossings have been closed since 8 am this morning,' he said. Smoke and fire rise from a convenience store at a gas station, amid the clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, in Kantharalak district, Sisaket province, Thailand, July 24, 2025, in this screengrab obtained from a handout video. — TPBS handout pic via Reuters Cambodia and Thailand have been involved in a bitter diplomatic row since May 28, following a border clash between the two countries' soldiers along the Preah Vihear border. One Cambodian soldier was killed in the shootout. The two Southeast Asian neighbours have been disputing an 817-km undemarcated border for decades, which continues to sour diplomatic ties. On Wednesday, the Thai government downgraded diplomatic relations with Cambodia in immediate retaliation after a Thai soldier was injured by what the government claimed was a newly planted landmine. The Cambodian government reciprocated by lowering its diplomatic ties with Thailand to the lowest level on Thursday. So far, there have been no statement on casualties from Cambodian officials. — Bernama
Wall Street Journal
13 hours ago
- Politics
- Wall Street Journal
Deadly Clashes Erupt on Thailand-Cambodia Border
Several civilians are killed as Thai and Cambodian troops clash along a disputed border region. Photo: STR/AFP via Getty Images
SBS Australia
14 hours ago
- Politics
- SBS Australia
Thailand says 11 civilians killed after border clashes with Cambodia escalate
Thai and Cambodian troops have clashed near the disputed Ta Moan Thom temple in Cambodia. A Thai F-16 fighter jet has since bombed targets in Cambodia, with the latter condemning its "military aggression". Thailand's health minister said 11 civilians and one soldier were killed in artillery shelling by Cambodian forces. Eleven Thai civilians are dead after Thailand and Cambodia exchanged fire in a sharp escalation of their conflict over a disputed border area. A Thai F-16 fighter jet has also bombed targets in Cambodia as weeks of tension over a border dispute escalated into clashes. Of the six F-16 fighter jets that Thailand readied to deploy along the disputed border, one of the aircraft fired into Cambodia and destroyed a military target, the Thai army said. Both countries accused each other of starting the clash early on Thursday. "We have used air power against military targets as planned," Thai army deputy spokesperson Richa Suksuwanon told reporters. Thailand has closed its border with Cambodia. Cambodia's defence ministry said the jets dropped two bombs on a road, condemning Thailand's "reckless and brutal military aggression" and saying its airstrikes were "unprovoked". It accused its neighbour of opening fire on its troops and violating an agreement designed to de-escalate tension, calling on it to withdraw its forces and "refrain from any further provocative actions that could escalate the situation". The clashes came after Thailand recalled its ambassador to Cambodia late on Wednesday and said it would expel Cambodia's envoy in Bangkok. Source: AAP / EPA/Kith Serey The skirmishes came after Thailand recalled its ambassador to Cambodia late on Wednesday and said it would expel Cambodia's envoy in Bangkok, after a second Thai soldier in the space of a week lost a limb to a landmine that Bangkok alleged had been laid recently in the disputed area. Thailand's health minister said 11 civilians, including a child, and one soldier were killed in artillery shelling by Cambodian forces while 24 civilians and seven military personnel were wounded. There was no immediate word of casualties in Cambodia. "The Royal Thai government is prepared to intensify our self-defence measures if Cambodia persists in its armed attack and violations upon Thailand's sovereignty," Thailand's ministry said in a statement. Thai residents in the Surin border province fled to shelters built of concrete and fortified with sandbags and car tires as the two countries exchanged fire. Clashes took place near disputed temple For more than a century, Thailand and Cambodia have contested sovereignty at various undemarcated points along their 817km land border, which has led to skirmishes over several years and at least a dozen deaths, including during a week-long exchange of artillery in 2011. Tensions were reignited in May following the killing of a Cambodian soldier during a brief exchange of gunfire, which escalated into a full-blown diplomatic crisis and now has triggered armed clashes. The clashes began early on Thursday near the disputed Ta Moan Thom temple along the eastern border between Thailand and Cambodia, around 360km from the Thai capital Bangkok. A Cambodian BM-21 multiple rocket launcher returns from the Cambodia-Thai border. Source: AFP / STR Thailand's military said Cambodia deployed a surveillance drone before sending troops with heavy weapons to an area near the temple. A spokesperson for Cambodia's defence ministry, however, said there had been an unprovoked incursion by Thai troops and Cambodian forces had responded in self-defence. Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said the situation was delicate. "We have to be careful," he told reporters. "We will follow international law." An attempt by Thai premier Paetongtarn Shinawatra to resolve the recent tensions via a call with Cambodia's influential former prime minister Hun Sen, the contents of which were leaked, kicked off a political storm in Thailand, leading to her suspension by a court.
CNA
20 hours ago
- Politics
- CNA
Civilians take shelter as Thailand and Cambodia militaries clash
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CNA
a day ago
- Politics
- CNA
Thailand and Cambodia troops clash at border area
Thai and Cambodian troops clashed at a disputed area of their border early on Thursday (Jul 24), with both sides claiming the other had opened fire. In a statement, the Thai military said Cambodian troops had opened fire in an area near the disputed Ta Moan Thom temple. It said Cambodia had deployed a surveillance drone before sending troops to the area with heavy weapons. Cambodia's defence ministry confirmed the clash and said its forces retaliated after coming under attack from Thai troops. In a statement, the ministry's spokesperson said Cambodian troops acted in self-defence. Thailand's ruling Pheu Thai party on Wednesday recalled its ambassador to Cambodia and said it would expel Cambodia's ambassador following a new landmine incident that injured a Thai soldier along the countries' disputed border.
