A SMALL CLASH occurred at the Thai-Cambodian border this morning (Feb. 24) with Khmer troops firing a mortar round into Thai territory and a Thai patrol unit then retaliating by firing an M79 grenade launcher in their direction, Naewna newspaper said. Maj. Gen. Winai Suwaree, a spokesman of the Thai army, said that Second
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F-16 fighter jets hit Cambodian targets as troops cut off cable car
THE fighting along Thai-Cambodian border that broke out yesterday [Dec. 7] and continued this morning escalated with the Thai air force scrambling F-16 fighter jets to hit Khmer military targets while Thai troops cut off a cable car to Prasat Ta Khwai ancient temple which is a supply route, PPTVHD36 and Amarin TV said.
Read moreUrgent! Cambodia fires BM-21 rockets at Buriram
THE Second Army Region said at 8.30 a.m. this morning (Dec. 8) Cambodia fired BM-21 rockets at residential areas in Ban Sai Tho 10, Ban Kruat district, Buriram province, Naewna newspaper said. No injuries or losses have been reported so far with the army continuing to protect the people to the fullest extent. The
Read moreThai army denies firing at Khmer troops first amid claim they did not respond
THE Thai army firmly denied Cambodia’s claim that Thai troops opened fire at Khmer soldiers who did not return fire at the border in Sisaket province this afternoon (Dec. 7) pointing out that a clash erupted after Khmer troops crossed over to the Thai side while road improvement work was underway, Naewna newspaper said.
Read more2 Thai soldiers injured in fierce clash at border
AN INTENSE clash broke out between Thai and Cambodian forces along the border at Sisaket province this afternoon (Dec.7) leading to two Thai soldiers being injured, Naewna newspaper said. Gunfire erupted at Phu Pha Lek and Phlan Hin Paet Kon areas of this border province with Second Army Region Commander Lt. Gen. Wirayut Raksin
Read moreCambodia going all out to slander Thailand: Thai army
THE Thai army late afternoon today (Nov. 13) said that the Cambodian government is using state agencies, the media, and the public to systematically fabricate and disseminate fake news that is causing widespread confusion and misunderstanding, Naewna newspaper and Amarin TV said. Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvari, the Thai Army spokesperson, said the Thai-Cambodian border
Read moreVillagers quickly evacuated after heavy weapons fired
VILLAGERS living along the Thai-Cambodian border at Sa Kaeo province were urgently evacuated this evening (Nov. 12) after sounds of heavy weapons were heard, Amarin TV said. At around 7.15 p.m. the headman of Ban Nong Ya Kaew village at Khok Sung district notified the villagers via Line messaging app and also announced over
Read morePoliceman killed in clash with insurgents at Pattani
A CLASH that erupted during a raid to arrest a suspect wanted on security-related offences in Pattani resulted in the death of a policeman and one of the insurgents, TV Channel 7 said this evening (Oct. 7). At 3 p.m. today a police team from Sai Buri station surrounded an area in Village No.
Read moreThai army: Brief clash aimed at slandering Thailand
THE BRIEF clash at Chon An Ma, Ubon Ratchathani province, between Thai and Cambodian troops this afternoon (Sep. 27) was aimed at slandering Thailand as the Interim Observer Team (IOT) was to visit this area later in the day, Naewna newspaper said. Cambodian troops fired into Thai territory from Hill 677 to Hill 600
Read moreVillagers urgently evacuated after clash erupts at border
VILLAGERS were urgently evacuated at around noon today (Sep. 27) after Thai and Cambodian troops started clashing at Chong An Ma in Ubon Ratchathani province, Amarin TV said. There was chaos at Dom Pradit subdistrict, Nam Yuen district, when Thai soldiers ordered villagers to quickly evacuate as a new clash had erupted. At 12.03
Read more2 southern insurgents killed in Songkhla clash
A HEAVY clash that lingered for two days in Songkhla ended today (Sep. 13) with two insurgents being killed, one of whom is suspected of being involved in a train bombing, Naewna said this afternoon (Sep. 13). The intermittent firefight between the troops and insurgents took place at a hillside in Ban Huai Tao,
Read moreFierce clash with insurgents in Songkhla
A HEAVY clash erupted between troops and southern insurgents in a Songkhla district after a search operation was launched to flush out a group of these extremists from a rubber plantation, Amarin TV said this morning (Sep. 11). Security forces targeted a large rubber plantation in Ban Huai Tao, Khuha subdistrict, Saba Yoi district,
Read moreHun Sen calls for fundraising to support troops at border
CAMBODIAN Senate President and former prime minister Hun Sen today (June 12) urged Cambodians to donate money to a fund to support troops along the border as the struggle against Thai “aggression” through military, political, diplomatic and legal means must be part of a long-term strategy, Amarin TV said. Hun Sen’s post, in Cambodian
Read morePM visits tense border area, inspects survival shelters
PRIME MINISTER Paetongtarn Shinawatra and her entourage visited the tense Thai-Cambodian border at Kap Choeng district, Surin province, to inspect building survival shelters after a border clash on May 28 led to one Cambodian soldier being killed, Naewna newspaper said today (June 11). She is believed to be the first leader from both sides
Read morePita slams Maris while urging Thailand and Cambodia to use Asean forum
FORMER Move Forward leader Pita Limjaroenrat criticised Foreign Minister Maris Sangiampongsa for telling ambassadors and consuls general that “sometimes we have to play outside the rules. The current world is very much outside the rules. We have to adhere to national interests” while urging both Thailand and Cambodia to use the Asean Regional Forum
Read morePhumtham orders probe of a meeting with Chinese man at Defence Ministry
DEPUTY Prime Minister/Defence Minister Phumtham Wechayachai admitted that a retired Thai military officer did hold talks with a Chinese man at the Defence Ministry as seen in a video clip and that an investigation has been launched, Amarin TV said today (June 9). The officer was a personnel of the Defence Ministry who retired
Read moreBorder crossings to be immediately closed if Cambodia beefs up troops and clash erupts
AMID the ongoing tension at the Thai-Cambodian border 2nd Army Commander Lt. Gen. Boonsin Phadklang today (June 7) signed an order restricting use of four border crossings and closing some or all of them if Cambodia reinforces troops along the border and a clash breaks out, Amarin TV and TV Channel 7 said. Under
Read moreThais rush back from Poipet after news of border checkpoint closing spreads
A LOT of Thais working at Cambodia’s Poipet border town, just opposite Rong Kluea market in Aranyaprathet subdistrict, Sa Kaeo province, rushed to pack their bags and cross back to Thailand after news spread that Ban Klong Luek border checkpoint would be closed at 2 p.m. today (June 7), Amarin TV said. As a
Read moreMartial law enforce in Chanthaburi, border checkpoints temporarily shut
MARTIAL law has been enforced in Chanthaburi with Ban Laem and Ban Pakkat permanent border checkpoints closed to Thai and Cambodian tourists but Cambodian workers working in Thailand may still continue using it, Amarin TV said this afternoon (June 7). Capt. Commander Noppharot Siripariyapong, commander of Chanthaburi Marine Corps Task Force, signed a letter
Read moreCambodia refuses to pull back from Chong Bok area
WHILE the defence ministers of Cambodia and Thailand reached an agreement to de-escalating tensions and avoiding any armed confrontation along the border the former has refused to withdraw from Chong Bok, Ubon Ratchathani province, where there was a clash on May 28, 2025 leading to the death of a Cambodian soldier, Naewna and Khmer
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