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Thailand-Cambodia Border Dispute: 12 killed in military clashes
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Twelve killed in Thailand-Cambodia military clashes on disputed border
Clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops at their disputed border have killed at least 12 people, Thai authorities say.
The fighting marks an escalation of a dispute between the two South East Asian neighbours that dates back more than a century.
Most of the casualties were civilians from three Thai provinces, according to Thailand's army, which also reported that several people were wounded. Cambodia has yet to confirm whether it suffered any casualties.
Both sides exchanged gunfire early on Thursday, with each claiming the other had triggered the conflict. It escalated quickly, with Thailand accusing Cambodia of firing rockets and Bangkok carrying out air strikes on Cambodian military targets.
Thailand has closed its border with Cambodia, while Cambodia has downgraded its ties with Thailand, accusing its military of using "excessive force".
Both countries have asked their citizens near the border to leave the areas, with Thailand evacuating 40,000 civilians to safer locations.
"[The fighting] is really serious. We're in the middle of evacuating," Sutian Phiwchan, a local resident of Ban Dan district in Thailand's Buriram province near the Cambodian border, told the BBC.
Thai authorities said that a total of 11 civilians - including an eight-year-old and a 15-year-old - as well as one military personnel have been killed in the Surin, Ubon Ratchathani and Srisaket provinces.
Thailand and Cambodia have given differing versions of what happened.
Thailand claims that it began with Cambodia's military deploying drones to conduct surveillance of Thai troops near the border.
Cambodia says Thai soldiers initiated the conflict when they violated a prior agreement by advancing on a Khmer-Hindu temple near the border.
Why are Thailand and Cambodia fighting at the border?
The dispute dates back to more than a hundred years ago, when the borders of the two nations were drawn after the French occupation of Cambodia.
Things officially became hostile in 2008, when Cambodia tried to register an 11th Century temple located in the disputed area as a Unesco World Heritage Site - a move that was met with heated protest from Thailand.
There were sporadic clashes over the years which saw soldiers and civilians killed on both sides.
The latest tensions ramped up in May after a Cambodian soldier was killed in a clash. This plunged bilateral ties to their lowest point in more than a decade.
In the past two months, both countries have imposed border restrictions on one another. Cambodia banned imports from Thailand such as fruits and vegetables, and stopped importing power and internet services.
Both countries have also strengthened troop presence along the border in recent weeks.
Thailand's acting premier Phumtham Wechayachai said that its dispute with Cambodia remains "delicate", and must be addressed with care and in line with international law.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said his country wants to resolve the dispute peacefully - adding, however, that it has "no choice" but to "respond with armed force against armed aggression".
Serious exchanges of fire between the two countries have de-escalated relatively quickly.
But while it appears the current fighting is unlikely to blow up into a full-scale war, both countries currently lack leadership with enough strength and confidence to pull back from this confrontation.
Hun Manet, the son of a former strongman, does not yet have his own authority - and Hun Sen, his father, appears willing to push this conflict further in order to burnish his own nationalist credentials.
In Thailand, there is a shaky coalition government backed by another former strongman, Thaksin Shinawatra.
Thaksin believed he had a close personal relationship with Hun Sen and his family, and feels betrayed by Hun Sen's decision to leak a private conversation which led to his daughter, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, being suspended as prime minister.
Additional reporting by May Titthara in Phnom Penh.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c80p8z0y0eko
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Menurut berita, perang bermula lepas tentera Thai terpijak periuk api kat border - sorg putus kaki manakala 5 org cedera. Thai tuduh Kemboja yg busuk hati baru jah pasang kat situ, tp Kemboja pulak bgtahu periuk api tu dah lama tertanam.
Apapun, penjajah bangsat yg bertanggungjawab dlm kebanyakan konflik kat muka bumi nih. sukati lukis2 sempadan pastu tinggal mcm tu jah, pandai2lah penduduk tempatan nak sesuaikan diri. |
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Edited by nusaraya at 25-7-2025 12:24 PM
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Bebetui la nak main persng2... pikir2 la balik nak persng pun.. kemboja tu bukan ke baru je up after persng2 terdahulu... |
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lah sbb itu ke..thai tak tau ke rakyat cambodia tu sndiri ramai putus kaki sbb terpijak periuk apa.. aiols dr smlm tercari2 apa la sebab musababnya yg tiba2 meletop ni
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nusaraya replied at 25-7-2025 11:41 AM
Next WAR ... MalayDesh vs Indonesia terkait masalah Blok Ambalat yang masih saja diklaim MalayDEsh ...
Ama bangla pun udah kalah lue.... |
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Buriram pun kat sempadan Cambodia kan, sebelah Surin ja. Harap Dion Cools ok lah. Malaysia needs you come September nanti nak lawan Palestine 
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Tu la pasal, cari negara neutral utk siasat origin serpihan periuk api tuh. Betul ke Cambodia punya angkara atau tinggalan zaman perang dulu2. Tapi sekarang Thailand mcm nekad jer nak perang besar2an, takmo dah diplomasi2 bagai, termasuklah offer PMX utk mendamaikan kedua2 pihak. Agak sakit hati teramat dan tercabar bila Cambodia pergi bom hospital dan stesen minyak dia org. |
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Amiiiinnn
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Secara tak langsung pertempuran antara sekutu US, dan rakan rapat China
Thailand has strong US ties, global outlook
Thailand’s military has long been a major player in the kingdom’s politics. The country has for years been dominated by a conservative establishment comprising the military, the monarchy and influential elites.
Generals have seized power in 20 coups since 1932, often toppling democratic governments, according to the CIA World Factbook, and the military portrays itself as the ultimate defender of the monarchy.
Thailand is a United States treaty ally, a status dating back to the signing of the Southeast Asia Collective Defense Treaty, also known as the Manila Pact, in 1954, according to the US State Department.
During the Vietnam War, Thailand hosted US Air Force assets at some air bases, including B-52 bombers, and tens of thousands Thai troops fought on the side of the US-backed South Vietnam against the communist North.
Strong ties between Washington and Bangkok have endured. Thailand is classed as a major non-NATO ally by the US, giving it special benefits that have enabled it to enjoy access to decades of US support for its weapons programs.
Thailand and the US Indo-Pacific Command co-host the annual Cobra Gold military exercise, which began in 1982 as joint drills with the US but has since added dozens of other participants. It’s the longest-running international military exercise in the world, according to the US military.
Besides Cobra Gold, Thai and US forces hold more than 60 exercises together, and more than 900 US aircraft and 40 Navy ships visit Thailand yearly, the US State Department says.
Despite all that history with Washington, these days the Thai military tries to maintain a more neutral approach to military policy, increasing ties with China in the past decade.
Not wanting to rely on any one country as its arms supplier, it has also developed a strong domestic weapons industry, with the help of countries such as Israel, Italy, Russia, South Korea and Sweden, the “Military Balance” report says.
Cambodia’s Chinese support
Cambodia’s military is young in comparison to Thailand’s, established in 1993 after forces of the communist government were merged with two non-communist resistance armies, according to the IISS.
“Cambodia’s most important international defense links are with China and Vietnam. Despite a traditional reliance on Russia for defense equipment, China has emerged as a key supplier,” the IISS says.
Beijing has even developed a naval base in Cambodia. The Ream Naval Base, on the Gulf of Thailand, would be able to host Chinese aircraft carriers, according to international analysts.
Cambodia and China completed the seventh edition of their annual Golden Dragon joint military exercise in May, which was touted as the largest ever and featured live-fire training scenarios.
It’s a relationship that’s expected to reach “a new level and achieve new development” this year, according to a February report on the People’s Liberation Army’s English-language website.
“China and Cambodia are iron-clad friends who… always support each other. The two militaries enjoy unbreakable relations and rock-solid brotherhood,” Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson Senior Col. Wu Qian told a press conference in February, when asked about possible fissures in relations.
Cambodia’s military needs the support.
“Cambodia currently lacks the ability to design and manufacture modern equipment for its armed forces,” the IISS report says.
Source
Hawaii-based military analyst Carl Schuster, a former director of operations at the US Pacific Command’s Joint Intelligence Center, said that while Thailand has the numerical and qualitative military advantage, Cambodia has at least one thing in its favor – the actual land along the disputed border.
“Terrain favors access from Cambodian territory to the disputed area,” Schuster told CNN.
And with Cambodian forces allegedly laying landmines and booby traps in the disputed area, Thailand can be expected to rely on longer-range weaponry, he said.
“The Royal Thai Air Force is superior and their special forces are superior,” Schuster said. “I think the Thais will prefer to emphasize air power and long-range firepower in the conflict.”
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saya berdoa sangat perang ni berlarutan |
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Minami2013 replied at 25-7-2025 11:43 AM
Akhir zaman.
Apa yang akhir zaman?
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ifanonline replied at 25-7-2025 09:02 PM
saya berdoa sangat perang ni berlarutan
Nanti tak boleh dah sembelih korban kemboja
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serang org awam kat 7e tu dah kenape. ke tersasar |
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Post time 24-7-2025 11:11 PM
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