Cambodia has expressed its support for tomorrow’s Joint General Border Committee (GBC) meeting, with hopes that an immediate ceasefire will be on the table. In a December 22 statement to Thai Defence Minister Nattaphon Narkphanit, who serves as the Thai co-chairman of the GBC, Minister of National Defence Tea Seiha reaffirmed “Cambodia’s commitment to dialogue and the peaceful resolution of disputes in accordance with international law amid ongoing border tensions”. ASEAN rotating chair Malaysia hosted yesterday’s ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the current situation between Cambodia and Thailand, where Wednesday’s GBC meeting was agreed to. According to Seiha’s letter to…
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Cambodia and Thailand will hold a meeting of their General Border Committees (GBC) on December 24 to discuss the resumption of the ceasefire agreement that was suspended by Thailand. The suspension was followed by renewed fighting, which has so far lasted 16 days. Following the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting today, December 22, in Kuala Lumpur, a statement from ASEAN chair Malaysia noted that Cambodia and Thailand have been urged to exercise maximum restraint and take immediate steps towards the cessation of all forms of hostilities. The meeting called on both countries to restore mutual trust and confidence and return…
Thai shelling and bombing of Cambodian territory continued for the 16th consecutive day, December 22, with today’s actions centered on Military Region 5. The Thais employed F-16 fighter aircraft and barrages of 155mm artillery, according to the Ministry of National Defence. The assaults continue against the backdrop of ASEAN Foreign Ministers Meeting in Malaysia. The most severe aerial engagement occurred at 5am, when a Thai F-16 dropped four bombs on the Boeng Trakuon area in Thma Puok District, Banteay Meanchey province, according to ministry spokesperson Maly Socheata. Simultaneously, a volume of heavy artillery was reported between 5.30am and 6.04am, with…
As of December 22, 2025, Thailand had conducted approximately 23 airstrikes on Cambodia, destroying military targets as well as civilian infrastructure, including primary schools, pagodas and bridges, according to research personally conducted by Casey Barnett, president of American Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (AmCham). While bombing by F-16 fighter jets have been reported almost daily since December 8, the second day of the renewed fighting, Barnett said the intensity of the airstrikes has increased, with five airstrikes on December 18 and another four on December 19. The strikes targeted rural towns and districts, as well as the densely populated town…
Thailand is generating a significant amount of fake news about the current conflict, according to Tep Asnarith, spokesman for the Ministry of Information. He noted that they have used AI to distort the truth, creating negative images that have insulted the King, national leaders, the Royal Government and the armed forces, as well as the hundreds of thousands of Cambodian civilians who have displaced by the fighting. Asnarith said that alongside their military assault, Thailand has also waged a psychological war by creating fake news, distorting and fabricating stories that deviate from the truth to pollute the information environment and…
Today, December 21, Thai military forces continued to shell Cambodian territory in several areas, including Ta Mone Thom Temple, Thma Daun, Boeung Trakoun and Prey Chan villages, using artillery, mortars, tanks, and reconnaissance drones, according to the Ministry of National Defence. Ministry spokesperson Maly Socheata told a morning press briefing that Thai forces had continued their illegal invasion of Cambodian territory as of 8am today. The shelling began in Military Region 4, specifically Oddar Meanchey province, with Thai forces firing three mortar rounds into the Ta Mone Thom Temple area at 12.05am. Later, at 6.15am, artillery and tank rounds targeted…
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim spoke to the prime ministers of Cambodia and Thailand this morning, as part of efforts to find a way to de-escalate the current conflict. Today marks the 15th day of fighting since the latest round broke out on December 7. In a social media post this morning, December 21, Anwar said he had the opportunity to exchange views and discuss the best way forward to de-escalate the tensions that have arisen between the two countries. “I stressed the importance of Cambodia and Thailand upholding the spirit of dialogue, wisdom and mutual respect in order to…
The Thai military has continued its armed aggression against Cambodian territory, largely targeting civil infrastructure such as bridge and schools, firing heavy artillery and using F-16 fighter jets to carry out bombing missions. Last night, the Thai military destroyed the O’Chik bridge, located on the border between Siem Reap province and Oddar Meanchey province. This morning, December 20, Thai aircraft attacked private commercial buildings and a primary school in Thma Da, Pursat province. “These actions constitute serious violations of the UN Charter, international law and international humanitarian law. Cambodia strongly condemns this armed aggression and calls upon the international community…
The US is engaging in a high-stakes diplomatic effort to bring Thailand and Cambodia back into compliance with the peace agreement they signed in Malaysia on October 26. The renewed push comes as the latest conflict rages. A ceasefire was declared in July, with a peace accord signed in October, but fighting erupted once more on December 7 and continues unabated. “The fighting, for example with Thailand and Cambodia, did stop. Both sides have made commitments in writing that they signed. Those commitments today are not being kept,” US Secretary of State Marco Rubio told a December 19 press conference.…
Unrelenting Thai airstrikes on Cambodia have continued, with their renewed bombing raids reported in Preah Vihear province this afternoon, December 19. According to local media outlet Fresh News, the latest bombing took place at 3.45pm, with Thai air force F-16 fighter jets attacking targets in Choam Khsant district. The reports have yet been verified. Minister of Information Neth Pheatra took to social media to refute Thai military claims that they only target military positions. He presented tragic photos of a warehouse in Poipet town, Banteay Meanchey province, which was bombed by Thai F-16s on December 19. “The Thai military has…