US EditionFighting rages on Thai-Cambodian border despite Trump’s ceasefire claim
Despite Trump’s ceasefire claim, Thailand’s prime minister confirmed ongoing military actions amid a border dispute that has displaced 700,000 and killed over 20 people, officials said.
- On December 13, 2025, Trump wrote `They have agreed to CEASE all shooting effective this evening`, but Cambodia's Ministry of Defence alleged Thai bombs continued, and Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said operations would persist.
- The dispute stems from a long-running conflict over colonial-era demarcation of the 800-kilometre Thailand–Cambodia border and centuries-old temples, while domestic politics, including Anutin Charnvirakul suspending the peace deal on November 10, have fueled tensions.
- Reports show at least 24 people killed this week, six wounded by Cambodian rockets, two Cambodian bridges destroyed, and hotel and casino damage in Koh Kong and Pursat provinces.
- On December 11, Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved Thailand's parliament, setting a snap election within two months, while both governments exchanged blame over renewed fighting and Cambodia alleged continued attacks despite the ceasefire claim.
- Humanitarian figures show 600,000 displaced and half a million evacuated, while Cambodia favours international mediation after the United States, China and Malaysia/ASEAN brokered earlier ceasefires.
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This border conflict, which has killed at least 26 people since 7 December, entered its second week this Sunday.
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Thailand’s sudden return to the use of force along its frontier with Cambodia is a blunt reminder of how volatile one of Southeast Asia’s most enduring territorial disputes remains. The pace of the latest escalation is startling. Only weeks earlier, leaders from both countries stood before regional and international dignitaries at the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, endorsing a ceasefire framework that was presented as a p…
Two weeks after the resumption of the fighting between Thailand and Cambodia, both sides continued to fire on the weekend despite the peace efforts of US President Donald Trump. According to the Thai Defense Ministry, Cambodia shot and bombed several Thai provinces in the border area on Sunday. According to the Cambodian Defense Ministry, Thailand fired mortar shells and bombs after midnight. Thailand's head of government Anutin Charnvirakul had…
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Cambodia-Thailand border clashes enter second week
Renewed border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand entered a second week Sunday after Bangkok denied US President Donald Trump's claim that a truce had been agreed to halt the deadly fighting.
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