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Thailand Destroys Bridges as Border Conflict Intensifies

Fighting has displaced over 500,000 people and caused at least 25 deaths amid ongoing military operations and border closures between Thailand and Cambodia.

  • On Saturday, Thai forces destroyed a bridge used to deliver heavy weapons as fighting spread along the 508-mile Thailand–Cambodia border into a second week.
  • Longstanding territorial disputes stem from a 1907 colonial-era map and a 1962 International Court of Justice ruling, while a July ceasefire brokered by Malaysia collapsed, reigniting conflict.
  • Air and naval strikes targeted Cambodian casino complexes this past week using F-16 warplanes, Swedish Gripen jets, and Royal Thai Navy ship HTMS Thepa 525 while Thai sources report Cambodia deployed bomb-carrying and `suicide` drones.
  • Thailand's government imposed curfews across five districts of Trat province excluding Koh Chang and Koh Kood, while Sakeo province's prior curfew remains; around two dozen people died and refugees live in camps.
  • US President Donald Trump was expected to phone Bangkok and Phnom Penh as the war endangers Thailand's exports to the US, about 20 percent, and impacts tourism.
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Cambodia has closed its border crossings with Thailand, with which fighting continues in the border area despite international efforts to mediate in their mutual conflict.

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A week of fighting between the two nations leaves 33 dead, more than 200 wounded and tensions over non-compliance with the ceasefire

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Several provinces along the border with Cambodia have been bombed and shelled overnight, according to Thailand's Ministry of Defense. Thailand is now imposing a curfew in large parts of Trat province. The tourist islands of Koh Chang and Koh Kood are exempt.

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Asia Times broke the news in Hong Kong on Friday, December 12, 2025.
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