US EditionThailand demands apology from Cambodia over landmine incident
Thailand halted a ceasefire and demands Cambodia apologize after fresh PMN-2 landmines injured seven Thai soldiers since mid-July, ASEAN observers scheduled to investigate.
- On Monday, Thailand suspended the ceasefire and demanded an apology after accusing Cambodia of laying fresh PMN-2 landmines that maimed a soldier in Kantharalak district, Sisaket province.
- More than a century of dispute over an 817-km land border helped spark July's five days of fighting that killed at least 48 and displaced 300,000 before a ceasefire.
- Mine blasts have been a catalyst, with at least seven Thai soldiers severely injured since July 16, and Reuters reported some mines were likely newly laid based on expert analysis.
- ASEAN observers are scheduled on Friday to investigate the blast after Malaysian Foreign Minister Mohamad Hasan reported the mines at the site were new, threatening the U.S.-brokered truce.
- Cambodia denied the accusation and urged Bangkok to adhere to the truce agreement signed in Malaysia late last month, while cross-border shooting on Tuesday killed one and injured three.
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Thai-Cambodia border tensions escalate, at least one dead
At least one person was killed in Cambodia amid a flare-up of conflict with Thailand on Wednesday as the neighbours accused each other of opening fire along a disputed part of their border, threatening a U.S.-brokered truce.
Thailand counters Cambodia's distorted and irresponsible statements regarding soldiers stepping on landmines and the clashes. Thailand is preparing to send an ASEAN Observer Team (AOT) to the area to verify the truth.
Hard setback for Donald Trump: After a mine incident and a death, the peace deal negotiated by the US President between Thailand and Cambodia collapses. The border conflict escalates again.
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Thailand demands apology from Cambodia over landmine incident
Thailand has demanded an apology from Cambodia after accusing it of laying fresh landmines that have injured Thai soldiers, a foreign ministry official said on Wednesday (Nov 12), a day after Bangkok suspended a ceasefire pact brokered by United States President Donald Trump.
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