US EditionThailand Declares Martial Law in Eastern Border Provinces Amid Rising Tensions
- Thailand has declared a state of emergency and imposed martial law in eight districts along its eastern border with Cambodia due to escalating violence that has claimed at least 15 lives, according to Thai authorities.
- Both countries have evacuated citizens from border regions, with the death toll now rising to 15 in Thailand and reported injuries in Cambodia from airstrikes by Thai forces.
- Acting Thai Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai described the situation as rapidly deteriorating and blamed Cambodia for initiating the latest armed conflict by using military force first.
- Cambodia downgraded its diplomatic ties with Thailand, accusing Thai forces of excessive force while Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet indicated his government's openness to a ceasefire proposal.
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Samraong. Thailand warned yesterday that clashes on the border with Cambodia can escalate into war, after two days of fighting that have left 33 dead due to a decades-long territorial dispute. Thai authorities also declared martial law in eight border districts.
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Thailand declares martial law in eastern border provinces amid rising tensions
BANGKOK: The Chanthaburi-Trat Border Defence Command on Friday declared martial law in several districts of eastern Thailand, effective immediately, following a second day of escalating Thai-Cambodian border tensions that have reportedly left at least 15 people dead.
For the second day in a row, heavy artillery clashes broke out between Thailand and Cambodia. The international community alarmed and several countries offered their mediation, for the time being without success. Cambodia called on Friday 25 July for an "immediate ceasefire" and "unconditional" with Thailand at an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the clashes between the two neighbours, his Ambassador told the UN.
The government in Bangkok warns of the danger of war with Cambodia. Three border areas are said to have fought on Friday.
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