US EditionThailand Claims Cambodia Planted Land Mines, Escalating Dispute
THAILAND, JUL 20 – Three Thai soldiers were injured by newly planted anti-personnel mines in a disputed border area, prompting Thailand to accuse Cambodia of violating the Ottawa Convention and file a UN complaint.
- On July 16, 2025, a landmine explosion near the tri-border region of Thailand, Cambodia, and Laos in Ubon Ratchathani province injured three Thai soldiers, with one losing a foot in the incident.
- This incident followed a May 28 gunfight near Mom Bei that killed a Cambodian soldier and intensified long-standing border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia.
- Thailand's military and Foreign Ministry assert Cambodian forces planted over 100 newly laid Russian-made PMN-2 landmines inside Thai territory, violating the 1997 Ottawa Convention.
- Maj Gen Winthai Suvaree dismissed the statements made by Cambodian officials as inaccurate and harmful, while Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet called for peaceful resolutions and emphasized the importance of negotiations conducted via the Joint Boundary Commission.
- Thailand's government is preparing evidence for a United Nations complaint amid bilateral and international efforts to resolve the dispute, while the tense border risks further military escalation and economic impacts.
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The Royal Thai Army sends military engineers to clear mines, collect more evidence, and forwards the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to write a letter to the UN, ready to respond appropriately to the military.
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