SA KAEO – A 26-year-old Chinese man lost his leg after stepping on a landmine while attempting to illegally enter Thailand through a contested border area in Sa Kaeo province early Saturday morning. The incident occurred in the forested zone near Ban Nong Chan, a region known for persistent border tensions. ASEAN Observers Confirm New […]
TAK – Intense fighting between Myanmar military forces and anti-junta resistance groups spilled across the border into Thailand overnight and into Monday, injuring four people and damaging several homes in Tak province. Multiple heavy weapons rounds, including 60-millimeter mortar shells, struck Mae Kon Kaen village in Thailand’s Mae Sot district, less than one kilometer from […]
SISAKET – Two Thai soldiers sustained injuries during a border clash with Cambodian troops in Si Sa Ket province on Sunday, escalating tensions in a long-disputed frontier area. The firefight occurred in the Phupha Lek-Plarn Hin Paed Korn border zone of Kantharalak district at approximately 2:15 p.m. Chinese National Seriously Injured by Landmine While Illegally […]
BANGKOK – Thai residents along the Cambodian border are evacuating their homes amid a renewed escalation of armed attacks, moving to inland shelters for safety. The Royal Thai Army issued an urgent directive on Monday instructing villagers in all border provinces to leave immediately. Two Thai Soldiers Injured in Border Skirmish with Cambodian Forces in […]
BNGKOK – A Thai soldier was killed and eight others were wounded on Monday morning as Cambodian troops launched renewed attacks involving rifle fire, artillery shells, and rockets targeting both military and civilian areas along the border. Thai forces, including fighter jets, responded with retaliatory strikes in what has become a significant escalation of hostilities. […]
BANGKOK – The Royal Thai Air Force deployed F-16 fighter jets to strike Cambodian military positions in the Chong Ahn Ma border area on Monday, in retaliation for a series of attacks that left one Thai soldier dead and two others wounded. The escalation marks a significant intensification of ongoing clashes along the contested frontier. […]
BANGKOK – Cambodian forces launched a multi-front assault on Tuesday morning, firing rockets, deploying suicide drones, and shelling areas across three northeastern Thai provinces, according to the 2nd Army Region. The attacks began around 4:50 a.m. with rockets launched from BM-21 multiple rocket launchers. Thai F-16 Destroys Border Casino Used as Cambodian Drone Command Post […]
SA KAEO – Tensions at a primary border crossing escalated on Wednesday as Cambodian immigration officials refused to allow Thai nationals to leave Cambodia through the Poipet-Klong Luk checkpoint in Sa Kaeo province, stranding an unknown number of Thai citizens. The reasons for the refusal were not immediately clarified by Cambodian authorities. Thai Army Accuses […]
BANGKOK – The Thai military is escalating attacks on Cambodian drone launch sites, many of which are reportedly operating from casino buildings along the border, in response to sustained assaults using rockets, mortar rounds, and kamikaze drones. Ministry of Defence spokesman Rear Adm Surasant Kongsiri stated on Thursday that Thai positions, particularly in the Chong […]
BANGKOK – Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow has publicly expressed deep disappointment with the United States, stating that recent remarks by President Donald Trump about the Thai-Cambodian border conflict were based on misinformation and factual inaccuracies. The criticism follows a phone call between President Trump and Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul regarding the escalating clashes, Thai […]