Thailand says ‘hostility … has not decreased’ and deal on maintain till Cambodia meets unspecified calls for.
Printed On 10 Nov 2025
Thailand has suspended the implementation of a United States-brokered peace settlement with neighbouring Cambodia after a landmine blast close to their border injured two of its troopers.
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul stated after Monday’s incident that each one motion set to be carried out beneath the truce will probably be halted till Thailand’s calls for, which stay unspecified, are met.
“The hostility in the direction of our nationwide safety has not decreased as we thought it will,” Anutin asserted. He didn’t elaborate on what Thailand’s calls for have been.
There was no rapid response from the Cambodian authorities.
Simmering
Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire on the sidelines of the Affiliation of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit in Malaysia final month after territorial disputes between the 2 Southeast Asian nations led to 5 days of border clashes in July.
These hostilities killed no less than 43 individuals and displaced greater than 300,000 civilians dwelling alongside the border.
The Thai military stated in an announcement that Monday’s mine explosion in Sisaket province injured two troopers.
Thai Defence Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit stated the military continues to be investigating whether or not the mine was newly laid.
Thailand has beforehand accused Cambodia of laying new mines in violation of the truce, a cost that the Cambodian authorities denies.
Related landmine explosions have occurred each earlier than and because the deal, and stress has simmered.
Below the phrases of the ceasefire, Thailand ought to launch 18 Cambodian troopers, and each side should start eradicating heavy weapons and land mines from the border.
Natthaphon stated Thailand will postpone the discharge of the Cambodian troopers, initially scheduled for this week.
The 2 sides have reported some progress on arms elimination, however Thailand has accused Cambodia of obstructing mine clearance.
Cambodia stated it’s dedicated to all phrases of the truce and urged Thailand to launch its troopers as quickly as potential.
Advanced points
Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a truce mediated by Malaysia in July after US President Donald Trump threatened to impose tariffs.
The dispute is amongst eight conflicts that Trump has taken credit score for resolving, though critics have famous that the peace offers he has helped to provoke typically implant swift and simplistic ceasefires, leaving advanced points behind the conflicts unresolved and more likely to reignite hostilities.
Whereas the Thai-Cambodian truce has typically held since July 29, each nations have traded allegations of ceasefire breaches.
Analysts stated a extra complete peace pact adjudicating the century-long territorial dispute on the core of the battle is required.
