Thailand threatens to suspend truce deal with Cambodia after a land mine
injures troops
[November 10, 2025]
By JINTAMAS
SAKSORNCHAI
BANGKOK
(AP) — Thailand threatened on Monday to suspend a U.S.-brokered
ceasefire agreement with Cambodia, with the country's prime minister
saying all actions under the deal will be halted, just hours after a
land mine explosion in the volatile border area injured two Thai
soldiers. |
In this photo released by Royal Thai Army, two Thai soldiers injured by
a landmine during a patrol near the Thai-Cambodia border are treated as
they are to be transferred to a hospital in Sisaket province, Thailand,
Monday, Nov. 10, 2025. (Royal Thai Army via AP) |
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Thailand and Cambodia signed a truce agreement at a summit in
Malaysia last month, after territorial disputes between the two
Southeast Asian neighbors led to a five-day deadly combat in
late July that killed dozens.
Tensions have simmered and there have been similar land mine
explosions — both before and after the clashes, including one
that injured three Thai soldiers patrolling the border zone in
August.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Monday’s incident shows
that “the hostility towards our national security has not
decreased as we thought it would,” adding that all actions to be
carried out under the truce agreement will be halted until
Thailand's demands are met.
He did not elaborate on Thailand's demands and there was no
immediate response from the Cambodian government.
Under the terms of the agreement, Thailand is to release 18
Cambodian soldiers held prisoner and both sides are to begin
removing heavy weapons and land mines from the border area.
The Royal Thai Army said a sergeant had lost his right foot
after stepping on a land mine while on patrol Monday along the
border in Sisaket province, while another soldier suffered a
tightness in his chest from the impact of the blast. It said
both soldiers were receiving treatment at a hospital.
Thai Defense Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit said the army is
still investigating whether the mine was old or was newly laid.
He added that Thailand will postpone the release of the captured
Cambodian soldiers, initially scheduled for later this week.
The two sides said there has been some progress on arms removal
but Thailand accuses Cambodia of obstructing the mine clearance
process. Cambodia says it's committed to all terms in the
agreement, including demining, and urged Thailand to release its
soldiers as soon as possible.
Thailand has accused Cambodia of laying new mines in violation
of the truce, which the Cambodian government denies.
The ceasefire was initially mediated by Malaysia and U.S.
President Donald Trump later threatened to withhold trade
privileges unless both Cambodia and Thailand agreed on a truce
and the deal was signed during the Association of Southeast
Asian Nations summit in October.
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