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Cambodia Files UN Complaint Over 'Ghost Sound' Intimidation on Thai Border

Hun Sen has alerted Malaysian mediators following reports of high‑pitched nightly broadcasts disturbing border villages.

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Cambodian soldiers and settlers photograph and film Thai soldiers and the Interim Observer Team members in Ban Nong Ya Kaew, Sa Kaeo province, Thailand, on October 10. Photo: EPA

Overview

  • Cambodia’s human rights commission sent a 11 October letter to UN rights chief Volker Türk alleging disturbing loudspeaker broadcasts that it describes as psychological intimidation.
  • Authorities and residents reported prolonged “wailing ghost” sounds followed by aircraft‑like noise across several nights beginning around 10 October in areas including Sereng, Prey Chan, Ban Nong Chan and Ban Nong Ya Kaew.
  • The commission says the broadcasts disrupted sleep and caused anxiety and physical discomfort for civilians, and it warns the tactic risks inflaming tensions along the frontier.
  • Hun Sen publicly raised the issue with Malaysian officials who brokered the 28 July ceasefire, while Thailand has not publicly acknowledged the broadcasts in the reporting.
  • Local outlets cited by regional media named Thai activist Kannawat Pongpaibulwech as responsible and reported he claimed army permission, while separate disputes continue over alleged new landmines that Cambodia denies.