Overview

• A Cambodian soldier was killed in a May 28 exchange of fire at their undemarcated frontier, with both militaries claiming self-defence.
• Phnom Penh has filed a fresh ICJ complaint over four disputed areas despite Bangkok’s insistence on a decades-old bilateral boundary committee.
• Cambodia has banned imports of Thai fruit and vegetables and severed internet links routed through Thailand in a series of economic and digital reprisals.
• The leak of a diplomatic call between Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodia’s former leader has fractured her coalition and left her government on the brink of collapse.
• Both sides have reinforced forward bases along the roughly 800-kilometre border, testing ASEAN’s ability to mediate disputes peacefully.