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Thai–Cambodian Border Gunfire Kills Cambodian Civilian After Thailand Pauses Truce

The Kuala Lumpur peace declaration touted by President Trump faces strain after Bangkok suspended implementation following a landmine injury to Thai troops.

In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press (AKP), an injured man, second from right, is picked up by a Cambodian army soldier on a motorbike after Thai soldiers opened fire on civilians in Prey Chan village, Banteay Meanchey province, on the border with Thailand, on November 12, 2025.
In this photo released by Royal Thai Army, two Thai soldiers injured by a landmine during a patrol near the Thai-Cambodia border are transferred to a hospital in Sisaket province, Thailand, on November 10, 2025.
Royal Thai Army soldiers are transported on the back of an army truck in the Thai border province of Si Sa Ket on July 26, 2025.
Cambodian health workers transporting an injured man into an ambulance after Cambodia and Thailand traded accusations of fresh clashes along their border in Banteay Meanchey province.

Overview

  • Cambodian officials said Thai soldiers opened fire near Prey Chan in Banteay Meanchey, killing one villager and wounding three others, and they condemned the incident as a violation of sovereignty.
  • The Thai army disputed that account, saying Cambodian forces fired toward Sa Kaeo province and Thai troops returned warning shots; the exchange lasted about 10 minutes and caused no Thai casualties.
  • Thailand has paused elements of the October peace declaration after recent landmine blasts injured Thai service members, with Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visiting border troops and backing the military’s posture.
  • Phnom Penh lodged a formal protest and called for an investigation open to partners, while Bangkok said it would file its own protest and brief the United States and Malaysia; a planned detainee handover was called off.
  • The latest clash tests a U.S.-backed agreement that committed both sides to de-escalation and ASEAN verification, months after July fighting that killed dozens and displaced roughly two hundred thousand people.