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Thailand and Cambodia Escalate Border Restrictions as Thai PM Faces Parliamentary Test

Political fallout triggered a cabinet reshuffle ahead of a scheduled no-confidence vote

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra speaks during a press conference following a leak on Wednesday of a phone call between her and Cambodia's Hun Sen, the influential former premier of Cambodia, amid a border dispute between the two countries, at the Government House, in Bangkok, Thailand, June 19, 2025. REUTERS/Panumas Sanguanwong/File Photo
A couple rides on a motorcycle after filling gasoline at a PTT, (Petroleum Authority of Thailand), outside Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, June 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith)
Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra arrives ahead of a cabinet meeting as she battles to stay in power after drawing sharp criticism of her handling of a border row with Cambodia and the government has promised a cabinet reshuffle this week, at the Government House, in Bangkok, Thailand, June 24, 2025. REUTERS/Chalinee Thirasupa
Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra meets with Suranaree Task Force personnel, following a leak on Wednesday of a phone call between Paetongtarn and Cambodia's former PM Hun Sen, amid a border dispute between the two countries, at Morakot Operations Base, in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, June 20, 2025. Government House of Thailand/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Overview

  • On June 23, Thailand’s military closed most land border crossings in seven provinces, barring tourists and traders and permitting only students, medical patients and essential goods transport
  • Cambodia ordered a halt to all fuel and gas imports from Thailand on June 22 and banned Thai fruit and vegetable shipments in retaliation for the May border skirmish
  • Paetongtarn Shinawatra launched a cabinet reshuffle and will face a no-confidence motion from the Bhumjaithai Party after its withdrawal from her coalition over a leaked phone call
  • Thailand announced export curbs targeting goods that could support transnational cyber scam operations based in Cambodia
  • The dispute has threatened $1.5 billion in fuel trade and forced thousands of Cambodian workers in Thailand to return home each day