Overview

• Thailand shortened operating hours at 10 of its 17 official crossings with Cambodia to 8 a.m.–4 p.m. starting June 8, citing security concerns after a clash that killed a Cambodian soldier on May 28.
• Both Thai and Cambodian forces have reinforced military deployments along the undemarcated 817 km frontier but agreed to return to previously established positions pending diplomatic talks.
• Cambodia’s foreign minister formalized a request on June 6 for the International Court of Justice to deliver a binding settlement to the long-running colonial-era border dispute.
• Bangkok maintains it does not recognize the ICJ’s jurisdiction and insists on resolving all boundary issues through bilateral negotiations.
• Officials from both sides are set to meet on June 14 for talks under the Joint Boundary Committee to seek a peaceful resolution.