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Bomb disposal teams say they have found more than 120 shells from the recent Thai-Cambodian border conflict, mostly in rubber plantations, as operations continue to make agricultural areas safe in Ban Kruat district of this northeastern border province. The shells Read More …
Thailand and Cambodia agreed to an “immediate” ceasefire on Saturday, the two countries said in a joint statement issued by the Cambodian side, pledging to end weeks of deadly border clashes. The neighbors’ long-standing border conflict reignited this month, shattering Read More …
Thailand’s Second Army Area has disclosed details of the seizure of an improvised explosive device (IED) from a military area under Cambodian control, after what it described as an incursion to establish a military operating base and use the site Read More …
On December 19, 2025, Rear Admiral Parat Rattanachaiphan, spokesperson for the Royal Thai Navy, condemned the actions of the Cambodian military for clandestinely placing modified landmines intended to kill Thai soldiers in the area around Ban Nong Ree (Ban Sam Read More …
Thailand’s military said on Monday that it has stopped fuel shipments passing through a border checkpoint with Laos because of fears they were being diverted to Cambodia, with which it is fighting a fierce border conflict. The Thai and Cambodian Read More …
The Thai army says it suspects English-speaking foreigners might be controlling Cambodian bomber drones that have targeted Thai forces during the ongoing border clashes. The 2nd Army Area, which is responsible for northeastern Thailand, said on its Facebook page on Thursday Read More …
Thailand launched air strikes on its neighbour Cambodia today, the Thai army said, with both sides trading blame for the latest eruption of fighting on their disputed border which killed a Thai soldier. After Cambodian troops fired on Thai forces Read More …
A Chinese man allegedly attempting to cross illegally into Thailand from Cambodia was injured on Saturday when he stepped on a land mine, the Thai army announced, reiterating its charges that Cambodian forces have been planting the anti-personnel weapons in Read More …
The operation continues to secure hazardous border zones, with teams removing explosives and conducting joint aerial surveys to support upcoming boundary-marker work. On November 19, 2025, the First Army Area, Burapha Task Force and Infantry Task Force 12, together with Read More …
On November 13, 2025, a report from the First Army Region stated that the Burapha Task Force, in collaboration with the Humanitarian Mine Action Unit 1 and the 2nd Engineer Regiment, successfully cleared 7 landmines in the Ban Nong Chan, Read More …
Gen Ukris Boontanondha, Chief of Defence Forces of Thailand, reaffirmed on Wednesday his commitment to completing the mine clearance mission along the Thai-Cambodian border, saying the operation will continue across all 13 designated areas to ensure the safety of civilians Read More …
Thailand’s fragile peace deal with Cambodia is hanging by a thread after two Thai soldiers were seriously injured in a landmine explosion near the border, prompting Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to suspend the agreement barely a month after it was Read More …
The Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) and the Thai Mine Action Centre (TMAC) held a technical meeting at 12:05 p.m. on Nov. 7 to assess a pilot area in the priority border zone for humanitarian demining operations, according to Lt. Read More …
Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to launch a pilot humanitarian demining operation along their shared border, the Cambodian Ministry of National Defence said Friday. The Cambodia–Thailand Joint Coordinating Task Force (JCTF) selected a site in Ou Bei Choan commune, Ou Read More …
Thailand and Cambodia have agreed to cease all hostilities at the disputed border area and release captured soldiers, as part of what United States President Donald Trump hailed as a “peace deal” and an “incredible job for humanity”. Trump presided Read More …
A 10-year-old boy, Sern Sovann, died, and his father, seriously injured, when a cluster bomb exploded in Village 8, Sraem commune of Choam Ksan district in Preah Vihear province on Saturday. It is not clear yet if the cluster bomb Read More …
Police have discovered 36 suspected M79 grenades concealed inside a parcel at a major private logistics warehouse in Bang Klam district, Songkhla province, after staff noticed suspicious details and were unable to contact the recipient. The discovery was reported at Read More …
The First Army Area’s landmine clearance operation at Ban Nong Ya Kaew in Sa Kaeo province on Sunday uncovered two additional landmines, bringing the total number of explosives detected and neutralised in the area to seven within four days. The Read More …
A newly planted anti-tank mine of unknown type was discovered in a border area in Khok Sung district of Sa Kaeo province on Saturday afternoon, according to the Thai army. An army explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) team using an armoured Read More …
The Fourth Army Region has condemned the armed robbery at a Narathiwat gold shop as a criminal act by insurgents desperate for funding, following a sophisticated multi-stage attack that injured a soldier and terrorized the border town of Su-ngai Kolok. Read More …