Politics Cambodia closes border crossing with Thailand
In the conflict with Thailand, the Cambodian government has completely closed the joint border crossing. The measure includes all entries and exits and is effective immediately, said a spokesperson for the Cambodian Ministry of Interior. The measure was justified by the country's own national security.
13.12.2025, 11:58
SDA
The border conflict between the two Southeast Asian states has flared up again for the sixth day in a row. On Saturday morning, both countries accused each other of attacking civilian areas. Thailand's Prime Minister Charnvirakul wrote on Facebook on Saturday morning that military action would continue "until we see no more danger and threat to our country and our people. I want to make that clear".
Fighting despite Trump's mediation attempt
The previous day, US President Donald Trump had said after a phone call with Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul that both heads of government had agreed to stop the fighting. The two countries themselves did not confirm the agreement.
The background to the border conflict is a decades-long dispute over territorial claims. Both states accuse each other of first violating a recent ceasefire in the area along the approximately 800-kilometer-long shared border.
The fighting has driven more than 500,000 inhabitants of the region to flee their homes and claimed the lives of more than 20 people, including several civilians. Hundreds were also injured as a result of the fighting.
