(Phnom Penh): At 11 a.m. on 4 August 2025, Thai armed forces, accompanied by heavy machinery (excavators), entered An Ses area in Preah Vihear province in Cambodia, and laid barbed wire — the same location visited by military attachés from 13 countries on 30 July 2025.

This act constitutes a flagrant violation of the ceasefire and poses a grave threat to peace and security along the border between the two countries, as well as to the wider region,” according to Maly Socheata, spokesperson of Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defence.

She, meanwhile, said Cambodia calls on the international community — particularly partner countries that have worked tirelessly to help achieve this hard-won ceasefire and wish to see it fully and effectively implemented — to demand that Thailand immediately stop its aggressive actions and strictly respect international law, especially Cambodia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

This article was written by Puy Kea.
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