Thailand will halt all actions on truce cope with Cambodia after land mine injures troops

Thailand will halt all actions it agreed to take beneath the phrases of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire cope with Cambodia, the nation’s Prime Minister mentioned on Monday (November 10, 2025), simply hours after a land mine explosion within the unstable border space injured two Thai troopers.

Thailand and Cambodia signed a truce settlement at a summit in Malaysia final month, after territorial disputes between the 2 Southeast Asian neighbours led to a five-day lethal fight in late July that killed dozens.

Tensions have simmered, and there have been comparable land mine explosions — each earlier than and after the clashes, together with one which injured three Thai troopers patrolling the border zone in August.

Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul mentioned Monday’s incident exhibits that “the hostility in the direction of our nationwide safety has not decreased as we thought it could,” including that every one actions to be carried out beneath the truce settlement will probably be halted till Thailand’s calls for are met.

He didn’t elaborate on Thailand’s calls for. There was no fast response from the Cambodian authorities.

The phrases of the settlement embrace Thailand releasing 18 Cambodian troopers held prisoner, and for each side to start eradicating heavy weapons and land mines from the border space.

The Royal Thai Army mentioned a sergeant had misplaced his proper foot after stepping on a land mine whereas on patrol on Monday alongside the border in Sisaket province, whereas one other soldier suffered a tightness in his chest from the influence of the blast. It mentioned each troopers had been receiving therapy at a hospital.

Thai Defence Minister Natthaphon Narkphanit mentioned the military remains to be investigating whether or not the mine was outdated or was newly laid. He added that Thailand will postpone the discharge of the captured Cambodian troopers, initially scheduled for later this week.

The two sides mentioned there was some progress on arms removing, however Thailand accuses Cambodia of obstructing the mine clearance course of. Cambodia says it is dedicated to all phrases within the settlement, together with demining, and urged Thailand to launch its troopers as quickly as attainable.

Thailand has accused Cambodia of laying new mines in violation of the truce, which the Cambodian authorities denies.

The ceasefire was initially mediated by Malaysia, and U.S. President Donald Trump later threatened to withhold commerce privileges until each Cambodia and Thailand agreed on a truce, and the deal was signed throughout the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit in October.