Comments by Phumtham Wechayachai come as death toll climbs to 16 on second day of clashes along contested border
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Thailand’s acting prime minister warned that cross-border clashes with Cambodia “could develop into war” amid the second day of trading strikes.
Phumtham Wechayachai, cited by AFP, told reporters in Bangkok:
If the situation escalates it could develop into war, though for now it remains limited to clashes.












