Thailand accused Cambodia of violating a 10-day-old truce on Tuesday (January 6, 2026), saying cross-border mortar fire wounded a soldier, while Phnom Penh said a “pile of garbage” exploded, injuring two of its own troops.
Bangkok’s Foreign Ministry said Thai forces “did not retaliate”, opting instead to contact the Cambodian side to verify what happened, adding that Phnom Penh “claimed it was an accident”.
The Thai Ministry also urged Cambodia to “prevent such incidents from recurring” and issue an apology, according to a statement.
A decades-old border dispute between the Southeast Asian nations erupted into military clashes several times last year, with fighting in December killing dozens of people and displacing around one million on both sides.
The two countries agreed to a fragile truce on December 27, ending three weeks of clashes.
