PRESS RELEASE:
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has issued a statement condemning the incursion and protest by Cambodian nationals at Ban Nong Ya Kaew in Sa Kaeo province on September 17th. The ministry emphasized that Thai authorities were placing security barricades “well within Thailand’s sovereign territory” and that the obstruction and removal of these barriers by Cambodian citizens were unlawful acts under Thai law.
According to the statement, Thai officials exercised the “utmost restraint,” but continued provocations and incursions made it necessary for crowd control police to intervene to prevent the situation from escalating. A separate Royal Thai Army report confirmed that crowd control measures, including the use of tear gas, were employed in accordance with international standards and solely to control unrest within Thai sovereign territory.
The Foreign Affairs Ministry labeled the incitement of protests by the Cambodian side as an irresponsible violation of the ceasefire agreement. Thailand has called on Cambodia to cease all such provocations and refrain from actions that hinder de-escalation and the pursuit of peaceful solutions.
This incident is the latest in a series of Cambodian escalations, which include the recent discovery of eight new, fully operational PMN-2 landmines in the Chong Don Aow area and the continued use of the historic Ta Kwai Temple as a military base, a violation of the 1954 Hague Convention. Thai forces remain on high alert, continuing to monitor Cambodian military movements and drone activity along the border.
The preceding is a press release from the Thai Government PR Department.
