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Business – Cambodia Urges Thailand to Withdraw Troops One Week into Border Ceasefire

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Cambodia has urged Thailand to withdraw its military forces from disputed areas along their border. This demand follows a truce that halted violent clashes last week, which had lasted for three weeks and resulted in significant casualties and displacement.

The longstanding territorial dispute between the two Southeast Asian nations has led to multiple military confrontations, particularly last year, with December clashes causing the deaths of dozens and affecting around one million individuals.

On December 27, both countries agreed to a truce, temporarily easing tensions. However, Cambodia claims that Thailand captured several territories during the conflict, affecting four border provinces.

Cambodia’s foreign ministry has formally requested the removal of all Thai military personnel and equipment, emphasizing the need to return to the legally established boundary. Meanwhile, the Thai army has dismissed Cambodia’s territorial claims.

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Cambodia demands Thailand withdraw troops, week into border truce

Cambodia called on neighbouring Thailand on Saturday to pull out its forces from areas Phnom Penh claims as its own, one week since a truce halted deadly clashes along their disputed border.

The decades-old dispute between the Southeast Asian neighbours 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 a truce on December 27, ending three weeks of clashes.

Cambodia says that during that period, Thailand seized several areas across four border provinces.

In a statement on Saturday, Phnom Penh’s foreign ministry demanded the withdrawal of “all Thai military personnel and equipment from the territory of the Kingdom of Cambodia to positions fully consistent with the legally established boundary”.

The Thai army has rejected claims it had…

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