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Thailand-Cambodia Border Clashes: Cambodia's Economy Has More to Lose, Analysts Say
CAMBODIA, JUL 25 – The July 24 conflict marks the most intense clashes in over a decade as longstanding tensions between Cambodia and Thailand escalate into armed confrontations.
- On July 24, 2025, armed clashes erupted in Preah Vihear province, involving a Thai F-16 deployment and the heaviest fighting in over a decade.
- Border disputes have long defined relations between Cambodia and Thailand, combined with the killing of a Cambodian soldier on May 28, set the stage for recent tensions.
- Thailand's defence budget of US$5.73 billion in 2024, over 360,000 personnel, while Bangkok has an aircraft carrier and seven frigates compared to Cambodia's navy deficit.
- Humanitarian agencies report significant displacement, with over 138,000 evacuated from border regions, as Thai authorities said at least 12 people were killed in fresh clashes.
- Analysts caution over economic fallout, highlighting Cambodia's greater vulnerability to tourism sector disruptions, as the conflict threatens tourism-dependent economies, said Sreeparna Banerjee.
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Video - The two countries are in conflict around the delineation of their common border. These are the most violent clashes since 2011.
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Thailand-Cambodia border clashes: Cambodia's economy has more to lose, analysts say
“Unlike Thailand, Cambodia has fewer policy tools … to cushion the blow,” says Sreeparna Banerjee, associate research fellow at Observer Research...
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BANGKOK: Months of simmering tensions between Cambodia and Thailand exploded into armed conflict on Thursday (July 24), including the deployment of a Thai F-16 fighter, in the heaviest fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours in over a decade.
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