No Winners in Thailand-Cambodia Border Dispute
THAILAND, JUL 2 – Paetongtarn Shinawatra was suspended amid backlash from a leaked call with Cambodia's Hun Sen during escalating border clashes that killed one soldier and disrupted millions, court ruled.
- On May 28, Thai and Cambodian forces exchanged fire near Preah Vihear, triggering the latest escalation in their long-standing border dispute.
- The dispute roots in the 1962 ICJ ruling awarding the Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia without clarifying surrounding borders, fueling long-standing tensions.
- Evidence shows a Cambodian soldier was killed, and on June 24, Thailand closed border crossings affecting millions, with exceptions for essential travel.
- Following the June 18 leaked call with Hun Sen, Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra faced backlash, leading to her suspension by the Constitutional Court on July 1.
- Within ASEAN, non-interference doctrine and calls to 'respect the status quo' have yielded only generic restraint, leaving sovereignty posturing unchecked and risking routine clashes.
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A look at the tensions with Cambodia that led to the suspension of Thailand’s prime minister
BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office Tuesday pending an ethics investigation over a leaked phone call with a senior Cambodian leader that followed
Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra has been suspended by the Constitutional Court. ...
The Royal Thai Army has explained that the Cambodian move of the marker of Prasat Ta Muen Thom on Google Maps has no legal effect. Users who find the marker moved can report it to the company that created it to correct the information. It confirmed that Thailand has exercised sovereignty over the Prasat Ta Muen Thom area all along and is in line with the geographical evidence of the administration of the area.
A look at soaring border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand | The Asahi Shimbun Asia & Japan Watch
BANGKOK--Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office Tuesday pending an ethics investigation over a leaked phone call with a senior Cambodian leader that followed a border row that erupted on May 28. The leaked call has set off political turmoil in Thailand as Paetongtarn faces growing dissatisfaction over her handling of the conflict.
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