Thailand accuses Cambodia of new attacks while negotiating peace

This photo, taken on December 18, 2025, shows tour guide Bun Ratana (2nd R) walking with tourists in front of the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province. Travel cancellations due to the Thai-Cambodian border conflict have left the centuries-old stone structures -- Cambodia's top tourist attraction -- unusually quiet and businesses desperate. - Photo - File - AFP

BANGKO (Bloomberg): Thailand claimed that Cambodia fired heavy weaponry into its territory on Friday as talks on a possible ceasefire between the two countries continued.

The Cambodian action early Friday "forced the Thai side to take necessary self-defense measures,” according to a statement published at a daily press briefing. One Thai soldier was also "severely injured” on Thursday after stepping on what Thailand said was a newly laid landmine.