More border issues as Cambodia accuses Thailand of 'annexing' border village

People stand beside a crater in front of a damaged police station following clashes between Cambodian and Thai soldiers in Boeung Trakoun village in Banteay Meanchey province on January 3, 2026. The decades-old dispute between the South-East Asian neighbours erupted into military clashes several times in 2025, with fighting in December killing dozens of people and displacing around one million people on both sides. The two countries agreed to a truce on December 27, ending three weeks of clashes. -- Photo by AFP

PHNOM PENH AFP): Cambodia has said that Thai forces had taken control of a disputed border village, accusing Thailand of "annexing" the area after a truce halted deadly fighting along their contested frontier a week ago.

The decades-old border dispute between the Southeast Asian neighbours erupted into military clashes several times last year, with fighting in December killing dozens of people and displacing more than one million on both sides.