Thailand continues seriously violating the ceasefire agreement and international law

Geneva, August 5, 2025 — Thailand brought its young soldiers to die on the battlefield during its invasion of Cambodian territory — the so-called “5-Day War” — where Thai military forces launched an offensive attack against Cambodian troops. According to reliable Thai sources, more than 5,000 Thai soldiers died, leaving their bones behind on Cambodian soil.

Aug 5, 2025 - 07:42
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Thailand continues seriously violating the ceasefire agreement and international law
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After Thailand escalated the situation into a full-blown armed conflict, the Thai military leadership and government urgently requested a ceasefire negotiation with Cambodia, acknowledging that the commander of Thailand’s 2nd Region had demonstrated weakness in conducting war against Cambodia — which resulted in heavy Thai casualties, with soldiers left dead throughout the forested border areas of Cambodia.

The ceasefire officially came into effect at 12:00 AM on July 28, 2025. However, even before that — on July 19, 2025 — Thai forces had already violated the ceasefire agreement by capturing 20 Cambodian soldiers and taking them as prisoners. Only two of them were later returned to Cambodia — both disabled due to torture inflicted by the Thai side.

Following the end of the 5-Day War and the ceasefire agreement, which was reached in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on July 28, 2025, a bilateral meeting was scheduled to be held in Cambodia on August 4, 2025. However, Thailand then requested that the General Border Committee (GBC) meeting be moved to Malaysia instead, and held over three days from August 4 to August 7, 2025. Cambodia, in turn, requested the presence of observers from the United States, China, and Malaysia — the latter being the ASEAN chair and host country — to witness the proceedings.

Yet, even before the GBC meeting (on August 1, 2, and 3), Thailand repeatedly violated the ceasefire, including military mobilization, arms movement, drone flights, and incursions that breached Cambodian sovereignty. Most notably, on August 4, 2025, heavily armed Thai troops launched a serious and direct incursion into Cambodian sovereign territory, constituting a grave violation of the ceasefire.

Thailand’s repeated ceasefire violations included digging trenches, violating Cambodian territorial integrity, sending in heavy military machinery, and deploying armed troops — all in breach of the ceasefire agreement. Despite Cambodian military demands to halt these activities, Thai forces refused to stop their invasion.

This clearly shows that Thailand continues to provoke war and violate the ceasefire with Cambodian troops, while Cambodia remains committed to resolving the issue bilaterally through peaceful means and in accordance with international law.

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