Thailand accuses Cambodia of violating border truce

Thailand’s army said Cambodian forces violated a 10-day-old truce on Tuesday by bombarding a border province with mortars, wounding one Thai soldier.

“Cambodia has violated the ceasefire” on Tuesday morning, the Thai army said in a statement, accusing Cambodian forces of firing mortar rounds into Ubon Ratchathani province.

Earlier, Thailand released 18 Cambodian soldiers under a renewed ceasefire agreed by both countries over the weekend, easing tensions after weeks of deadly border clashes.

The Southeast Asian neighbours had agreed to halt fighting at noon on December 27, ending about 20 days of clashes that killed at least 101 people and displaced more than half a million civilians on both sides. The fighting had involved fighter jet sorties, exchanges of rocket fire, and artillery barrages.

The border clashes flared up again this month after a previous ceasefire brokered by U.S. President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim collapsed.