Five Thai soldiers injured in new Thai-Cambodian border clash
Five Thai soldiers were wounded, one seriously, when Cambodian soldiers attacked their post near Phu Ma Khua, near a disputed area in Si Sa Ket province, on Tuesday morning, 2nd Army Region commander Tawatchai Samutsakhon said on Tuesday.
Lt-Gen Tawatchai said the Cambodians attacked about 5am on Tuesday, only hours after the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) called for a permanent ceasefire on the border and for Bangkok and Phnom Penh to negotiate an end to their dispute.
Lt-Gen Tawatchai said five Thai soldiers were wounded. One of them, Sgt Ratchapol Sripanya, was in a serious condition.
There were no details offered of any Cambodian casualties.
