BANGKOK – In a significant escalation of border tensions, Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul announced to troops at a frontline outpost on November 11 that Thailand’s peace with Cambodia has ended. Speaking at the Phu Makua mountainous outpost in Si Sa Ket province, the Prime Minister declared his government has suspended all compliance with a joint declaration signed with Cambodia last month in Kuala Lumpur.

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Attired in military fatigues, the Prime Minister stated that Thailand will now act unilaterally in its dealings with Cambodia. “From now on, Thailand will do whatever we consider appropriate and beneficial to the country, without consulting with or seeking permission from anyone,” he told soldiers at the strategic hilltop position, which was recaptured from Cambodian forces during fierce fighting in late July.

PM Anutin Charnvirakul said today that Thai troops are capable and ready to deal with Cambodian forces, as he dismissed any further need to explain Thailand’s position after suspending its commitments under the recently signed joint declaration with Cambodia.

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Mr. Anutin confirmed he has already coordinated with military leadership on Thailand’s new approach toward Cambodia, though he declined to disclose specific strategies, citing national security concerns.

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He emphasized that his government would never acquiesce to Cambodian demands and would maintain full control over the timing and nature of future actions, while offering the military complete government support in handling the border situation. The announcement marks a dramatic deterioration in relations between the neighboring nations.

-Thailand News (TN)