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Phnom Penh accuses Anutin of sovereignty breach after border visit
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Cambodia has lodged a formal protest against Thailand’s prime minister over a visit to a disputed border area, accusing him of violating Cambodian sovereignty . Thai officials insist the trip was a routine visit to encourage troops, not an attempt to redraw the border, as the wider Thailand-Cambodia border dispute continues to escalate.
Key facts
- Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited Thai troops at Hill 500, near what Thai officials call the Chong An Ma crossing, in Nam Yuen district, Ubon Ratchathani province, on August 23
- Cambodia has lodged a formal protest against Thailand’s prime minister over a visit to a disputed border area, accusing him of violating Cambodian sovereignty
- Cambodia bases its position on a 1:200,000-scale map produced by the historic Indochina-Siam boundary demarcation commissions, alongside the Joint Statement signed by both countries on December 27, 2025
- Speaking today, August 27, at the Naval Training Ground in Sattahip district, Chon Buri province, Anutin dismissed the reports and said he had acted lawfully and in line with the December 2025 Joint Statement signed by both countries’
Summary
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul visited Thai troops at Hill 500, near what Thai officials call the Chong An Ma crossing, in Nam Yuen district, Ubon Ratchathani province, on August 23. Cambodia disputes this location entirely, maintaining the area, which it calls An Seh, lies within Choam Ksan district in its own Preah Vihear province, and says it has been under illegal Thai military occupation since last year.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said Anutin entered the area without its authorisation and called the visit a deliberate attempt to assert an illegitimate claim over Cambodian sovereign territory.