Thailand returns some Cambodian soldiers ahead of key border talks

 

By Reuters

August 1, 20259:24 AM GMT+1Updated 7 hours ago

 

 

Item 1 of 3 Two Cambodian soldiers (white shirts) who were detained in Thailand, are released from captivity, at O Smach town located near Thailand and Cambodia's border, following a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, Cambodia, August 1, 2025. REUTERS/Soveit Yarn

Two Cambodian soldiers (white shirts) who were detained in Thailand, are released from captivity, at O Smach town located near Thailand and Cambodia's border, following a ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, Cambodia, August 1, 2025. REUTERS/Soveit Yarn Purchase Licensing Rights

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• Summary

• Thai army detained 20 Cambodians troops after they intruded - official
• Cambodia asks Thailand to return them all soldiers swiftly
• Defence ministers scheduled to meet for talks next week in Malaysia
• Monday truce announcement ended heaviest fighting in over a decade

BANGKOK, Aug 1 (Reuters) - Thailand's army sent home two Cambodian soldiers from a group of 20 on Friday, ahead of a key meeting in Malaysia next week where defence ministers and military commanders will hold talks aimed at maintaining a ceasefire along their disputed border.

Long-simmering tensions on the Thai-Cambodian border exploded into clashes last week, including exchanges of artillery fire and jet fighter sorties, the worst fighting between the Southeast Asian neighbours in over a decade.