Thai military digs in along Cambodian border as peace remains elusive

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Workers build a border wall between Thailand and Cambodia in Pong Nam Ron district in Chanthaburi province, Thailand, on July 22. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)

Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Thai military digs in along Cambodian border as peace remains elusive

December's ceasefire agreement has held, but there's little progress to end century-old dispute

MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR

July 25, 2026 08:29 JST:https://asia.nikkei.com/politics/international-relations/thailand-cambodia-conflict/thai-military-digs-in-along-cambodian-border-as-peace-remains-elusive

CHANTHABURI, Thailand -- Gen. Ukrit Boontanon surveyed the 4.3-meter high wall fortified with concrete slabs able to withstand small-arms fire and topped with rolls of barbed wire. Thailand's supreme military commander then headed for a door at one end and shook it firmly. A hard tug rattled the three attached padlocks, affirming it was shut to prying eyes from Cambodia on the other side.

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Thai military digs in along Cambodian border as peace remains elusive 

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One year after fighting erupted along the Thai-Cambodian border, its effects are still being felt on both sides of the frontier. From empty checkpoints and struggling businesses to families separated by the closure, Nikkei Asia examines how an unresolved conflict continues to reshape life along the border.