(Bangkok/Phnom Penh Combined News) It has been six days since Thailand and Cambodia reached a ceasefire agreement, and both sides have stated that, since the ceasefire took effect, there have been no reports of clashes or standoffs between the two countries' militaries. However, the Thai side noted that Cambodia continues to reinforce troops in the border areas and maintains a high state of combat readiness.
According to Thailand's The Nation, the Thai Army's 2nd Regional Command reported the latest situation at the border on the 2nd of this month. The military observed Cambodian troop reinforcements and supply operations in several key strategic areas, and the dispatch of drone reconnaissance missions.
Meanwhile, the Khmer Times quoted Cambodian Ministry of Defense spokesperson Marie Souchheata as emphasizing at a press conference that Cambodia will continue to fully comply with all agreements signed with Thailand over the past six months. She pointed out that relevant commitments must be implemented through concrete actions instead of remaining at the verbal level, and that any behavior violating the spirit of the agreements must cease immediately to ensure the stability and sustainability of the ceasefire.
Thailand and Cambodia reached a ceasefire agreement on December 27 of last year, ending 20 days of armed conflict. Thailand subsequently released 18 Cambodian soldiers who had been detained since late July on December 31.
As the situation has gradually eased, nearly 168,000 border residents in Cambodia have returned home, but more than 510,000 still temporarily reside in emergency shelters.
As of December 31, most schools in Banteay Meanchey, Oddar Meanchey, and Koh Kong provinces had resumed classes, while schools in Preah Vihear province remain closed due to security concerns.
The Cambodian Ministry of Interior stated on the 1st that although the overall situation has calmed, it will still take time to fully resume normal life. The authorities will accelerate post-disaster reconstruction work, including repairing damaged houses, restoring public services, and ensuring the safety of disaster areas.
In addition, according to some Cambodian media reports, after the ceasefire took effect, the Thai military placed containers and other facilities in certain newly controlled areas as so-called "border markers." In this regard, the Khmer Chinese Times quoted Cambodian government spokesperson Phay Siphan as emphasizing that such actions should not be interpreted as either side conducting land boundary demarcation.
He reiterated that Cambodia does not recognize any change of boundary lines through force or military pressure. Land boundary issues must be resolved through the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Border Committee mechanism—via negotiation, surveying, and legal procedures—and not through any unilateral markers or facilities set up by one side.