Hostilities have flared in the contested border area after a Trump-brokered ceasefire deal has broken down

Stretching across more than 817km (508 miles), the shared land border between Thailand and Cambodia has been marred by conflict for more than a century. Sovereignty has been contested since France, which occupied Cambodia until 1953, first mapped the border in 1907.

However, tensions have worsened significantly in 2025. In May, clashes in the area that killed a Cambodian soldier sparked nationalist sentiment on both sides, and saw both governments retaliate. Thailand imposed harsh border restrictions , while Cambodia banned the broadcast of Thai films, and the import of Thai fruit, vegetables, gas and fuel.

Hostilities have flared in the contested border area after a Trump-brokered ceasefire deal has broken down

Stretching across more than 817km (508 miles), the shared land border between Thailand and Cambodia has been marred by conflict for more than a century. Sovereignty has been contested since France, which occupied Cambodia until 1953, first mapped the border in 1907.

However, tensions have worsened significantly in 2025. In May, clashes in the area that killed a Cambodian soldier sparked nationalist sentiment on both sides, and saw both governments retaliate. Thailand imposed harsh border restrictions , while Cambodia banned the broadcast of Thai films, and the import of Thai fruit, vegetables, gas and fuel.

Hostilities have flared in the contested border area after a Trump-brokered ceasefire deal has broken down

Stretching across more than 817km (508 miles), the shared land border between Thailand and Cambodia has been marred by conflict for more than a century. Sovereignty has been contested since France, which occupied Cambodia until 1953, first mapped the border in 1907.

However, tensions have worsened significantly in 2025. In May, clashes in the area that killed a Cambodian soldier sparked nationalist sentiment on both sides, and saw both governments retaliate. Thailand imposed harsh border restrictions , while Cambodia banned the broadcast of Thai films, and the import of Thai fruit, vegetables, gas and fuel.