FOCUS | Clashes continue in Thailand-Cambodia border areas, causing casualties on both sides

(250725) -- ODDAR MEANCHEY, July 25, 2025 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian villagers evacuate from their homes in Oddar Meanchey, Cambodia on July 25, 2025. Armed clashes between Cambodian and Thai soldiers broke out on Thursday morning, with both sides accusing each other of opening gunfire first.

According to the deputy spokesperson of the Thai Ministry of Public Health, 14 Thai people were killed and 46 others injured in military clashes near the Thailand-Cambodia border as of 9:00 p.m. local time on Thursday.

Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey deputy governor, Met Meas Pheakdey, told Xinhua over the telephone that one villager was killed and five others were wounded on Thursday when the Thai side fired artillery shells into Cambodian territory. (Photo by Nitola/Xinhua)

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