AKP Phnom Penh, August 14, 2025 -- 

H.E. Pen Bona, Head of the Royal Government Spokesperson Unit, has called on Thailand to immediately stop using the landmine incident to mislead the international community and conceal its violations of the ceasefire agreement.

Speaking a regular press briefing in Phnom Penh at 11:00 am today, H.E. Pen Bona said Thailand is using the landmine explosion as an issue to blame Cambodia and portray itself as the victim to mislead the international community, even though it was the Thai military forces violating the ceasefire agreement by moving troops into the area containing landmines left over from the war. 

“They were also the ones laying tires, installing barbed wire, mobilising weapons, etc. during the implementation of the ceasefire agreement. These are irrefutable proofs,” he stressed. 

The government spokesperson further highlighted Points 2 and 4 of the 13-point agreement reached at the Extraordinary Meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand General Border Committee (GBC) on Aug. 7, 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. 

Point 2 states that both sides agree to maintain current troop deployments without further movement as it is at the time ceasefire reached at 24:00 hours (local time) on 28 July 2025. There shall be no troop movements including patrol towards the other side's position.

Point 4 states that both sides agree not to undertake provocative actions that may escalate tensions. This includes military activities to enter the other side's air space and territory or positions as of ceasefire from 24:00 hours (local time) on 28 July 2025.

Both sides agree to refrain from constructing or enhancing any military infrastructure or fortifications beyond their own side. 

“As clearly stated above, the landmine incident would not have occurred if the Thai side had fully respected and implemented the ceasefire agreement by maintaining their troop deployments without further movement from the positions held at midnight on July 28, 2025,” said H.E. Pen Bona.

By C. Nika