Phnom Penh: Cambodia has protested the continued violations by the Thai military to clear land to build a new road between border posts 8 and 9 in Tatum area, Anlong Veng district, Oddar Meanchey province.
According to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Cambodia on July 22, 2026, the Royal Government of Cambodia has officially protested the continued violations by Thailand of Cambodia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity along the border.
Between July 13 and 15, 2026, the Thai armed forces cleared land to build a new road between border posts 8 and 9 in Tatum area, Anlong Veng district, Oddar Meanchey province, which encroached deep into Cambodian territory. Further violations occurred between July 15 and 19, 2026, as Thai armed forces continued to clear land for roads and erect fences between border posts 19 and 20 in the Chub Doem Knour area, Kon Kriel commune, Samrong city, Oddar Meanchey province.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs continued that these activities were a clear violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Kingdom of Cambodia as defined and demarcated on the 1:200,000 scale map produced by the Indochina-Siamese Boundary Commission in accordance with the 1904 Franco-Siamese Convention and the 1907 Treaty.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs added that these activities also violated Article 5 of the Memorandum of Understanding between the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Royal Government of the Kingdom of Thailand. On the Measurement and Demarcation of the Land Border (MoU 2000) signed on 14 June 2000 and in violation of point 1 (De-escalation measures) of the Joint Declaration of the 3rd Special Meeting of the General Boundary Committee (GBC) dated 27 December 2025, which both parties agreed to submit to the Joint Boundary Committee (JBC) to continue the measurement and demarcation of the border as soon as possible, in accordance with the existing agreement between the two countries.
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