As the spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office and member of the Thai-Cambodian Border Situation Management Task Force (SCB), Jirayu continued that Hun Manet claimed that he had agreed to a ceasefire with ASEAN Chair Anwar Ibrahim at midnight on July 24, but that Thailand's representative, Phumtham Wechayachai, later rejected the deal and postponed talks indefinitely.
The Thai government clarified that the phone call in question was a private conversation between ASEAN Chair Anwar Ibrahim and Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai. Hun Manet was not on the call, and it was not a three-way conversation.
The call included a proposal for a ceasefire starting at midnight, which Mr. Phumtham acknowledged but said he needed to review the security situation along all seven Thai-Cambodian border provinces before making a decision.
Following this, Thailand’s national security agencies reported that Cambodia had shown no signs of de-escalation, but rather had continued to reinforce military presence along the border in all seven provinces and had intensified artillery and multiple rocket launcher attacks, including strikes targeting civilian areas.
As a result, Acting PM Phumtham called ASEAN Chair Anwar Ibrahim again to explain that Cambodian military actions remained a clear threat to Thailand’s sovereignty.
Mr. Jirayu added that Cambodia’s continued reinforcements and indiscriminate shelling of civilian zones amounted to war crimes. He revealed that from Ubon...
As the spokesperson for the Prime Minister’s Office and member of the Thai-Cambodian Border Situation Management Task Force (SCB), Jirayu continued that Hun Manet claimed that he had agreed to a c...