The Indian Embassy in Thailand has advised all Indian travellers to Thailand to check updates from Thai official sources, including Tourism Authority of Thailand Newsroom, in view of the situation near Thailand-Cambodia border. In a social media post, the Embassy said that the places mentioned by Tourism Authority of Thailand in the matter are not recommended for traveling. The Tourism Authority of Thailand had listed several attractions in seven provinces as not recommended for visiting now due to ongoing unrest along the Thai- Cambodian border.
Meanwhile, clashes reportedly continued at several areas along the Thailand-Cambodia border areas, with Cambodian forces conducting sustained bombardment utilizing heavy weapons, field artillery, and BM-21 rocket systems. Thai forces responded with appropriate supporting fire in accordance with the tactical situation and issued advisories to local civilians to avoid entering areas of clashes.
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 last night.
Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey deputy governor, Met Meas Pheakdey, told a news agency that one villager was killed and five others were injured yesterday when the Thai side fired artillery shells into Cambodian territory. He said, more than 2,900 families living near the border have been evacuated to a safe refuge. Cambodian Defence Ministry’s Undersecretary of State and spokesperson, Lieutenant General Maly Socheata, said in a press briefing this morning that the Thai troops had used heavy weapons and F-16 fighter jets as well as cluster bombs to attack several locations in the Cambodian provinces of Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged both sides to exercise maximum restraint and address any issues through dialogue.
