"Thailand has suspended the implementation of a United States-brokered peace agreement with neighbouring Cambodia after a landmine blast near their border injured two of its soldiers. Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said after Monday's incident that all action set to be carried out under the truce will be halted until Thailand's demands, which remain unspecified, are met. The hostility towards our national security has not decreased as we thought it would, Anutin asserted."
"Under the terms of the ceasefire, Thailand should release 18 Cambodian soldiers, and both sides must begin removing heavy weapons and land mines from the border. Natthaphon said Thailand will postpone the release of the Cambodian soldiers, initially scheduled for this week. The two sides have reported some progress on arms removal, but Thailand has accused Cambodia of obstructing mine clearance."
Thailand suspended implementation of a United States-brokered peace agreement with Cambodia after a landmine blast near the border injured two Thai soldiers. The Thai prime minister announced that all truce actions will be halted until unspecified Thai demands are met and said hostility toward national security has not decreased. Thailand and Cambodia signed a ceasefire following five days of July border clashes that killed at least 43 people and displaced over 300,000 civilians. Thai officials said the explosion occurred in Sisaket province and that the army is investigating whether the mine was newly laid. Thailand accused Cambodia of laying new mines and obstructing mine clearance, which Cambodia denies. Thailand will postpone releasing 18 Cambodian soldiers as required under the truce while some arms removal progress has been reported.
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