Thailand to Start Building Border Fences After Cambodia Clashes
A bunker made of sand bags and cement in Sa Kaeo province near the Thailand-Cambodia border in Thailand in 2025.
Source: Xinhua News Agency
Thailand will start building fences along a portion of its border with Cambodia next month to boost security after deadly clashes between the countries erupted last year following longstanding tensions.
The first barrier will cover 1.31 kilometers (0.8 miles) in Chanthaburi province along Thailand’s eastern border, according to Vithai Laithomya, spokesman of the Royal Thai Armed Forces. The fencing off of the area — a small part of the nearly 800-kilometer border between the two nations — is not part of territorial disputes and has Cambodia’s approval, he said.