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20/08/2025

Thai officials are examining 395 mobile phone SIM cards discovered in abandoned boxes and sacks weighing 300 kilograms in a sugar cane field in Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo province last night.

Border Patrol Police found the SIM cards along with 93 pieces of clothing, 300 cosmetic items, and small appliances near Ban Nong Ian village. No one has claimed ownership of the items.

Authorities suspect the SIM cards may be linked to scammer call center networks, as such large quantities are typically used for fraudulent communications operations.

20/08/2025

A Thai Army officer on August 20, 2025, explains to the ASEAN International Observers Team (IOT) about the border between Thailand and Cambodia at Jueb Ta Mok Military outpost in Surin province where on August 12, one Thai soldier stepped on an anti-personnel landmine, allegedly planted by Cambodian soldiers, and lost one of his lower legs. (Video by Pravit Rojanaphruk)

20/08/2025

Despite the ongoing Thai-Cambodia conflict, ​SEA Games 2025's latest figures show a large Cambodian delegation of over 600 athletes to be sent to compete in Thailand later this year.

20/08/2025

Thai Army said on Wednesday that Cambodia called to apologize to the military delegation and temporary observers after a Cambodian soldier caused a disturbance yesterday at Chong An Ma pass, admitting he was "drunk."
Note: Khaosod English cannot independently verify the fact.

20/08/2025

Myanmar security authorities in Myawaddy province transferred 94 Chinese nationals linked to the latest scammer network crackdown to Chinese officials through the Thai border on Wednesday, including 14 high-level leaders wanted by Chinese authorities.
Read more: https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2025/08/20/myanmar-transfers-94-chinese-scammers-to-china-via-thailand/

20/08/2025

Thai Army spokesperson Maj Gen Winthai Suvari said on Wednesday afternoon the Thai Army doesn't have any Anti-Corruption landmines and it is a signatory of the Ottawa Convention thus the three dozens or so new landmines planted on the Thai side of the Thai-Cambodian border are from Cambodia.

Winthai added that they are shiny, new, and likely from from a forner Soviet Republic. The ASEAN International Observers Group, led by Malaysia, were told at a spot in Surin province, four kilometres from the border today, August 20, 2025, that some of them were planted just 40 centimetre apart because it was meant to kill Thao solar in the second strike. (Text and photo by Pravit Rojanaphruk.) #ไทยกัมพูชา

20/08/2025

Rear Admiral Surasant Kongsiri, Defense Ministry spokesperson, announced the results of Wednesday's meeting of the Thailand-Cambodia Border Situation Management Task Force on August 20, addressing the discovery of a Cambodian mobile phone by Royal Thai Navy personnel.

He said the phone contained crucial evidence confirming that Cambodian soldiers used PMN-2 anti-personnel landmines in the Phu Ma Khuea area of Si Sa Ket province. It includes specific dates, times, and locations where the photos were taken, clearly marked in the recordings.

The military has submitted this evidence to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to support confirmation of Cambodia's violation of agreements, which will be presented at the Ottawa Convention meeting scheduled for Friday, August 22.

20/08/2025

UPDATE: Head of ASEAN International Observers Group takes two questions in Surin province, 15 kilometres from Thai-Cambodia border.
Head of ASEAN International Observers Group (IOG) Brig Gen Samsul Rizal Musa told senior Thai Army officers in Surin province on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, on his last day of the three-day observation trip along the Thai-Cambodian border that he and his colleagues from eight ASEAN nations are on the ground to verify the ceasefire situation and see the damages caused by the conflict although they are not here "to pin point who is right or wrong."

He told Khaosod English’s Pravit Rojanaphruk that a solid report is expected within a week.

Samsul, who is the Defence Attache at the Malaysian Embassy in Bangkok, earlier told the Thai army officers that he has noted the use of landmines and drones by Cambodia, and "a provocation from the other party" as well as the use of fake news and disinformation on social media by the Cambodian side.

"Human provocation happened to us yesterday's morning [at An Ma Pass]," said Samsul, who also thanked the Thai Army for being in high morale, and exhibiting "gentlemen and professional behaviour."
(Text and video by Pravit Rojanaphruk.)


#ไทยกัมพูชา

20/08/2025

Michelin-Starred Jay Fai Restaurant Fined Over Hidden Menu Pricing

Consumer protection authorities fined Bangkok's Michelin one-star Jay Fai restaurant 2,000 baht ($61) on August 20 for failing to clearly display menu prices after customer complaints.

Read more: https://www.khaosodenglish.com/life/socialmedia/2025/08/18/jai-fai-restaurant-faces-pricing-probe-after-youtuber-complaint/

20/08/2025

“American troops would not be part of defending Ukraine’s border,” Trump said, “Well, you have my assurance, and I’m president.”

President Donald Trump on Tuesday offered his assurances that U.S. troops would not be sent to help defend Ukraine against Russia

20/08/2025

Head of ASEAN International Observers Group (IOG) Brig Gen Samsul Rizal Musa told senior Thai Army officers in Surin province on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, on his last day of the three-day observation trip along the Thai-Cambodian border that he and his colleagues from eight ASEAN nations are on the ground to verify the ceasefire situation and see the damages caused by the conflict although they are not here "to pin point who is right or wrong."

He told Khaosod English’s Pravit Rojanaphruk that a solid report is expected within a week.

Samsul, who is the Defence Attache at the Malaysian Embassy in Bangkok, earlier told the Thai army officers that he has noted the use of landmines and drones by Cambodia, and "a provocation from the other party" as well as the use of fake news and disinformation on social media by the Cambodian side.

"Human provocation happened to us yesterday's morning [at An Ma Pass]," said Samsul, who also thanked the Thai Army for being in high morale, and exhibiting "gentlemen and professional behaviour."
(Text and photo by Pravit Rojanaphruk.)

20/08/2025

Army spokesperson Maj Gen Winthai Suvaree on Wednesday told ASEAN military observers from eight nations led by Malaysia in Surin province that disinformation and fake news spread by the Cambodian government "may be even worse than weapons."
(Text by Pravit Rojanaphruk.)