Phnom Penh: The Royal Government of Cambodia has formally protested Thailand’s continued violations of Cambodia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.
According to a press release from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, on June 17, 2026, Thai armed forces raised and unfurled the Thai flag in Cambodian territory at the Thma Da International Gate, Veal Veng District, Pursat Province.
On the same day, a warehouse located within the Royal O Smach Hotel and Resort complex in O Smach Sangkat, Samrong City, Oddar Meanchey Province, which is currently under illegal occupation by Thai armed forces, was reportedly deliberately set on fire. In addition, the Thai armed forces have also built a concrete fence in the area of Prasat Takrabei in Banteay Ampil district, Oddar Meanchey province.
The Royal Government of Cambodia strongly protests these actions, which are a clear violation of Cambodia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity as defined by the 1:200,000 scale map produced by the Indochina-Siamese Joint Boundary Commission in accordance with the 1904 Franco-Siamese Convention and the 1907 Treaty.
Cambodia rejects any attempt to demonstrate that these actions are consistent with Point 1 (measures to reduce tension) of the Joint Declaration of the Third Special Meeting of the General Boundary Committee (GBC) dated 27 December 2025. Such actions are in direct contradiction to the letter and spirit of Article 5 of the 2000 Memorandum of Understanding on the Measurement and Delimitation of the Land Border between Cambodia and Thailand.
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