Phnom Penh: Cambodian authorities returned a Thai national who had illegally crossed into Cambodia in the past to his home country on the morning of May 15, 2026.
According to a press release by Ms. Maly Socheata A spokesman for the Ministry of National Defense said that the Thai national illegally crossed the border deep into Cambodian territory in Oddar Meanchey province on April 26, 2026. He was legally detained by Cambodian authorities and handed over to the Thai side at 10:59 a.m. on May 15, 2026 at the Choam International Border Gate, Anlong Veng District, Oddar Meanchey Province, under the coordination mechanism of the Cambodia-Thailand Military Border Committee (RBC).
She said that the handover of the Thai national who violated Cambodian law to the Thai side was made after a request for mediation through the regional mechanism of the Border Relations Working Group, a mechanism under the Cambodia-Thailand Military Border Committee (RBC) on May 13, 2026.
She added that after examination and assessment in accordance with legal measures, Lieutenant General Nit Narong, Chief of Staff of the Cambodian Military Region 4 RBC, was assigned to bring the illegal Thai man to Brigadier General Kamphanat Waphansuk, Chief of Staff and Chief of Staff of the Thai Military Region 2 RBC, to receive him in person on the morning of May 15 in accordance with humanitarian principles.
On that occasion, the two sides also held talks aimed at increasing mutual trust and promoting cooperation in preventing and neutralizing all false and provocative information, as well as ensuring strict, full and honest respect and implementation of the contents of the agreements that have been agreed upon in the past to promote long-term peace, stability and security along the border.
The Thai side also thanked the Cambodian side for its full cooperation in resolving daily challenges, especially its efforts to mediate and resolve the case of Thai nationals who committed a mistake by illegally entering Cambodian territory so that they could return to their country to reunite with their families safely.
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