ASEAN Observers Inspect An Ses Border Area as 1,114 Cambodians Remain Displaced

PHNOM PENH — Oct. 7, 2026: The Cambodian Liaison Group has facilitated a field visit by the ASEAN Observer Team in Cambodia to observe, verify and report on the situation along the Cambodia-Thailand border in the An Ses Border Checkpoint area of Preah Vihear province.

The visit took place at 10:24 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, at An Ses in Choam Ksan commune, Choam Ksan district.

According to a press release from the Spokeswoman of the Ministry of National Defence, since the ceasefire took effect on Dec. 27, 2025, the Thai military has continued to deploy shipping containers, lay barbed wire, dig trenches and build fortifications in the area, as well as destroy infrastructure, houses and civilian property and illegally occupy Cambodian territory.

These actions have left 1,114 Cambodian civilians — 357 families, including 711 women and 597 children — still unable to return to their homes.

Cambodia reaffirmed what the Ministry described as an unyielding and firm position on protecting the Cambodia-Thailand international boundary line as established by the Indochina-Siam Boundary Commission. The Ministry cited respect for international law, including the principle of the intangibility of inherited borders (Uti Possidetis Juris), and respect for the Franco-Siamese conventions and treaties, maps and the procès-verbaux of the Commission of the Abornement of the Boundary between Indo-China and Siam, along with other agreements both parties previously agreed to.

The Ministry stated that Cambodia absolutely does not recognise any border alterations resulting from the use of force.

The Royal Government and the Ministry of National Defence reaffirmed their firm, sincere and unwavering commitment to fully and faithfully respect and implement the Joint Statement of the Third Special Meeting of the General Border Committee on Dec. 27, 2025, the Joint Declaration on the Peace Agreement between Cambodia and Thailand of Oct. 26, 2025, and all other relevant agreements, with a view to swiftly improving the situation and restoring normalcy.

Source: Ministry of National Defence of Cambodia

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Reported by The Khmer Today