Thailand, Cambodia dispute exchange of fire at border

Thailand's military said its troops exchanged fire with Cambodian forces along their border on Tuesday, accusing its neighbour of violating a December truce, while Phnom Penh denied the use of “any weapons.”

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The Southeast Asian nations’ decades-long border dispute erupted into several rounds of clashes last year, killing dozens of people and displacing more than a million in July and December.

The countries signed a ceasefire agreement in late December but tensions on the border remain, with both sides trading accusations of truce violations.

Thailand's military said Cambodian forces “fired a single 40 mm grenade round” near a Thai patrol in the border province of Sisaket on Tuesday, prompting return fire, according to a statement.

Thai army spokesman Winthai Suvaree accused Cambodia of violating their ceasefire deal, which ended three weeks of clashes.