PECH DY

I'm a slow walker, but I never walk back-ward.

[Cointelegraph @Cointelegraph]

🇰🇭 POLICY: Crypto scammers can now face up to 5 years behind bars in Cambodia.

[KHMER POST @KhmerPost24]

Mr Fang spoke to me two days after we both had incidents at the Thmor Da border containers.
Mr Fang had his land and hotel stolen, his hotel was then raided/looted by the Thai military. Even his son’s prized pool cue was stolen.

[The Phnom Penh Post @phnompenhpost]

The Cambodian government has formally protested what it described as “an unauthorised incursion” by the Thai Navy into Cambodian territorial waters. They demanded the return of three Cambodian fishermen and their seized boat.

Full story: https://t.co/VOEmlwsA7d

[Kon Neak @KonNeakh]

🔥 BREAKING: New Investigation Confirms "Thailand Broke International Law"

For months, the world treated the border conflict as "mutual blame." Now, a major investigation by The New York Editorial reveals the hard truth: While Cambodia may have lit the match, Thailand burned down the neighborhood.

The report, backed by international data, exposes how a border dispute was turned into an illegal war to win an election in Bangkok.

Key findings that every Cambodian needs to know:

Disproportionate Force: When a landmine injured one soldier, Thailand responded with F-16 fighter jets and airstrikes. The report calls this "wildly disproportionate."

Illegal Weapons: The investigation confirms Thailand used cluster munitions—weapons banned by most of the world—which tragically took the life of 10-year-old Sern Sovann in Preah Vihear.

Psychological Warfare: The report documents how Thai forces blasted "wailing ghost sounds" and funeral music at 3:00 AM into our villages to terrorize sleeping children.

Political Games: The evidence suggests the Thai government used our border and our lives as a campaign strategy to win their election.

The Hard Truth:
The report is fair—it does not let our side off the hook. It highlights how the scam compounds and political decisions in Phnom Penh created the conditions for this crisis.

But the conclusion is clear: Creating a crisis is bad. Waging an illegal war against civilians is worse.

👉 As of today, nearly 98,000 of our people are still displaced.

👉 What are your thoughts? Do you think the international community will finally hold Thailand accountable? Drop a comment below.

#Cambodia #ThailandCambodiaBorder #ThaiCambodiaWar #ThaiCambodiaConflict #Khmer

[Reuters Asia @ReutersAsia]

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet told Reuters Thai forces have not withdrawn from Cambodian territory after fighting last year and a US-brokered peace accord https://t.co/MGmV6fVNhT

[Jacob in Cambodia 🇺🇸 🇰🇭 @jacobincambodia]

Three different types of Thai fighter jets have now been used against a country with no air force.

No air defense capability.
No fighter jets.
No combat aircraft.

This is not air parity or deterrence. It is the repeated use of advanced air power against a state with no ability to respond in the air.

[The Phnom Penh Post @phnompenhpost]

Cambodian Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth has described Thailand’s aggressive incursions into Cambodian territory through aerial bombardment, artillery shelling and the use of toxic smoke as violations of international law that have destroyed natural resources, actions that should be considered “environmental crime”.

Full story: https://t.co/xoH8WEF6V9

[Frontalforce 🇮🇳 @FrontalForce]

Thailand Army destroying Hindu deity monument in territory taken over from Cambodia

Why Thailand doing this ?

[Cambodia Trending 🇰🇭 @CambodiaTrend]

At 10:00 am (December 24, 2025), the Thai military used T-50 fighter jets to drop four bombs into a civilian residential area deep into Cambodian sovereign territory in Banan district, Battambang province, along the route to Pailin Province, before continuing toward Chanthaburi Province. The T-50 is an aircraft manufactured in South Korea. So far, the Thai military has used three types of aircraft—made in the United States, Sweden, and South Korea—to carry out attacks on Cambodia.”

Source: Footage from the school showing students running out of the school & Puy Kea.

#CambodiaNeedsPeace #JusticeForCambodia

[KHMER POST @KhmerPost24]

Thai F-16 fighter jets bomb Cambodian homes, temples, hospitals, and other buildings every day.

[JAYAVARMAN 7 @SomS678]

Pray for Cambodia 🇰🇭
Pray for PEACE 🇰🇭🙏❤️

[OB Vlogs @OBvlogs]

Stand Together: Stop the Looting! Protect Cambodia's Sovereignty!"**

[Samdech Thipadei HUN MANET @Dr_Hunmanet_PM]

«ពន្លឺទៀនដើម្បីសន្តិភាព ព្រមទាំងពិធីសមាធិសុំសេចក្តីសុខជូនប្រជាជាតិកម្ពុជា»​

ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋកម្ពុជា ក៏ដូចជាភ្ញៀវបរទេស កំពុងធ្វើការ និងស្នាក់នៅក្នុងខេត្តសៀមរាប បានប្រមូលផ្តុំគ្នាអុជភ្លើងទៀន ដើម្បីសម្តែងអារម្មណ៍សោកសៅកើតឡើងពីសោកនាដកម្មនៃសង្គ្រាម និងទាមទារនូវសុខសន្តិភាពពេញលេញជូនប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា។​ អ្វីដែលពួកគាត់បាននឹងកំពុងធ្វេី​ គឺចង់បង្ហាញទៅកាន់ពិភពលោកថា​ ពួកគាត់ចង់ឱ្យសង្គ្រាមឆាប់ចប់​ ហេីយនាំមកនូវសន្តិភាពមកវិញ។

"Meditation and Candlelight for Peace in Cambodia"

Cambodians, along with foreign residents and visitors working and staying in Siem Reap, gathered to light candles to express their sorrow over the tragedy of war and to call for lasting peace for the Cambodian people. The gathering aimed to convey a message to the international community as a collective desire for an immediate end to the war and the restoration of peace.

#ហ៊ុនម៉ាណែត #Hunmanet #កម្ពុជា #cambodia #សន្តិភាពនៅកម្ពុជា #Peaceincambodia

[Jing @Jing_jing544]

All Cambodian people are praying for peace—this is our only wish.🇰🇭

#CambodiaNeedPeace

[The Phnom Penh Post @phnompenhpost]

The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, together with the Ministry of Information, has issued a public advisory calling on citizens to immediately stop sharing social media content originating from Thailand or unverified sources, amid what it described as an ongoing situation affecting Cambodia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity.

Full story: https://t.co/jfMNarrrP1

[Michael Alfaro @MichaelBAlfaro]

Is Thai Prime Minister Anutin the next Putin? It's so clear to me Anutin admires Putin's playbook to steal land and make false accusations of opposing threat from a small country.

More than anything. Anutin’s behavior and statements show that he doesn’t understand the concept of sovereignty. Sovereignty isn’t just about a country’s right to do what it wants; it’s also about its responsibility to its neighbor to act with a proportionate response. Anutin has violated this core tenant of Sovereignty completely in recent weeks.

If you are going to treat someone else with disproportionate force then why bother with laws at all?
#Cambodia #Thailand @cnni @FoxNews @KyivIndependent @KyivPost @EpochTimes @Dailygoatdotcom

[OB Vlogs @OBvlogs]

After the thief lands 🇹🇭, people will claim that Cambodia copied their religion.
But now, look at where the thief 🇹🇭 landed - stealing Cambodia's statues! Hahaha, this thieving 🇹🇭 country is truly 100% land of thieves 🇹🇭😆🤪🐃🐃 🇹🇭🤮🤮🐕🐕🤴🤴🤮🤮

[PM's Office of Cambodia 🇰🇭 @Peace_Palace_KH]

Mass Destruction and Civilian Suffering: Thailand’s Military Invasion of Cambodia Is a Blatant Crime Under International Law https://t.co/gkK0svoWXD

[Casey Barnett @caseydbarnett]

In 1941, Thailand invaded Cambodia and later declared war on the United States and the United Kingdom.¹

In 2025, Thai accusations that Cambodian soldiers fired across the border are again being used to justify an ongoing Thai invasion of Cambodia. Similar claims formed the basis of Thailand’s 1941 invasion of Cambodia. Then, as now, Thailand’s military action was intended to annex Cambodian territory.

Despite full knowledge of Japan’s genocidal conduct in China, including the 1937 Nanjing Massacre in which approximately 200,000 civilians and prisoners of war were killed, Thailand entered into a treaty with Japan on June 12, 1940.² This agreement laid the groundwork for Japan’s subsequent occupation of French Indochina and British Malaya.

After ratifying the treaty, Thailand invaded Cambodia and Laos in January 1941, claiming that French colonial forces in Cambodia had fired across the border into the Thai town of Aranyaprathet. In reality, Thailand had been preparing for invasion for months.³ Within weeks, Thailand forcibly annexed northern Cambodian provinces and western Lao territories.⁴

In December 1941, Thailand and Japan concluded a further agreement providing for mutual military support, with Japan explicitly backing Thailand’s territorial claims covering annexed areas of Cambodia, Laos, Malaya, and Burma.⁵ This agreement secured Thailand’s role as a logistics hub and staging ground for Japan’s conquest of British Malaya and Burma between 1941 and 1942.⁶
In July 1943, Japan rewarded Thailand for its cooperation by transferring to it six provinces of British Malaya and Burma.⁷

During this period, Thailand facilitated and materially benefited from Japan’s use of forced labor to construct the Burma Railway, linking Bangkok to Yangon.⁸ Among the enslaved laborers were 30,131 British and 686 American prisoners of war. Of these, 6,904 British and 131 Americans died as a result of brutal working conditions.⁹

Following the Allied victory in World War II, Thailand was compelled to relinquish all territories it had annexed in Cambodia, Laos, Malaya, and Burma. Britain initially sought punitive measures, including extended occupation of Thailand and potential control over the Thai Isthmus.¹⁰ The United States, however, opposed harsh postwar treatment, arguing that severe demands would destabilize Thailand and the wider region.¹¹

As a result, Thailand faced limited accountability for its wartime territorial aggression.

Now, in 2025, with little apparent collective memory of the consequences of its earlier irredentist ambitions, Thailand is once again invading Cambodia.

References
1Thai declaration of war:

https://t.co/SYdY3KWeeA

2Text of the 1940 Japan–Thailand treaty:
https://t.co/dLjnVCakvR
3Background to the Franco-Thai conflict:

https://t.co/VrnXDtJg1l

4Franco-Thai War overview:
https://t.co/XYE5UfMtht
5Text of the 1941 Japan–Thailand agreement:
https://t.co/ozpNCZXVbx
6Japanese conquest of British Malaya:

https://t.co/LQJz8zsKI1

71943 Japanese award of Malayan and Burmese provinces:

https://t.co/eOWdJe3auS

8Burma Railway construction:
https://t.co/63L1cStfBw
9POW deaths on the Burma Railway:

https://t.co/viMqN31tQI

10British postwar plans for Thailand:

https://t.co/Yim2AGPiZa

11U.S. policy on postwar stabilization of Thailand:

https://t.co/HFBCTQuP0B

[Casey Barnett @caseydbarnett]

As of 12:00 a.m., December 22, 2025, Thailand has conducted 23 airstrikes on Cambodia, destroying military targets and civilian infrastructure, including primary schools, pagodas, and bridges (bombings listed below).

The Thai airstrikes are unanswered. Cambodia does not have its own fighter aircraft or any surface-to-air defenses. The conflict has resulted in the displacement of 518,611 Cambodians.(1) Thailand also reports 213,072 people displaced out of precaution from Cambodian artillery fire.(2) Khmer people are suffering. The Thai provinces along the border are populated by Khmer people, such as Surin province, which is estimated to be at least 63% Khmer.(3)

Thailand agreed to an unconditional ceasefire on July 28, 2025, pressured by U.S. President Trump. President Trump oversaw the signing of the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord by Thai Prime Minister Anutin and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on October 26, 2025. However, on November 10, 2025, Thai Prime Minister Anutin announced that Thailand was suspending the peace accord.(4,5)

Anutin’s public reason for cancelling the peace accord was that four Thai soldiers were injured by a landmine on a jungle path in disputed territory on November 10, 2025.(6)

However, Anutin is influenced by political calculus. Anutin, leader of the Bhumjaithai Party (“Thai Pride Party”) became prime minister on September 5, 2025, with the help of the much larger People’s Power Party which called for a referendum on the constitution to shift power from the unelected Senate. Anutin falsely agreed to support a referendum as October 1, 2025.(7)

Anutin’s November 10 cancellation of peace accord occurred only after he was aware that he would face an election. On November 5, 2025, Anutin himself stated “If we can’t win the political game, we’ll dissolve the House”.(8) Early elections became even more certain for Anutin on November 9, 2025, when the People’s Party demanded an extraordinary session for constitutional amendment, rejected by Anutin.(9)

Adding to Anutin's desperation, his approval rating dropped from 48% to only 23% following the slow response to floods in Southern Thailand from November 21-24.(10)

The commencement of war with Cambodia on December 7, 2025, strategically positioned Anutin for reelection ahead of the dissolution of parliament on December 12, 2025.

References
Displaced people in Cambodia: https://t.co/2ap7472tnf
Displaced people in Thailand: https://t.co/KLxHuNryw8
Thai census including Khmer speakers in Surin province: https://t.co/nah4M7jnCS
Anutin suspension of peace accord: https://t.co/ltn0wjCURY
Anutin says the peace accord is void: https://t.co/I2KSi8B2Ug
6. Thai rationale for ending peace accord: https://t.co/mlKPhFSosq
7. Anutin public support for a constitutional referendum: https://t.co/5KzC6ypyIB
8. Anutin threat to dissolve parliament: https://t.co/sho13s1r2z
9. People’s Power Ultimatum to Anutin: https://t.co/CeLPUnxOW2
10. Anutin drop in the polls: https://t.co/tYYYBQQSXw
11. IMF report on Thai economy and weakness: https://t.co/0gdD4Fftej

List of Thai Airstrikes on Cambodia

July 24, 2025, F-16 bombs a road near the 11th-century temple Preah Vihear, https://t.co/taU40P073w

July 24, 2025, F-16 bombs border area (An Ses border checkpoint), https://t.co/ooOP2grXov

July 26, 2025, F-16 and Gripen bomb Ta Krabey area, https://t.co/HtoGO9WbDb

July 27, 2025, F-16 bombing of Ta Krabey and Ta Muan temple areas, https://t.co/Ff8ylspB0a

December 8, 2025 at 09:05 am, Thai force Attacked Cambodian troops using F16- Fighter Jet at Sra Em Commune, Choam Ksan District, Preah Vihear Province, https://t.co/ARisG5kCVT

Dec 08, 2025 at 13:02, Thai force began using F-16 Fighter jets to bomb Mum Bei 3 times with a total of 9 bombs
Source: CNC, Ministry of national defense

December 8, 2025, Griben bombin of Lim Heng Casino, O’Smach, https://t.co/j3c41BzwK7

December 9, 2025, F-16 bombing in Oddar meanchey province, https://t.co/zxte6eftFz

December 11, 2025, F-16 bombing of Banteay Ampil District, Oddar Meanchey province, https://t.co/jzumbGzcYz

December 13, 2025, F-16 bombing of Thmor Da bridges and hotel buildings, Pursat province, https://t.co/lVHZ1qr1TL

December 15, 2025, F-16 bombing of O Jik bridge, Srei Snam District, Siem Reap province, https://t.co/RJ8jtQmxxY

December 15, 2025, F-16 bombing in Banteay Meanchey province, https://t.co/nVexcKYre9

Dec 18, 2025 at 09:51am, the Thai military deployed F-16 fighter jets to bomb the area of Phnom Kmoch, Preah Vichear province
Source: Ministry of national defense

Dec 18, 2025 at 10:07am, the Thai military deployed F-16 fighter jets to bomb the area of Peak Sbeak.
Source: Ministry of National Defense

Dec 18, 2025 at 11:06am, the Thai military deployed 2 bombs F-16 fighter jets to bomb the area of Poi Pet Municipality, Banteay Meanchey Province
Source: Ministry of national defense

Dec 18, 2025 at 14:32, the Thai military deployed F-16 fighter jets and dropped 2 bombs in the area of Serei Saophoan, Banteay Meanchey Province.
Source: Ministry of national defense

Dec 18, 2025 at 14:45, the Thai military deployed F-16 fighter jets and dropped 1 more bomb in the area of Serei Saophoan, Banteay Meanchey Province.
Source: Ministry of national defense

Dec 19, 2025 at 15:30, the Thai military deployed F-16 fighter jets to bomb the area of Peak Sbaek
Source: Ministry of national defense

Dec 19, 2025 at 22:55, the Thai military deployed a first strike of F-16 fighter jets to bombard and destroy the O' Jik Bridge area at the border area between Chong Kal district Oddar Meanchey Province and Srei Snam District, Siem Reap province.
Source: Ministry of national defense

Dec 19, 2025, at 23:00, the Second boom of F-16 fighter jets dropped and destroyed the O' Jik Bridge area at the border area between Chong Kal district Oddar Meanchey Province and Srei Snam District, Siem Reap province.
Source: Ministry of national defense

Dec 19, 2025, at 23:10, the Third boom of F-16 fighter jet dropped and destroyed the O' Jik Bridge area at the border area between Chong Kal district Oddar Meanchey Province and Srei Snam District, Siem Reap province.
Source: Ministry of national defense

Dec 20, 2025, at 1:01am-11:16, the Thai military has deployed F-16 fighter jets to drop 2 bombs aimed to destroy Primary School, located in Thmar Da Commune, Veal Veng District, Pursat Province.
Source: Ministry of national defense

December 21, 2025, 1:00 p.m. Thai F-16 strike in the 5th Military Region at the area of Phkoam Commune, Svay Chek District, Banteay Meanchey province at around 1PM today.