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Military attaches and diplomats from 13 countries observe the implementation of the Cambodia–Thailand ceasefire agreement next to a destroyed building by the An Ses border checkpoint in Cambodia's Preah Vihear province on July 30, 2025. Chor Sokunthea, AFP

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Deutsche Welle

<p>Three Thai soldiers have been wounded after one stepped on a landmine in territory along the border with Cambodia, the Thai army announced on Saturday.</p><p>The incident comes just days after the two countries agreed to extend the ceasefire that ended a brief armed conflict, which were their deadliest clashes in decades.</p><p>One soldier suffered a severe leg injury, another was wounded in the back and arm, and the third experienced extreme pressure damage to the ear during the incident in northeastern Thailand&#x27;s Sisaket province.</p><p>&quot;It clearly demonstrates to both domestic and international society that the use of concealed weapons in border areas continues to exist, constituting a clear violation of the Ottawa Convention by the Cambodian side,&quot; the army&#x27;s statement said.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/7/26/death-toll-rises-in-thai-cambodian-clashes-despite-ceasefire-call-1526"><strong>Death toll rises in Thai-Cambodian clashes despite ceasefire call<br/></strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>How have Thailand and Cambodia reacted?</strong></div><p>After Saturday&#x27;s blast, the Thai army statement, citing its spokesperson Maj. Gen. Winthai Suvaree, said that Saturday&#x27;s mine explosion constituted &quot;a significant obstacle to the implementation of ceasefire measures and peaceful resolution of problems.&quot;</p><p>The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, a government body, issued a statement denying that any new mines had been laid.</p><p>&quot;We have not, and will not, plant new land mines,&quot; said the statement, noting that Cambodia is a party to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty Convention, &quot;and has an internationally recognized record of removing, not deploying, these indiscriminate weapons.&quot;</p><p>It noted that Cambodia has cleared more than 1 million mines and nearly 3 million other pieces of unexploded ordnance left over from more than three decades of war and civil unrest that began in 1970.</p><div><a href="https://www.abs-cbn.com/news/world/2025/7/30/thailand-and-cambodia-trade-allegations-of-truce-breaking-2348"><strong>Thailand and Cambodia trade allegations of truce breaking</strong></a></div><div><br/></div><div><strong>What happened during the recent Thai-Cambodia conflict?</strong></div><p>A five-day conflict between Thailand and Cambodia killed at least 43 people in a flare-up of a long-running dispute over ancient border temples.</p><p>The clashes, involving jets, artillery, rockets and infantry battles, ended on July 29 with a ceasefire, after cajoling by US President Donald Trump.</p><p>A meeting of defense officials in Kuala Lumpur finished on Thursday with a deal to extend the ceasefire.</p><p>Tensions had simmered since May this year when a Cambodian soldier was shot dead by Thai troops in a brief fracas in another contested border area. </p><p>The escalating dispute was marked by border crossing restrictions and cross-border boycotts along with bans of goods and services before fighting broke out.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>What is the Ottawa Convention?</strong></div><p>The Ottawa Convention, also called the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Treaty, is an international agreement banning the weapons&#x27; use, and both Thailand and Cambodia have committed to it.</p><p>A statement from Thailand&#x27;s foreign ministry said the incident confirmed the Thai army&#x27;s findings &quot;that new land mines are being laid in blatant violation of international law.&quot; It also noted this was the third such incident in less than a month.</p><p>Cambodia had suggested that two earlier explosions last month wounding Thai soldiers might be land mines from past conflicts.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/aOUum7jluIA?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span><br/></div>

<p>The incident occured only days after an agreement to extend a ceasefire that ended the recent deadly conflict between the Southeast Asian neighbors.</p>

The incident occured only days after an agreement to extend a ceasefire that ended the recent deadly conflict between the Southeast Asian neighbors.

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Three Thai soldiers injured by landmine on Cambodian border

Deutsche Welle,

Kalika Mehta

Published Aug 10, 2025 09:23 AM PHT

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