Thai Citizens Urged to Leave Cambodia as Border Clash Grinds On

Thailand has urged its citizens to leave Cambodia or reconsider travel as border clashes look set to stretch into a sixth day and casualties mount on both sides.

Thais who do not need to stay in Cambodia should consider leaving and those who don’t need to travel there should refrain from doing so until the situation resolves, the Thai Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an advisory.

Thai authorities are also preparing to receive citizens currently held across the border awaiting Cambodia’s immigration process to return home, defense spokesman Surasant Kongsiri said during a briefing late Thursday afternoon.

Earlier this ...