{"id":4301,"date":"2025-12-12T05:35:42","date_gmt":"2025-12-12T05:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/12\/cambodia-thailand-fighting-enters-5th-day-thai-pm-confirms-trump-call\/"},"modified":"2025-12-12T05:35:42","modified_gmt":"2025-12-12T05:35:42","slug":"cambodia-thailand-fighting-enters-5th-day-thai-pm-confirms-trump-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pronews.in\/index.php\/2025\/12\/12\/cambodia-thailand-fighting-enters-5th-day-thai-pm-confirms-trump-call\/","title":{"rendered":"Cambodia-Thailand fighting enters 5th day, Thai PM confirms Trump call"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p><em>Cambodia rejects claims of preparing to launch Chinese-made missiles and using foreign fighters in border clashes.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>Fighting between Cambodia and Thailand has entered its fifth day, with Cambodia accusing the Thai military of continued shelling and Thailand\u2019s caretaker Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirming that he is scheduled to speak with United States President Donald Trump.<\/p>\n<p>Thai forces allegedly carried out new attacks in three Cambodian provinces in the early hours of Friday morning, according to Cambodian news outlet The Khmer Times.<\/p>\n<section>\n<h2>Recommended Stories <\/h2>\n<p><span>list of 3 items<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span>list 1 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/12\/11\/cross-border-fighting-between-thailand-cambodia-enters-fourth-day\">Deaths mount on fourth day of border fighting between Thailand, Cambodia<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 2 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/video\/quotable\/2025\/12\/11\/cambodia-thailand-tension-going-from-bad-to\">Cambodia-Thailand tension \u201cgoing from bad to worse\u201d<\/a><\/li>\n<li><span>list 3 of 3<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/12\/11\/thailand-pm-moves-to-dissolve-parliament-paving-way-for-election\">Thailand PM moves to dissolve parliament, paving way for election<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span>end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The newspaper reported that Thai forces opened fire in the Ta Moan, Ta Kra Bei and Thmar Daun areas of Cambodia\u2019s Oddar Meanchey province.<\/p>\n<p>It also reported Thai shelling in the Phnom Khaing and An Ses areas of the country\u2019s Preah Vihear province, as well as the areas of Prey Chan Village and Boeung Trakuan in nearby Banteay Meanchey province.<\/p>\n<p>No new casualties were reported following the renewed fighting.<\/p>\n<p>At least 20 people have been killed across both countries, with nearly 200 more wounded, since <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/12\/8\/thailand-launches-air-raids-along-border-with-cambodia-after-deadly-clashes\">fighting resumed on Monday.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>An estimated 600,000 people have also been displaced on both sides of the Thai-Cambodia border since the breakdown of a peace agreement brokered by Trump in October.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_4168505\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4168505\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/AFP__20251211__87RZ2WE__v2__HighRes__TopshotCambodiaThailandConflict-1765507046.jpg?w=770&#038;resize=770%2C513&#038;quality=80\" alt=\"Displaced people carry boxes with drinking water distributed at a temporary camp in Cambodia's Oddar Meanchey province on December 11, 2025, amid clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border. Renewed fighting raged at the border of Cambodia and Thailand on December 11, with combat heard near centuries-old temples, ahead of an expected phone call from US President Donald Trump to the two nations' leaders. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy \/ AFP)\" fetchpriority=\"low\"><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-4168505\">Displaced people carry boxes with drinking water distributed at a temporary camp in Cambodia\u2019s Oddar Meanchey province on December 11, 2025 [Tang Chhin Sothy\/AFP]<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In a Facebook post, Cambodia\u2019s Ministry of Defence also rejected as \u201cfake news\u201d a claim from the Thai military that it was using foreign mercenaries to operate suicide drones in its attacks on targets in Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Ministry of National Defence of Cambodia would like to reject propaganda disseminated on the Thai 2nd Army Area Facebook page, which accused Cambodia of using foreigners to help launch FPV [first person view] drones in the Cambodian-Thai border conflict,\u201d the ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>Separately, the ministry also rejected accusations from Thai media outlets alleging that it was preparing to launch Chinese-made PHL-03 missiles in the border dispute.<\/p>\n<p>The PHL-03 is a truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher that can fire guided and unguided rockets with a range of 70km to 130km (43.5 miles to 81 miles), according to a US military database, while Cambodia\u2019s BM-21 Soviet-designed multi-rocket launchers have a range of just 15km to 40km (9.3 miles to 25 miles).<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCambodia demands the Thai side to deliberately stop spreading false news in order to divert attention to its violations of international law by painting Cambodia as a pretext to use more violent weapons on Cambodia,\u201d the Defence Ministry said.<\/p>\n<p>The Southeast Asian neighbours accuse one another of reigniting the conflict that centres around a centuries-old border dispute along their 800-kilometre (500-mile) frontier, where both sides claim ownership over a smattering of historic temples.<\/p>\n<p>The continued fighting involving artillery, fighter jets, tanks and drones comes as Thailand\u2019s caretaker Prime Minister Anutin confirmed he was scheduled to speak with President Trump at 21:20 local time (14:20 GMT) on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>Trump promised on Wednesday to reach out to the leaders of both countries, saying he thinks he \u201ccan get them to stop fighting\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Thursday that Trump had yet to call the Thai and Cambodian leadership, but added that \u201cthe administration is obviously tracking this at the highest levels and is very much engaged\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Anutin also said his <a href=\"http:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2025\/12\/11\/thailand-pm-moves-to-dissolve-parliament-paving-way-for-election\">decision to dissolve parliament<\/a> on Thursday \u2013 earlier than expected \u2013 would not affect the management of the ongoing border conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The move comes following a breakdown in relations between Anutin\u2019s Thai Pride Party and the opposition People\u2019s Party, the largest bloc in the Thai legislature.<\/p>\n<p>Government spokesperson Siripong Angkasakulkiat said a legislative impasse had paralysed the government\u2019s agenda, meaning Anutin\u2019s party \u201ccan\u2019t go forward in parliament\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Thailand\u2019s King Maha Vajiralongkorn endorsed the dissolution, the country\u2019s official Royal Gazette announced on Friday, making way for early elections.<\/p>\n<p>The national polls must now be held within 45 to 60 days in Thailand.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cambodia rejects claims of preparing to launch Chinese-made missiles and using foreign fighters in border clashes. 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