Bangkok: Thailand’s military on Sunday enforced a night-time curfew in several districts of Trat Province as security concerns escalated along the country’s border with Cambodia, according to an official announcement cited by Xinhua.
The curfew has been imposed with immediate effect in five districts—Khlong Yai, Bo Rai, Laem Ngop, Khao Saming and Mueang Trat—restricting residents from leaving their homes between 7 pm and 5 am. Authorities said the measure was necessary to maintain security and prevent further unrest in the sensitive border region.
The decision followed an incident late Saturday night when three M79 grenades were fired at the headquarters of the Marine Corps Task Force in Trat Province. Thai media reports said the explosives, believed to have been launched from within Thai territory, landed in an uninhabited area and caused no casualties.
Trat has become the second province to enforce curfew restrictions since fresh clashes erupted along the Thailand-Cambodia border. Earlier this week, similar measures were imposed in four border districts of Sa Kaeo Province as tensions intensified.
The curfew comes against the backdrop of continuing hostilities between the two neighbouring countries. Thailand has firmly denied claims of any ceasefire agreement with Cambodia, maintaining that military operations along the disputed border areas remain ongoing.
Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said on Saturday that Thailand had not agreed to halt fighting and that no ceasefire talks were currently underway. His statement followed appeals from Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and US President Donald Trump, who suggested that both sides had agreed to stop hostilities. However, neither Anutin nor Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet confirmed any such agreement in their official statements.
Clashes over the past six days have reportedly left more than 20 people dead and nearly 200 injured on both sides, according to international media reports. The violence has also forced an estimated 600,000 people to flee their homes along the 800-kilometre border, where tensions are largely focused on long-standing disputes over historic temple sites.
Addressing allegations from Cambodia that Thai forces continued air attacks after claims of a ceasefire, Anutin said the situation may have been misunderstood and urged the public to rely on official military statements. He reiterated that there were no ceasefire negotiations at present.
