Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Ma Nai responds to the Cambodian Thai border conflict: emphasizes the need to control the situation and calls on the public to remain calm

Hong Manai specifically pointed out in the article that the Thai side's actions of mobilizing troops and heavy weapons to border areas during its visit to Japan have raised concerns among the domestic public about the situation. He emphasized that although he is currently on a working visit to Japan, as a national leader, he still has full control over the handling of border situations. All important developments related to the border situation, including the contact results between the Minister of Defense, the Royal Army Commander, and the Thai side, have been reported in real-time to the Deputy Prime Minister, the Minister of Defense, and senior military officials. He made it clear that any key decisions involving troop mobilization and weapon deployment must be approved by himself.

Hong Manet reiterated the Cambodian government's stance on maintaining regional stability and expressed that they do not want to see any military conflict that harms the interests of both countries. He hopes that the meeting between the Cambodian Thai Army commanders on the evening of May 29th can achieve constructive results and continue to maintain effective communication between border forces. Regarding the deployment of the Cambodian military in border areas, Hong Manet explained that this is an implementation of established territorial defense plans aimed at responding to possible emergencies. He emphasized that Cambodia always adheres to the principle of resolving border disputes under international law, but at the same time reserves the right to take all necessary measures when its territorial integrity is threatened by force.

At the end of the article, Hong Mane called on the public to remain calm and avoid being influenced by false information that could trigger ethnic sentiment. He hopes that the people will trust the government and military's ability to handle crises, and believe that the authorities will handle the current situation with a highly responsible attitude.

In the early hours of the previous day, there was a firefight between Cambodia and Thailand in the border area, resulting in the death of one Cambodian soldier. According to the announcement released by the Cambodian Ministry of Defense on May 28th, the conflict that occurred in the early morning of May 28th occurred in Morodok Techo Village, Morodok District, Choam Ksan County, Preah Vihear Province, Cambodia. This is a military base that Cambodia has been stationed at for a long time; Thai media reported that the exchange of fire occurred at the Chong Bok border in Ubon Province, Thailand.

According to the Associated Press, on May 28th local time, Thai and Cambodian soldiers briefly exchanged fire in the border area between the two countries. A spokesperson for the Cambodian military stated that Cambodian soldiers were conducting routine patrols at the border when Thailand opened fire first and one Cambodian person died. On the other hand, the Thai military statement stated that Cambodian soldiers entered the disputed area and Thai soldiers went to the area for negotiations, but due to misunderstanding, the Cambodian side opened fire and Thai soldiers subsequently retaliated. The Thai side stated that the exchange of fire between the two sides lasted for about 10 minutes until local commanders spoke to each other and ordered a ceasefire, after which negotiations were held between the two sides.