Thailand Considers Blocking Fuel Exports to Cambodia as Border Conflict Escalates

Thailand Considers Blocking Fuel Exports to Cambodia as Border Conflict Escalates
Military personnel carry the coffin of Private Mustageem Chema, covered by the Thai national flag, during a procession ceremony to transport bodies to their home town, at a military airport amid deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, December 14, 2025. Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters
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BANGKOK, Dec 14—Thailand’s military said it was considering blocking fuel exports to Cambodia, as fighting between the two countries spread to coastal areas of a disputed border region two days after U.S. President Donald Trump said the sides had agreed to a new ceasefire.

The Southeast Asian neighbours have resorted to arms several times this year since a Cambodian soldier was killed in a May skirmish, reigniting a conflict that has displaced hundreds of thousands of people on both sides of the border.