Responding to claims that demolishing a house at អូរភ្លុកដំរី amounted to giving Cambodian land to Thailand, the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces’ 5th Military Region said the allegation was false, wholly misrepresented the letter dated September 22, 2025, and had no legal basis.
In its clarification issued on September 26, the command stressed that border demarcation and the placement of markers fall under the Cambodia–Thailand Joint Boundary Commission (JBC). It said this mandate had also been reaffirmed in the minutes of the first Special General Border Committee (GBC) Meeting on September 10, 2025.
The command said the two countries had adequate, clear legal frameworks, institutional mechanisms and technical procedures for resolving border issues. It cited the 1:200,000 scale map based on the 1904 Convention and 1907 Treaty and 74 mutually recognised boundary markers, reaffirmed by both sides in the 2000 Memorandum of Understanding.
The 5th Military Region reaffirmed its firm position to defend Cambodia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity and its support for peaceful resolution of border issues based on international law.
Preah Sihanouk Provincial Television. By: ង៉ែត ពិសាន្ត