Opinion

OPINION: Devastating with More Gripen Aircraft

AKP Phnom Penh, January 06, 2026 -- In an opinion piece in DN on 3 September, I warned that the fighting between Thailand and Cambodia in July was not ‘a blurred border conflict between two equal parties, but an asymmetrical conflict that increasingly bears the hallmarks of a full-scale war of ag...

OPINION: Cruelty Behind the Ceasefire: Thailand’s Military Assault on Cambodian Sovereignty

AKP Phnom Penh, January 03, 2026 -- A ceasefire is meant to silence guns, protect civilians, and create space for diplomacy. What has unfolded instead in Cambodia’s border villages of Prey Chan and Chork Chey is a brutal betrayal of that principle—one that exposes the Thai military’s disregard fo...

OPINION: Thailand’s Occupation of Cambodian Land Is a Crime, Not a Dispute

AKP Phnom Penh, January 02, 2026 -- Thailand’s recent actions along the Cambodian border are not a misunderstanding, a minor skirmish, or a mere border dispute. They are deliberate acts of invasion, occupation, and intimidation—crimes committed on Cambodian sovereign territory. By unilaterally as...

OPINION: Thailand: How Many More Denials Will It Take to Admit It's the Aggressor?

AKP Phnom Penh, December 27, 2025 -- The major powers, supposedly protectors of global security and world peace, continue, through soothing pronouncements, to equate aggressors and victims, even though there is ample, documented evidence of Thai aggression against a sovereign, peaceful state inca...

OPINION: Thailand Is Afraid of the Facts

AKP Phnom Penh, December 26, 2025 -- Thailand admits it bombed deep inside Cambodia. Cambodia asked for independent checks. Thailand refused all of them. If your actions are legal, you don’t block scrutiny. Refusing verification isn’t neutrality. It’s fear. The facts exist. The photos ex...

OPINION: The Region and the World Must Condemn Thailand

AKP Phnom Penh, December 25, 2025 -- 1.The war of aggression that Bangkok is waging against Cambodia constitutes an extremely dangerous geopolitical turning point. At the global level, it marks a regression toward an international order predating the Second World War. At the level of Southeast As...

Open Letter: Thailand’s Top Leadership Must Be Brought Before a War Crimes Court

AKP Phnom Penh, December 24, 2025 -- Attacks using weapons against civilians and civilian property are not acceptable under international law. The acts of violence alleged to have occurred—including attacks on civilians, schools, pagodas, ancient temples, and private homes; the cutting of bridges...

OPINION: I Say! One Claim, Another Reality: Thailand’s Attacks and Questions of War Crimes

AKP Phnom Penh, December 22, 2025 -- Thailand’s prime minister has claimed that the use of military force against Cambodia was intended to “dismantle online criminal networks”. At first glance, the assertion may appear plausible. But in international relations, words cannot replace facts. What...

OPINION: ‘Map of the History of Thailand’s Boundary’ Misleads Thais from Childhood

AKP Phnom Penh, December 22, 2025 -- What exactly are Thai children taught about Cambodia and other neighbouring countries when they go to school? According to the 1994 book “Siam Mapped” by Thai historian Thongchai Winichakul, much can be traced to an influential map distributed during World...

OPINION: Mass Destruction and Civilian Suffering: Thailand’s Military Invasion of Cambodia Is a Blatant Crime Under International Law

AKP Phnom Penh, December 21, 2025 — Thailand’s ongoing military invasion of Cambodian territory is no longer a border incident, a misunderstanding, or a “security operation.” It is a sustained campaign of destruction that has devastated civilian life, shattered essential infrastructure, and displ...

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