AKP Phnom Penh, November 26, 2025 -- H.E. Mrs. Eat Sophea, Permanent Secretary of State of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on Tuesday led a briefing to members of the diplomatic corps and relevant International Organisations in Phnom Penh on the outcome of a preliminary investigation into the shooting of Cambodian civilians by Thai armed forces on Nov. 12, 2025 in Prey Chan village, O’Beichoan commune, O’Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province.

According to the findings presented at the briefing, the shooting by Thai forces was unprovoked and resulted in the death of one Cambodian civilian and injuries to three others, in the afternoon of Nov. 12, 2025. There was no gunfire from the Cambodian armed forces either before or after Thai forces opened fire into the village. The findings are from an on-site investigation at Prey Chan village, conducted by the Cambodian National Police on the morning of Nov. 13, 2025, with the participation of the ASEAN Observation Team (AOT).

H.E. Permanent Secretary of State reaffirmed that Cambodia remains firmly committed to the full implementation of the ceasefire agreement of July 28 and the Kuala Lumpur Joint Declaration of Oct. 26, 2025. She reiterated Cambodia's strong rejection of allegations that Cambodian forces had laid new landmines, and expressed deep regret that Thailand decided to suspend the implementation of the Kuala Lumpur Joint Declaration, after a landmine explosion on Nov. 10, 2025, involving Thai soldiers who entered a landmine contaminated area well within the territory of Cambodia as reflected in the map produced by the Franco-Siamese Mixed Commission and relied upon by the International Court of Justice in its 1962 and 2013 judgments. 

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