AKP Phnom Penh, February 12, 2026 --

An additional 2,699 displaced people returned to their respective homes today following the ceasefire on Dec. 27, 2025, but some 80,000 others remain in camps, according to the Ministry of Interior.

“Nearly 88 percent of the more than 640,000 displaced persons have returned to their homes, while approximately 80,000 people continue to stay in camps,” it stated.

All displaced people want to return to their homes; however, those who remain in the camps are unable to do so because their houses have been heavily destroyed or contaminated with unexploded ordnance (UXO) during Thailand’s military invasion from Dec. 7 to 27 last year.

Some areas have also been damaged by Thailand’s unlawful actions, including the destruction of villagers’ homes and the blocking of roads with barbed wire, containers, and other obstacles.

In response to these alleged unlawful acts, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia has issued a press release strongly protesting against Thailand.

According to the press release made public on Wednesday evening, the protest follows reports from local authorities that additional civilian infrastructure and administrative buildings have been demolished in the Boeung Trakuon area, situated between Boundary Pillars No. 33 and 36 in Thmar Puok district.

In Chouk Chey village, O’Beichoan commune, O’Chrov district, located between Boundary Pillars No. 46 and 47, a ditch and a road have reportedly been constructed and a pond filled in.

These actions, which have altered the geographical terrain of the area, are described as a clear attempt to legitimise the unlawful occupation of Cambodian territory. They are said to contravene the United Nations Charter, the ASEAN Charter, and Item I of the Joint Statement of the 3rd Special General Border Committee Meeting of Dec. 27, 2025 on de-escalation measures, as well as the Agreed Minutes of the Special Meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Boundary Commission of Oct. 22, 2025.

By Heng Panha