Twenty months after the first ceasefire, Thai forces are demolishing houses, digging bunkers and drilling wells on land Cambodia claims. Phnom Penh answers with protest notes and legal proceedings. On 15 September, a United Nations conciliation commission opens its work in Singapore.

Since assuming power, Thailand’s newly‑elected Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has rapidly positioned himself as a hard‑line leader determined to prove his strength — a stance that has come at a heavy cost for Cambodia and deepened tensions along their shared border.