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នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ ទី១៣ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ២០២៥ វេលាម៉ោង ១០:២០នាទី ក្រុមការងារសម្របសម្រួលអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍របស់ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ នៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា បានសម្របសម្រួលជូនក្រុមអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍អាស៊ាន (AOT) ចុះសង្កេតការណ៍ ផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់ និងរាយការណ៍ អំពីហេតុការណ៍ដែលយោធាថៃបានបើកការបាញ់ប្រហារមកលើប្រជាពលរដ្ឋស៊ីវិលស្លូតត្រង់កម្ពុជាដោយគ្មានមូលហេតុ ចំនួនពីរលើកគឺ៖ លើកទីមួយ នៅវេលាម៉ោងប្រមាណ ១៥:៥០នាទី និងលើកទីពីរនៅវេលាម៉ោង ១៧:៥៤នាទីល្ងាច នៅក្នុងភូមិព្រៃចាន់ ឃុំអូរបីជាន់ ស្រុកអូរជ្រៅ ខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ ដែលបានបង្កឱ្យប្រជាពលរដ្ឋស៊ីវិលកម្ពុជារងរបួសសរុបចំនួន ០៣នាក់ និងបាត់បង់ជីវិតចំនួន ០១នាក់។

កម្ពុជាអំពាវនាវឱ្យថៃបញ្ឈប់រាល់អរិភាពជាបន្ទាន់ ដែលគំរាមកំហែងដល់សន្តិភាព និងស្ថិរភាពនៅក្នុងតំបន់។ ទន្ទឹមនឹងនេះ កម្ពុជាអំពាវនាវឱ្យភាគីថៃងាកមកគោរពកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងបទឈប់បាញ់ សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍រួមស្តីពីកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងសន្តិភាព និងកាតព្វកិច្ចទាំងឡាយនៅក្រោមច្បាប់អន្តរជាតិឱ្យបានម៉ឺងម៉ាត់ ស្មោះត្រង់ និងដោយសុច្ឆន្ទៈពិតប្រាកដ។

ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា សូមឱ្យមានការបើកការស៊ើបអង្កេតដោយឯករាជ្យលើករណីនេះ និងសូមអំពាវនាវឱ្យមានការចូលរួមពីភាគីបរទេសដែលមានជំនាញ ដើម្បីស្វែងរកការពិត ការទទួលខុសត្រូវ និងផ្តល់យុត្តិធម៌ជូនប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដែលរងគ្រោះដោយសារការបាញ់ប្រហាររបស់យោធាថៃមកលើប្រជាពលរដ្ឋស៊ីវិលស្លូតត្រង់កម្ពុជាកាលពីម្សិលមិញនេះ។

ក្រសួងការពារជាតិ សូមបញ្ជាក់ជំហរសាជាថ្មីម្តងទៀតថា កម្ពុជាប្រកាន់ខ្ជាប់នូវការដោះស្រាយជម្លោះដោយសន្តិវិធី ស្របតាមច្បាប់អន្តរជាតិ ក៏ដូចជាសន្ធិសញ្ញា អនុសញ្ញា និងកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងដែលមានស្រាប់ ហើយប្រឆាំងនឹងការគំរាម ឬការប្រើប្រាស់កម្លាំង សំដៅស្វែងរកដំណោះស្រាយមួយដែលយុត្តធម៌ ត្រឹមត្រូវ យូរអង្វែង និងស្របតាមច្បាប់អន្តរជាតិ។

អាស្រ័យដូចបានជម្រាបជូនខាងលើ សូមសាធារណជន អ្នកសារព័ត៌មានជាតិ និងអន្តរជាតិជ្រាបជាព័ត៌មាន។

ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ ៨រោច ខែកត្តិក ឆ្នាំម្សាញ់ សប្តស័ក ព.ស ២៥៦៩ ត្រូវនឹងថ្ងៃទី១៣ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ២០២៥

Press Release
Unofficial Translation

On November 13, 2025, at 10:20AM, the Coordinating Task Force for the Observer Team of the Ministry of National Defence of Cambodia facilitated the ASEAN Observer Team (AOT) to observe verify and report on the situation where the Thai forces' unprovoked use of violence against the innocent Cambodian civilians for two rounds: the 1st round at 03:50 PM, and the 2nd round at 05:54 PM, resulting in 3 people injured and 1 person killed, in Prey Chan village, O' Bei Chan commune, O' Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province.

Cambodia urges that Thailand immediately cease all hostile activities that threaten peace and stability in the region. At the same time, we call on the Thai side to turn to firmly honour the Ceasefire Agreement, the Joint Declaration, as well as the obligations under international law with sincerity, in good faith and goodwill.

The Kingdom of Cambodia calls for an independent investigation into this case and appeals for the participation of qualified international parties to uncover the truth and those responsible in order to deliver justice for the victims of Thai military shootings of innocent Cambodian civilians.

The Ministry of National Defence reiterates that rather than resorting to acts of aggression or the use of force, Cambodia firmly adheres to resolving disputes through peaceful means in accordance with international law, the existing treaties, conventions and agreements, so as to seek solution that is just, fair, long-lasting, and in compliance with international law.

Based on the above information, the public, both national and international media outlets, are advised to be informed accordingly.

November 13, 2025

What the world is watching at the Thai Cambodian border is not just a military exchange; it is a rehearsal of innocence.
Every Thai outlet, Khaosod, The Nation, even provincial feeds, carried the same 16:10 timestamp, the same line that “Cambodia fired first,” and the same assurance that “no civilians were harmed.” The uniformity is not proof of truth. It is proof of choreography.

This is how a defensive lawfare narrative looks before the investigation even begins. The Royal Thai Army’s statements now read like a courtroom script: references to Rules of Engagement, international law, humanitarian restraint. The military is not only explaining a gunfight; it is building an affidavit for the day verification arrives.

Inside Thailand, this language has a second function, domestic sedation. When Lt Gen Worayos brings governors, police, and villagers into one frame after a clash, it is not unity; it is distribution of guilt. By turning a firefight into an administrative meeting, the state converts anxiety into ceremony. The audience at home sees control, not confusion. The border closes, the cameras show de mining, a villager nods, and the unease is buried for one more day.

What is missing is the witness.
Every report begins “according to the Burapha Task Force.” Not one sentence mentions independent confirmation. Not one image carries a verifiable coordinate. The observer clause from the Kuala Lumpur peace accord still sleeps, even as both sides invoke international law like an amulet. That absence, the missing third eye, is the real front line now.

Watch the rhythm.
First hour: operational brief.
Next hour: army spokesperson.
Then the commander’s inspection.
Then a denial of “fake Cambodian reports.”
It repeats every cycle, a two hour heartbeat of preemptive clarity designed to outrun scrutiny. In that rhythm you can hear fear, fear of being documented before they can control the narrative.

Beyond the military script lies the real cost: villages divided by sealed gates, market stalls empty, trucks idling in Sa Kaeo, day laborers stranded at Poipet. While headlines speak of sovereignty and restraint, people at the frontier count the days without income. Every closure is another silent casualty that no communiqué records.

Then Phnom Penh answered.
Prime Minister Hun Manet condemned the shooting at Prey Chan, naming three wounded and one dead, and he did not threaten; he invited witnesses. His statement called for an independent investigation with international participation, cited the Joint Boundary Commission clause on maintaining the status quo, and reaffirmed Cambodia’s commitment to the Kuala Lumpur peace framework. Where Bangkok performed discipline, Phnom Penh performed legality. One side spoke of Rules of Engagement; the other spoke of international humanitarian law.

That single gesture, inviting verification, changes the field. It turns every Thai press release into a pre defense and shifts the burden of proof to whoever refuses inspection. Cambodia moved the conversation from accusation to documentation.

Thailand’s message machine still works, for now, inside its borders. But internationally, it is holding ground, not winning belief. The world is waiting for proof: who fired first, where the mines came from, who the victims really were. Evidence will decide what language cannot.

The question is no longer who shot first.
The real question is who will open the gate for the witness to enter.
Because in every war of stories, the one who invites verification writes the history that lasts.

Midnight

PM Calls for Independent Investigation into Thai Military Violence

Prime Minister Hun Manet has denounced the violence committed by Thai soldiers against Cambodian civilians in Banteay Meanchey province, which left one person dead and three others injured. He called for an independent investigation into the incident.

Cambodianess

Cambodia stands for peace, yet Thailand shot and killed one Cambodian civilian and let several injured.

Statement of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation: Cambodia Strongly Condemns Civilian Shooting by Thai Forces 12 November 2025

United Nations
The White House
Donald J. Trump
ASEAN
Anwar Ibrahim
European Parliament

🇰🇭 Cambodian Prime Minister: I strongly condemn the unprovoked use of violence by the Thai side against innocent Cambodian civilians in Prey Chan Village in the afternoon of 12 November 2025, which resulted in injuries to three Cambodian civilians and the tragic loss of one life.

This act violates international humanitarian law and international law, and goes against humanitarian principles and the mutual agreement previously reached to resolve border issues through peaceful means—especially the agreement to allow the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) to conduct survey and emplacement of temporary markers, and to maintain the status quo until the completion of the survey and a final decision by the JBC.

I call on the Thai side to immediately cease the use of force against innocent Cambodian civilians in Prey Chan Village and to refrain from any use of force in addressing border issues between our two countries.

I also call for an independent investigation into this incident and appeal for the participation of qualified international parties to uncover the truth and those responsible in order to deliver justice for the victims.

At the same time, I instructed the local authorities and all security forces to take urgent measures to protect our civilians—placing absolute priority on their safety and lives.

Cambodia remains committed to resolving this border issue peacefully, in accordance with the spirit of the Joint Declaration signed in Kuala Lumpur on 26 October 2025, with the goal of ending the conflict and building peace between our two nations.

(Source: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet)
(Image Source: The United Nations)