Amid rising tensions along the Thailand-Cambodia border, the Indian Embassy in Thailand on Friday issued a travel advisory, urging Indian tourists to stay alert and follow official updates from Thai authorities, including the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) newsroom.
“In view of the situation near Thailand-Cambodia border, all Indian travelers to Thailand are advised to check updates from Thai official sources, including TAT Newsroom. As per the Tourism Authority of Thailand, places mentioned in the following link are not recommended for traveling,” Embassy of India in Thailand posted on X.
Due to the ongoing unrest, the Tourism Authority of Thailand has advised against travel to several attractions across seven provinces: Ubon Ratchathani, Surin, Sisaket, Buriram, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi, and Trat.
According to the deputy spokesperson of Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health, 14 Thai nationals were killed and 46 others injured in military clashes near the border. Cambodia has yet to release casualty figures, Xinhua news agency reported.
In Bangkok, Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsuthin confirmed that the dead included 13 civilians and one soldier. He strongly condemned what he called Cambodian attacks on civilians and a hospital: “We urge the Cambodian government to immediately halt these war criminal actions, and return to respecting the principles of peaceful coexistence.”
The violence reportedly escalated following a landmine explosion on Wednesday that injured five Thai soldiers, sparking a diplomatic standoff and the mutual expulsion of ambassadors.