Menu National June 18, 2025 PM: In Border Dispute with Thailand, Cambodia is very patient because it does not want trouble, but Thai military commanders, extremists continue to cause problems Khmer Times Click here to get Khmer Times Breaking News direct into your Telegram FacebookTwitterEmailShare Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, on the afternoon of June 17, 2025, stated that regarding the border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand over the past few months, Cambodia has been very tolerant of the actions of Thai politicians, Thai military commanders, and Thai extremists who have created many problems, including threats to cut off electricity, cut off the internet, close the border, and unilaterally use maps to designate this area as their land, etc. He stated that after Cambodia stepped back and responded to those extremist groups through various measures, they returned to accuse Cambodia of causing the problem. The Prime Minister’s remarks were made during the Extraordinary General Assembly of the Cambodian National Scout Movement at the National Institute of Education on the afternoon of June 17, 2025. The PM said, “I would like to emphasize that Cambodia is involved in this matter (the Cambodia-Thai border). We are lagging behind. We have been very patient for the past few months. In Thailand, both politicians and anti-extremists, sometimes even the army, have issued messages that this area is using a unilateral map. Some say they will cut off electricity, cut off the internet, some say they will build a Cambodia-Thai border fence. Is this professional or not? Cambodia is silent. We are very patient. We do not want to have a problem. Sometimes when we do not speak up, they step on us and say we are unprofessional and accuse us of instigating the problem. ” For the Cambodia-Thailand border dispute, the Cambodian side has chosen a peaceful mechanism for resolution through bilateral negotiations and the International Court of Justice (ICJ). However, the Cambodian army is ready to defend the nation and territorial integrity if any aggression