Menu Opinion June 9, 2025 Why can’t two Buddhist neighbouring kingdoms peacefully co-exist? Kin Phea, PhD / Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Thai Army General, Pana Klaewplodthuk (2-R), and Commander of the Royal Cambodian Army, General Mao Sophan (2-L), meet following a border skirmish between Thailand and Cambodia last month. ROYAL THAI ARMY HANDOUT/AFP Click here to get Khmer Times Breaking News direct into your Telegram FacebookTwitterEmailShare Cambodia and Thailand are predominantly Buddhist neighbouring kingdoms that share deep historical, cultural, and religious ties. Their land border, stretching over 800 kilometres, was originally defined by the Franco-Siamese treaties of 1904 and 1907.