Thailand and Cambodia Battle for Narrative Control Over Border Feud

Thailand and Cambodia fight for the world’s ear over deadly border feud

Thailand and Cambodia are battling for narrative control over their border dispute, with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet alleging truce violations during a Washington trip – and Bangkok accusing its neighbour of spreading “distorted” information to the international community. The two nations intermittently clashed over demarcation points along their 817km (508-mile) border from last July until December 27, when a second ceasefire was reached. The fighting killed 149 people and displaced...

By Aidan Jones