Warum streiten Thailand und Kambodscha erneut?

**The Telegraph writes**: Thailand and Cambodia have [resumed clashes](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/08/thailand-strike-cambodia-border-clashes-despite-trump-peace/) along their disputed border, with at least five deaths on Monday, in a flare-up that undermines a [ceasefire brokered by Donald Trump](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/10/26/trump-oversees-signing-of-cambodia-and-thailand-peace-deal/) only six weeks ago.

Both governments blame the other for the worst violence since July, [when at least 48 people were killed](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/07/28/thailand-cambodia-agree-full-unconditional-ceasefire/) and 300,000 forced from their homes.

The stand-off is ostensibly caused by differing interpretations of a colonial-era map delineating their shared border. 

The long-running confrontation stems from differing interpretations of a 1907 French colonial map defining the 508-mile border, including areas around important Khmer-era temples such as Preah Vihear and Ta Muen Thom.

The ambiguity led to a 1962 International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruling awarding Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia, though Thailand continued to dispute adjacent land.

**Read the full explainer at:** [**https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/08/why-are-thailand-and-cambodia-fighting-again/**](https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2025/12/08/why-are-thailand-and-cambodia-fighting-again/)

Both countries are trying to deflect from internal issues.