Overseas civil society urges international sanctions to uphold ceasefire

The head of the Australia-based Khmer Organisation for Democracy, Soeng Senkaruna, has called on the international community to impose clear penalties to deter violations of the Cambodia-Thailand ceasefire.

Soeng Senkaruna said on Tuesday that the truce agreed by the two countries contains no binding provisions for punishing violations, allowing Thailand to continue breaching it. He accused Thai forces of repeated incursions into Cambodian territory, including setting up encampments and digging trenches.

He urged stakeholders such as the United States, ASEAN, Malaysia and China to review the ceasefire agreement and add provisions specifying sanctions for any party that violates it. Without such measures, he said, the truce cannot guarantee  ...