BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH—Thailand’s military said on Monday that it has stopped fuel shipments passing through a border checkpoint with Laos because of fears they were being diverted to Cambodia, with which it is fighting a fierce border conflict.
The Thai and Cambodian militaries are clashing at multiple locations along their 817 kilometers (508 mile) land border, both sides said, with no signs of the fighting abating despite international efforts to negotiate a ceasefire, including calls by U.S. President Donald Trump.
A special meeting of Southeast Asian foreign ministers—where top diplomats from both sides could have met—that was scheduled to take place on Tuesday had been pushed back to Dec. 22 at Thailand’s request, the Malaysian foreign ministry said in a statement….
Thailand Cuts Laos Fuel Route as Cambodia Border Conflict Deepens
