Thailand’s health ministry said more than 58,000 people have fled areas near the border with Cambodia and sought sanctuary in temporary shelters as fighting along the frontier entered its second day on July 25.
The Thai military said Friday there had been clashes along the border in several areas, including Chong Bok and Phu Makhuea in Thailand’s Ubon Ratchathani province, and Phanom Dong Rak in Surin province.
The United Nations Security Council is due to hold an emergency meeting in New York on Friday to discuss the crisis. Malaysia, which chairs the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN), has offered to mediate in the dispute….
Thailand–Cambodia Border Clashes Force Thousands to Flee Their Homes
