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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rishabh Jaiswal

Foreign Office issues updated travel advice for Thailand and Cambodia

  • The British Foreign Ministry has advised Britons to avoid all but essential travel to parts of Cambodia and Thailand due to escalating conflict.
  • The region is experiencing the worst fighting between the two countries in 13 years, with both nations blaming each other for starting the clashes.
  • Thailand scrambled F-16 fighter jets and engaged in heavy shelling, accusing Cambodian forces of deliberately targeting civilian areas.
  • At least 12 people, including 11 civilians and one soldier, have been killed on the Thai side, while Cambodian losses remain unclear.
  • Approximately 40,000 Thai civilians have been evacuated from border villages, though the number of Cambodian evacuations has not been confirmed.

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