Pakistan, June 15 -- BANGKOK - Cambodia has officially asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to resolve its long-standing border disputes with Thailand, following a deadly skirmish that reignited tensions between the two neighbors.

On May 28, a Cambodian soldier was killed during a brief clash along the 820-kilometer border, parts of which remain undemarcated and contested by both countries. In response, Prime Minister Hun Manet announced that Cambodia would seek a peaceful, legal resolution through the World Court.

Hun Manet shared a photo of Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn delivering a formal letter to the ICJ, stating that bilateral talks had failed to produce results. Cambodia proposed that both nations jointly take the ...