Kuala Lampur, Aug. 4 -- The borderlands between Thailand and Cambodia are once again teetering on the edge of conflict.

What had appeared to be a tentative peace is now hanging by a thread. In an official statement released by the Cambodian Ministry of National Defence on August 3, 2025, Phnom Penh alleged that the Thai military, in collaboration with its own authorities, had instructed the evacuation of remaining Thai civilians in the border area of Surin Province, effective by the night of the same day. This abrupt move, reportedly confirmed at 10.49am, sets off alarm bells across Asean.

More troubling is Cambodia's accusation that Thai armed forces are preparing to launch a series of attacks on multiple sacred and symbolically sensit...