Cambodians evacuated from Poipet on Tuesday night, but Thais’ travel restricted
Thai sources say Cambodia evacuated residents from Poipet on Tuesday night while restricting stranded Thais’ movement and demanding “travel clearance fees”.
The Cambodian government urgently evacuated its citizens from the border town of Poipet late on Tuesday night while restricting the movement of Thais stranded there, Thai sources said.
Several Thais still in Poipet said the authorities began evacuating Cambodian residents on Tuesday night amid fighting between Thai and Cambodian troops along the border.
Thai sources said Cambodian authorities would not allow Thais to leave their current residential areas.
The sources added that many Thais who tried to travel to an airport in Phnom Penh to fly home faced strict checks by Cambodian authorities, who also demanded “travel clearance fees”.
They said those travelling to the airport were stopped at multiple road checkpoints and required to pay the “fees”.
The sources added that the situation has raised concerns among families of the stranded Thais, while the Thai government is still considering measures to evacuate them.
