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Defence minister orders delay of release of Cambodian POWs following mine attack
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2025
Thailand delays the release of 18 Cambodian POWs after two soldiers were injured by a landmine near the Si Sa Ket border on Monday morning.
Some Cambodian POWs ‘don’t want to return’, says deputy defence minister
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 2025
Deputy Defence Minister says some Cambodian prisoners of war do not want to return home, adding that the Thai and Cambodian governments, together with ASEAN observers, will jointly assess their release.
Release of 18 Cambodian prisoners of war (POWs) proceeding
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 07, 2025
7 Cambodian POWs request full dental treatment before return, but Thai authorities deny. Release scheduled for Nov 12, contingent on conditions.
18 Cambodian POWs to be released at Ban Phak Kad checkpoint on Nov 12
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 06, 2025
Thailand to release 18 Cambodian soldiers captured in July’s border clash at Ban Phak Kad checkpoint, Chanthaburi, on Nov 12 under humanitarian principles
Cambodia must fulfill 4 conditions to end hostility before POWs are returned
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 29, 2025
The Thai Army emphasises that Cambodia must sincerely implement the four conditions before POWs can be returned, warning that additional measures may follow if no progress is made.
Thai 2nd Army reports Cambodian drones, trucks at border; ICRC visits POWs
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2025
The 2nd Army Area monitors Cambodian drones and transport vehicles near the border; ICRC inspects 18 Cambodian POWs to ensure humanitarian compliance.
Thailand has right to detain Cambodian POWs under international law, says army
SUNDAY, AUGUST 10, 2025
Thailand has the right to detain 18 Cambodian prisoners of war (POWs) under international law and will repatriate them only once the ceasefire and hostilities have clearly and fully ended.
Army spokesperson responds to Cambodia’s demand for POW repatriation
TUESDAY, AUGUST 05, 2025
Maj Gen Winthai Suvaree questioned Cambodia, asking whether they had expressed gratitude to Thailand for returning the bodies of 18 soldiers and repatriating 2 prisoners of war.
ICRC visits Cambodian POWs in Thailand
TUESDAY, AUGUST 05, 2025
Royal Thai Army opens detention facility for ICRC to visit Cambodian POWs, adhering to international humanitarian standards
South Korean POWs still held in NK, 70 years after armistice
THURSDAY, JULY 27, 2023
Yoo Young-bok, 93, recalls when he, then a 23-year-old South Korean rifle soldier, was captured by the Chinese People’s Liberation Army during the Geumhwa area battle, in Gangwon Province in June 1953, a month before the Armistice Agreement was signed to cease the Korean War.