Thailand’s Foreign Ministry has defended its officials’ actions in Ban Nong Ya Kaew, reaffirming that the measures taken were in response to unlawful activities within Thai territory. 

The Royal Thai Army (RTA) said on Wednesday that its forces had clashed with Cambodian protesters at Ban Nong Ya Kaeo, in Sa Kaeo’s Khok Sung district, after a group of about 200 crossed the border to dismantle Thai security barriers.