January 6, 2026
PHNOM PENH – The State Secretariat of Border Affairs has announced that the special meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand Joint Boundary Commission (JBC), initially scheduled for early January 2026 in Siem Reap, has been postponed at the request of the Thai side, citing the need to complete internal procedures.
The meeting, originally proposed by the JBC (Cambodia side) on December 28, 2025 was intended to address pressing border issues. In response to the postponement, the Cambodian side has submitted a Note Verbale dated January 5 requesting the rescheduling of the meeting for the second or third week of January in Siem Reap province.
According to the secretariat, the proposed agenda for the rescheduled meeting includes four key points. The first encompasses discussions on survey and demarcation works, as well as addressing incidents involving Thai military forces allegedly violating Cambodia’s territorial integrity. It said these actions reportedly include laying barbed wire, placing containers, planting Thai flags, building trenches, clearing and destroying Cambodian homes and property, and prohibiting Cambodian citizens from returning to their homes.
The second point involves the resumption of survey and emplacement of temporary markers between Boundary Pillars No. 42–47 in Chouk Chey and Prey Chan villages in O Bei Chorn Commune, O Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province, and between Pillars No. 52–59 in Boeng Reang and Kam Rieng communes, Kam Rieng district, Battambang province.
The third covers the survey and placement of temporary markers between Boundary Pillars No. 33–37 in the Boeung Trakuon area, as well as in the Thmor Da International Point of Entry, the O Phluk Domrei border area and the Chor 1 border area – all located in Thmor Da commune, Veal Veng district, Pursat province.
Finally, the fourth agenda item calls for the deployment of joint teams to conduct survey and demarcation works along agreed boundary segments, in accordance with the Agreed Minutes of the 6th Cambodia-Thailand JBC Meeting held on June 15, 2025 in Phnom Penh, according to a January 5 press release from the State Secretariat.
The body reaffirmed the Kingdom’s unwavering commitment to safeguarding the international boundary with Thailand, as inherited from the original Commissions of Delimitation between Indo-China and Siam. This includes full adherence to international law, the principle of uti possidetis juris, the Franco-Siamese conventions and treaties, official maps and procès-verbaux and all relevant bilateral agreements and documents.
The Cambodian side of the JBC reiterated that it will continue joint survey and demarcation efforts with the Thai side at the earliest possible opportunity, with the goal of achieving lasting peace along the border. It also stressed that it does not recognise any unilateral alteration of the boundary line through the use of force.
The secretariat called on all compatriots and the general public to place full trust in the government and the Cambodian side of the JBC, which “steadfastly uphold the highest standards of professionalism and responsibility, and consistently place the supreme national interest at the forefront, particularly with regard to the safeguarding of territorial integrity and national sovereignty.”