The Indian Embassy in Cambodia has issued an advisory, urging Indian nationals to avoid traveling to the border areas amid the ongoing clashes between Cambodia and Thailand.
The Embassy has also provided a helpline number and an email address for Indian nationals in the event of an emergency.
“In view of the ongoing clashes at the Cambodia-Thailand border, Indian nationals are advised to avoid traveling to the border areas. In case of any emergency, Indian nationals may approach the Embassy of India, Phnom Penh at +855 92881676 or email cons.phnompenh@mea.gov.in,” stated the advisory shared on the embassy’s official X handle.
Earlier on Friday, the Indian Embassy in Thailand had also issued a similar advisory asking Indian travelers to avoid visiting several areas in Ubon Ratchathani, Surin, Sisaket, Buriram, Sa Kaeo, Chanthaburi and Trat provinces.
“In view of the situation near the Thailand-Cambodia border, all Indian travelers to Thailand are advised to check updates from Thai official sources, including TAT Newsroom. As per the Tourism Authority of Thailand, places mentioned in the following link are not recommended for traveling,” the Embassy said in a post on X.
The advisories were issued amid the ongoing military clashes near the Thailand-Cambodia border. According to the Thai Ministry of Public Health, 14 people were killed and 46 others injured in the clashes in disputed border areas so far.
The Cambodian side has not released the number of casualties on its side, but the country is also believed to have suffered significant losses.
The violence followed a landmine blast on Wednesday that wounded five Thai soldiers — an incident that triggered the expulsion of ambassadors by both sides and a sharp diplomatic fallout.
Thai officials accused Cambodia of laying new Russian-made mines, while Cambodia dismissed the claims as “baseless accusations”, blaming leftover ordnance from past conflicts.
Earlier on Thursday, clashes flared in at least six areas along the border, including near the ancient Ta Muen Thom temple. Thai F-16 fighter jets conducted airstrikes in response to what the government said were Cambodian truck-mounted rockets.
“It was an act of self-defence,” Thai Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nikorndej Balankura said.
The situation escalated following skirmishes that began Thursday morning, with each side blaming the other for violating international law.