Detained Cambodian soldiers return to Cambodia via the Prum International Point of Entry in Pailin province, Cambodia on Dec. 31, 2025. Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Wednesday, saying that Thailand has repatriated 18 detained Cambodian soldiers to Cambodia. Meanwhile, Cambodia's Defense Ministry's Spokesperson Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata confirmed on the same day the release of 18 Cambodian soldiers that Thailand had captured since late July. (Jadina Lon/AKP/Handout via Xinhua)
BANGKOK/PHNOM PENH, Dec. 31 (Xinhua) -- Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Wednesday, saying that Thailand has repatriated 18 detained Cambodian soldiers to Cambodia.
Meanwhile, Cambodia's state-run Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) reported that Thailand on Wednesday released the 18 Cambodian soldiers that it had captured since late July. ■
Cambodian soldiers gesture on a bus after being released, in Pailin province, Cambodia on Dec. 31, 2025.
Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Wednesday, saying that Thailand has repatriated 18 detained Cambodian soldiers to Cambodia.
Meanwhile, Cambodia's Defense Ministry's Spokesperson Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata confirmed on the same day the release of 18 Cambodian soldiers that Thailand had captured since late July. (Jadina Lon/AKP/Handout via Xinhua)