Thailand cuts Laos fuel route as Cambodia conflict deepens

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Thailand has halted fuel shipments through a Laos border crossing amid fears supplies are reaching Cambodian forces, as fierce fighting along the Thai-Cambodian border deepens.

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00:00Thailand has halted fuel shipments through a key border checkpoint with Laos,

00:04saying it fears supplies are being diverted to Cambodia amid intensifying border fighting between the two neighbours.

00:11The move comes as clashes enter a second week, displacing hundreds of thousands

00:16and derailing regional efforts to broker a ceasefire.

00:21Thailand's military said it had restricted all fuel movements through the Chong Meg border crossing into Laos

00:27after intelligence suggested the supplies were being routed to Cambodian troops.

00:33Defence Ministry spokesperson Surasan Khonsiri said the measure was not intended to affect Laos,

00:39but was necessary due to security concerns.

00:42Thailand is also considering limiting the movement of its vessels in high-risk Cambodian waters

00:47where they could come under fire.

00:50Trade data shows Thailand has not exported oil to Cambodia since July,

00:54while Singapore remains Cambodia's largest fuel supplier by sea.

00:59The Thai and Cambodian militaries are clashing at multiple locations along their 817-kilometre land border

01:06with no signs of the fighting abating, despite international efforts to negotiate a ceasefire,

01:12including calls by US President Donald Trump.

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