Thailand-Border Clashes/Crossing Closure

Closure of Poipet border crossing leaves many stranded amid clashes

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Poipet border crossing, Thailand - Dec 13, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of vehicles, people with luggage at border, security personnel
2. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Cambodian national (no name given):
"I have been in Thailand for about three to four years, working in a factory. Now the situation at the border is not good, so I want to go back to my hometown."
3. Various of Cambodian nationals carrying with luggage, walking
4. Thai local walking towards pickup loaded with Cambodian nationals
5. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Thai local (no name given):
"They have no place to sleep, and they would be bitten by mosquitoes if sleeping outdoors, so I want to take them to my place. They just can't go through this checkpoint."
6. Various of Cambodian nationals aboard Thai local's pickup
7. Various of people at border
8. Closed border crossing

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The closure of Poipet border crossing, the largest land border crossing between Thailand and Cambodia, has left large numbers of people stranded on both sides of the border and unable to return home amid continuing clashes.

At the Thai side of the border on Saturday, security personnel carried out strict checks on all vehicles and people at a distance of about 500 meters from the Poipet crossing, and only those holding Cambodian documents and relevant personnel were allowed access to the area.

"I have been in Thailand for about three to four years, working in a factory. Now the situation at the border is not good, so I want to go back to my hometown," said one of the stranded Cambodian nationals.

Another more than 20 Cambodian nationals failed to go home through the Poipet border crossing on Saturday, and were later picked up by a kind-hearted Thai local, who said that many groups of Cambodians had tried to cross the border every day but failed recently.

"They have no place to sleep, and they would be bitten by mosquitoes if sleeping outdoors, so I want to take them to my place. They just can't go through this checkpoint," said the local.

Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said at a press conference Saturday that 6,000 to 7,000 Thai nationals were stranded on the Cambodian side of the Poipet border checkpoint.

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  • ID : 8457388
  • Dateline : Dec 13, 2025
  • Location : Thailand
  • Category : Other
  • Duration : 2'16
  • Audio Language : Thai/Nats
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland
  • Published : 2025-12-14 21:51
  • Last Modified : 2025-12-15 15:48:25
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  • ID : 8457388
  • Dateline : 13 déc. 2025
  • Location : Thaïlande
  • Category : Other
  • Duration : 2'16
  • Audio Language : Thaïlandais/Nats
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : Pas d’accès dans la partie continentale de Chine
  • Published : 2025-12-15 13:38
  • Last Modified : 2025-12-15 15:48:25
  • Version : 2
  • ID : 8457388
  • Dateline : 13 ديسمبر 2025
  • Location : تايلاند
  • Category : Other
  • Duration : 2'16
  • Audio Language : التايلاندية/الصوت الطبيعي
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  • Published : 2025-12-15 15:24
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  • Version : 2
  • ID : 8457388
  • Dateline : 13 dic. 2025
  • Location : Tailandia
  • Category : Other
  • Duration : 2'16
  • Audio Language : Tailandés/Nats
  • Source : China Central Television (CCTV)
  • Restrictions : No acceso a la parte continental de China
  • Published : 2025-12-15 14:13
  • Last Modified : 2025-12-15 15:48:25
  • Version : 2

Thailand-Border Clashes/Crossing Closure

Closure of Poipet border crossing leaves many stranded amid clashes

Dateline : Dec 13, 2025

Location : Thailand

Duration : 2'16

  • English
  • Français
  • العربية
  • Español


Poipet border crossing, Thailand - Dec 13, 2025 (CCTV - No access Chinese mainland)
1. Various of vehicles, people with luggage at border, security personnel
2. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Cambodian national (no name given):
"I have been in Thailand for about three to four years, working in a factory. Now the situation at the border is not good, so I want to go back to my hometown."
3. Various of Cambodian nationals carrying with luggage, walking
4. Thai local walking towards pickup loaded with Cambodian nationals
5. SOUNDBITE (Thai) Thai local (no name given):
"They have no place to sleep, and they would be bitten by mosquitoes if sleeping outdoors, so I want to take them to my place. They just can't go through this checkpoint."
6. Various of Cambodian nationals aboard Thai local's pickup
7. Various of people at border
8. Closed border crossing


The closure of Poipet border crossing, the largest land border crossing between Thailand and Cambodia, has left large numbers of people stranded on both sides of the border and unable to return home amid continuing clashes.

At the Thai side of the border on Saturday, security personnel carried out strict checks on all vehicles and people at a distance of about 500 meters from the Poipet crossing, and only those holding Cambodian documents and relevant personnel were allowed access to the area.

"I have been in Thailand for about three to four years, working in a factory. Now the situation at the border is not good, so I want to go back to my hometown," said one of the stranded Cambodian nationals.

Another more than 20 Cambodian nationals failed to go home through the Poipet border crossing on Saturday, and were later picked up by a kind-hearted Thai local, who said that many groups of Cambodians had tried to cross the border every day but failed recently.

"They have no place to sleep, and they would be bitten by mosquitoes if sleeping outdoors, so I want to take them to my place. They just can't go through this checkpoint," said the local.

Thai Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow said at a press conference Saturday that 6,000 to 7,000 Thai nationals were stranded on the Cambodian side of the Poipet border checkpoint.

ID : 8457388

Published : 2025-12-14 21:51

Last Modified : 2025-12-15 15:48:25

Source : China Central Television (CCTV)

Restrictions : No access Chinese mainland

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