Hun Sen shows he is in charge of Cambodia's border crisis

Former prime minister projects leadership, eclipsing his son Hun Manet

Cambodian Senate President and former Prime Minister Hun Sen leads a discussion on July 24 with military commanders and senior officials about developments in the border clashes with Thailand. (Screenshot from Samdech Hun Sen of Cambodia' Facebook page)

ANANTH BALIGA and MENG KROYPUNLOK

July 25, 2025 18:28 JST

PHNOM PENH -- Fourteen years since their last cross-border conflict, Cambodia and Thailand are once again settling a territorial dispute with heavy weapons. In two days of fighting there have been deaths and injuries on both sides.