Cambodia’s Interior Ministry said in an update released on July 7 that, as of 6 a.m. that day, about 20,900 people displaced by Cambodia–Thailand border tensions had not returned home, including about 10,600 women and 6,066 children.
The update said the total number displaced by the border situation had at one point exceeded 640,000. Most residents had since returned to their previous places of residence, but some had not yet gone home.
In education and health services, eight schools and five hospitals or health centres in Oddar Meanchey province remained suspended; five schools and one hospital or health centre in Banteay Meanchey remained closed; and seven schools and two hospitals or health centres in Preah Vihear remained closed. Across the three provinces, 20 schools and eight hospitals or health centres had not resumed normal operations.
The update also conveyed Cambodia’s statement that Thai armed forces installed barbed wire in border areas of Preah Vihear and Oddar Meanchey on July 2. Cambodia considered this contrary to the 2000 Memorandum of Understanding on the Survey and Demarcation of the Land Boundary between the two countries and inconsistent with de-escalation provisions in the Joint Statement of the third special meeting of the Cambodia–Thailand General Border Committee (GBC) on December 27, 2025.
The above reflects information and positions released by Cambodia’s Interior Ministry. Cambodia–Thailand border issues remained to be addressed through existing border cooperation mechanisms, diplomatic channels and further consultations.
