Mr. ខុង យ៉ាតលួង, chief of Daung International Checkpoint, estimated that the number of Cambodian workers returning from Thailand through this crossing on July 25, 2025, had risen 10–20 times compared with July 24, following fighting between Cambodian and Thai forces along the border.
He said that by just after 10 a.m., an estimated 3,000–4,000 Cambodian workers were standing in line to enter through the pedestrian crossing, with checkpoint officials and other relevant officials coordinating with the Thai side so that all the Cambodian workers could return to the country.
According to figures provided by checkpoint officials, on July 24, only 490 Cambodian citizens returned to the country through Daung International Checkpoint: 214 were women and 28 were children. The total included 417 workers, of whom 185 were women.
Checkpoint officials said Daung International Checkpoint was fully closed except for the small gate, which was open for Cambodian workers returning to the country. They said they would facilitate the return of all Cambodian workers, even with large numbers and some congestion.
The head of Phnom Dei International Checkpoint in Sampov Loun district, Battambang province, said the Thai side normally opens the gate unilaterally at 8 a.m. However, on July 25, 2025, the Thai side had closed the gates completely, including the pedestrian crossing.
He said Phnom Dei International Checkpoint was quiet, with no Cambodian citizens or workers returning through it. Nevertheless, checkpoint officials and other relevant officials remained stationed at the crossing to be ready to assist when Cambodian workers returned to the country from Thailand.
According to checkpoint officials, the Thai side had also completely closed three other regional border checkpoints in Battambang province—O Rumduol, O Anlok and 400—on July 25, 2025.
By: KPS99TV
