Defence Minister Gen Natthaphon Narkphanit has said that Thailand is delaying the release of Cambodian Prisoners of War (POWs) as two Thai soldiers were injured this morning (10 November) after stepping on a landmine.

Exposing the Thai-Cambodian conflict area finds landmines abandoned from old wars over 17 km2 of land with no end in sight, especially during this serious conflict when Thailand only has 1 year left under the Ottawa Treaty to clear all mines. If there are still landmines, the border cannot be demarcated and this will become an endless loop.