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Cambodia Accuses Thailand of ‘Psychological Warfare' With Ghostly Broadcasts Along Border
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ghosts through loud- speakers" followed by aircraft engine noises throughout the night.
According to the com- mission, these noises, which continued for long durations, "dis- rupted sleep, pro- voked anxiety and caused physical dis- comfort", potentially heightening tensions between the neigh- bouring nations.
The Thai government has yet to comment on the allegations.
Hun Sen also shared a statement from Cambodia's foreign minister, who said the matter had been raised with Malaysia, the country that medi- ated peace talks lead- ing to the ceasefire.
Thailand and Cambodia reached an "immediate and unconditional" cease- fire in July following negotiations in Malaysia, aimed at ending the deadliest border clashes in over a decade.
At least 38 people were killed, and more than 300,000 were displaced during the conflict, which fol- lowed months of escalating hostilities, including trade bans
and symbolic protests.
The ceasefire was declared after then- US President Donald Trump said he had spoken with leaders of both countries and warned that ongoing trade negotiations would be suspended until fighting stopped. Trump is expected to oversee a formal peace agreement between Cambodia and Thailand on the sidelines of the upcoming ASEAN Summit in Malaysia later this month.
Tensions have resur- faced, however, as Thailand recently accused Cambodia of laying new landmines along the border - a claim Phnom Penh has denied.
According to Reuters, landmine explosions have maimed at least six Thai soldiers since July, sparking renewed clashes.
Cambodia maintains that the soldiers acci- dentally stepped on leftover ordnance from its decades-long civil war, which left the country among the most heavily mined in the world.
Cambodia
has accused Thailand of using eerie, ghost- like broadcasts along their disputed border, calling the move an act of "psychological warfare" amid fragile peace between the two nations.
According to a Guardian report, for- mer Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen, now serving as sen- ate president, claimed that Thailand had been transmitting "haunting sounds" across the border despite a ceasefire
agree-
ment signed in July.
In a Facebook post, Hun Sen, 73, said that Cambodia's human rights commis- sion had lodged a for- mal complaint with the United Nations, describing the noises as "intense, high- pitched" and deeply distressing.
He shared a letter dated 11 October from the commission addressed to UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk, condemning
what
it called "a grave vio- lation of human rights involving the use of disturbing sounds as a form of psychologi- cal intimidation and harassment" along the Thai-Cambodian border.
The Cambodian Human Rights Commission said it received credible reports from local authorities and resi- dents in border vil- lages alleging that Thai military units had been broadcasting "haunting sounds resembling wailing
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