Thailand-Cambodia conflict

Learning English from the News

2025-07-30

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(Photo by Anadolu/Contributor via Getty Images)  ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ Download a free worksheet ______________________________________________________________________________________________________ The story Fighting broke out last week on the border between Thailand and Cambodia leading to the deaths of at least 33 people and causing thousands of people to leave their homes. The exact border between the two countries has been disputed for many years – there are some areas which both countries claim to be theirs. Disagreement over the border goes back to 1907 when Cambodia was a French colony and a treaty was signed. Recent political developments in each country have also contributed to the current crisis. News headlines Thailand seeks to ease fears amid shaky ceasefire deal with Cambodia The Guardian As Thai-Cambodia truce nears, evacuees speak out Deutsche Welle The Roots of the Thailand-Cambodia Border Conflict The Diplomat Key words and phrases shaky weak and vulnerable evacuee someone who has been moved from, or has moved from a dangerous location roots causes Next  Learn more English vocabulary from the news with our Learning English from the News archive. Find a list of all our programmes.
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  • From BBC Learning English, this is Learning English from the News,

  • our podcast about the news headlines.

  • In this programme, Thailand-Cambodia conflict.

  • Hello, I'm Beth.

  • And I'm Phil.

  • In this programme,

  • we look at one big news story and the vocabulary in their headlines that will help you understand it.

  • You can find all the vocabulary and headlines from this episode as well as a worksheet on our website bbclearningenglish.com.

  • OK, so let's have a look at this story.

  • Fighting broke out last week on the border between Thailand and Cambodia,

  • leading to the deaths of at least 33 people and causing thousands of people to leave their homes.

  • The exact border between the two countries has been disputed for many years.

  • There are some areas which both countries claim to be theirs.

  • Tensions between the countries have risen over recent months.

  • After an armed confrontation in May, each country imposed border restrictions,

  • while Cambodia banned some imports from Thailand.

  • Following diplomatic efforts from Malaysia and President Trump,

  • both sides agreed to a ceasefire on Monday.

  • But Thailand's military has accused Cambodia of continuing to fire on their troops.

  • Cambodia has denied this.