Thailand Cuts Laos Fuel Route as Cambodia Border Conflict Deepens

A military truck carries a tank on a road amid deadly clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Surin province, Thailand, on Dec. 11, 2025. Athit Perawongmetha/ReutersBANGKOK/PHNOM PENH—Thailand’s military said on Monday that it has stopped fuel shipments passing through a border checkpoint with Laos because of fears they were being diverted to Cambodia, with which it is fighting a fierce border conflict.The Thai and Cambodian militaries are clashing at multiple locations along their 817 kilometers (508 mile) land border, both sides said, with no signs of the fighting abating despite international efforts to negotiate a ceasefire, including calls by U.S. President Donald Trump.