Cambodian PM Suggests US and Malaysia to Use Satellites to Verify Cambodian-Thai Conflicts

Chhay Sophal

Phnom Penh (13 December 2025): Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet has asked US President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim who is also the Chairman of ASEAN if their militaries or agencies can use their information gathering capabilities such as satellite imageries recorded regarding the shooting incident in the afternoon of 7 December in order to verify which side opened fires first.

“This maybe the easiest and most transparent ways to verify the incident. Cambodia is ready to cooperate in anyway that is needed,” the Prime Minister wrote on his Facebook page on Saturday morning adding that the suggestions were made during his telephone conversations with Anwar on Thursday and President Trump on Friday night to find ways for ceasefire and return to the implementation of Kuala Lumpur Joint Declaration between Cambodia and Thailand.

Hun Manet also express his thanks to both leaders for their continuous efforts to achieve a long-lasting peace between Cambodia and Thailand and that Cambodia has always been adhering to peaceful means for dispute resolutions, in accordance with the Kuala Lumpur Joint Declaration.