Listen to this articlePolice and military Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) units clear the Taku border zone after villagers found unexploded artillery shells in their rubber plantations. SURACHAI PIRAGSAAuthorities are intensifying operations to remove unexploded artillery shells and other munitions after weeks of cross-border fire from Cambodian forces left civilian areas littered with dangerous ordnance. In Si Sa Ket's Kantharalak district, police EOD officers visited a cassava plantation in Ban Phonthip yesterday afternoon after villagers discovered artillery shells embedded in the soil. He said 13 shells have been destroyed so far, with some 200 unexploded rounds still scattered across the wider area. In Buri Ram, officials were mobilised to clear the Taku border zone in Ban Kruat district after villagers reported craters and unexploded artillery shells in rubber and eucalyptus plantations.

Source: Bangkok Post January 04, 2026 22:12 UTC