Thailand’s prime minister Anutin Charnvirakul has threatened to derail a fragile peace deal with Cambodia, signed just last month, after a landmine explosion injured two Thai soldiers near their shared border.
The soldiers stepped on what the Thai army suspects were newly laid mines while on routine patrol on Monday in Si Sa Ket province.
It was the seventh such blast in four months, following a wave of explosions in July that sparked the deadliest border clashes in years.
As a result, Thailand will suspend the terms of the US president Donald Trump-backed Kuala Lumpur Peace Accord, which outlines disarmament measures as part of efforts to normalise ties, Anutin said.
Thailand will also halt the release 18 Cambodian soldiers in its custody, a move that had been set to begin on Nov 21 under the peace terms.
“Everything…