4:00 PM, August 6, 2025Keynote Address by H.E. LTG. Maly Socheata, the Ministry of National Defense Spokesperson:
1. From 10.00 AM to 3.00 PM on 6 August 2025, the situation at the frontlines along Preah Vihear and Oddar Meanchey province, remain calm and steady. Cambodian military force stands strong and fully vigilant and commitment to respecting and implementing the ceasefire agreement reached on 28 July 2025 in Putrajaya, Malaysia.
2. Cambodia firmly and completely rejects the malicious and baseless reports published by certain Thai media outlets, which deliberately distort the truth in a blatant attempt to defame the Kingdom of Cambodia. These fabricated allegations claim that a Cambodian soldier from the Bodyguard Headquarters (BHQ) was arrested by the Buriram provincial police on 6 August 2025, and accuse him of espionage activities against Thailand.
3. It is important to emphasize that the Ministry of National Defense and the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces maintain strict military regulations that prohibit individuals with visible tattoos from serving in any unit of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, particularly within sensitive institutions like the Bodyguard Headquarters.
4. Thai side must immediately cease the dissemination of false, fabricated and baseless information. The propagation of such disinformation demonstrates a serious breach of media ethics and a lack of professional integrity on the part of those responsible.