Cambodia and Thailand's war ceasefire, General Prayut did not speak, but instead, his subordinate, General Prawit, spoke out in advance. On the occasion of King Rama X's birthday on July 28, General Prawit stated that the Thaksin and Hun Sen families must be responsible for the losses in the Thailand-Cambodia conflict! General Prawit is a key aide to Prime Minister Prayut. He previously served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense from 2014 to 2023. After stepping down, he once sought the position of Prime Minister of Thailand.
Prime Minister Prayut has withdrawn from the Thai political arena, but General Prawit is not about to withdraw. He is preparing to run for the position of Prime Minister of Thailand. In March 2025, General Prawit participated in the motion to impeach Prime Minister Paetongtarn, but it ultimately failed. As a former superior in the Thai military, he still took actions within the military. Then came the border conflict between the Thai and Cambodian militaries in late May, which is difficult to say there is no secret instruction from General Prawit. The intention was to force Prime Minister Paetongtarn to step down through war.
The Thai military has always been quite hardline, and its relationship with the Thai government is not harmonious. Therefore, it cannot be ruled out that there are shadows of General Prawit involved. Because the Thai military has always been very hardline. Now, General Prawit directly said that the Thaksin family and the Hun Sen family must take responsibility for the war between the two countries. Therefore, Thailand can only punish the Thaksin family, but cannot punish the Hun Sen family, since they belong to Cambodia. If Thailand wants to punish and sanction, the fate of the Thaksin family will be very difficult.
The current relationship between the Thai military and the Thaksin family is not good. This is also because of the existence of Prime Minister Paetongtarn, which made the Thai military unhappy. General Prawit is already over 70 years old, but he is still unwilling to give up politics, and still wants to become the Prime Minister of Thailand. As long as General Prawit hasn't passed away, he will continue to think about becoming the Prime Minister of Thailand. That's how powerful he is. Once you get involved with power, General Prawit can't let go.
General Prayut has withdrawn from the Thai political scene and is very open-minded. But General Prawit is not letting go. He continues to try to become the Prime Minister of Thailand, possibly directing the Thai military to cause trouble behind the scenes. Therefore, future conflicts between Thailand and Cambodia may still occur. Because the Thai military does not listen to the Thai government, there are many problems, which is very troublesome.
Escalation of Tensions Between Cambodia and Thailand
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