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7 days ago
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Video shows hornbills in southern Thailand, not 'vultures feeding on soldiers' bodies'
Following deadly border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, a video was shared in posts falsely claiming it shows vultures gathering in large numbers to feed on the unrecovered bodies of Thai soldiers. The clip was shared days before the latest violence, and in fact shows hornbills in southern Thailand, hundreds of kilometres from the Thai-Cambodian border. "Many vultures and crows are tearing at the corpses of (Thai) soldiers," reads part of the Khmer-language caption of a Facebook video shared on August 5, 2025. "Please, Thai soldiers, come and take the bodies away. Stop harming your own people. They have families to look after!" The video, which has been viewed over a million times, shows birds densely perched on a tree. The same footage was also shared in similar Khmer-language posts on Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. It emerged after Thailand and Cambodia agreed a truce that came into effect on July 29, following five days of clashes that killed at least 43 people on both sides and drove more than 300,000 from their homes (archived link). The clashes -- the latest eruption of a long-standing border dispute -- also kicked off a disinformation blitz as Thai and Cambodian partisans sought to boost the narrative that the other was to blame (archived link). Following the truce, Thailand's deputy defence minister Nattapon Narkphanit called on Cambodia to retrieve the bodies of its fallen troops at the border and Cambodian social media users also claimed the corpses of Thai soldiers had been left at the frontier (archived here and here). The circulating video, however, predates the latest border clashes and does not show "vultures and crows". Flock of hornbills A reverse image search using the keyframes from the falsely shared video led to a higher-quality version posted by Thai photographer Somchai Choosiri on Facebook on July 21 (archived link). Its caption reads: "A large group of plain-pouched hornbills flock and sleep closely together." The video was labelled as having been filmed in Phatthalung, a province in the south of Thailand -- hundreds of kilometres from the Thai-Cambodian border. A watermark -- reading "Somchai Choosiri" and "Photographer" -- is also visible at the bottom of both the falsely shared clip and the original video. The sight of migrating plain-pouched hornbills was also covered by local news reports and wildlife authorities (archived here and here). According to their entry in a database run by conservation alliance Birdlife International, plain-pouched hornbills have a varied diet, mainly comprising fruit but also invertebrates and small vertebrates (archived link). AFP has previously debunked other misinformation related to the conflict between Cambodia and Thailand. Solve the daily Crossword
Yahoo
12-08-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Video shows hornbills in southern Thailand, not 'vultures feeding on soldiers' bodies'
Following deadly border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia, a video was shared in posts falsely claiming it shows vultures gathering in large numbers to feed on the unrecovered bodies of Thai soldiers. The clip was shared days before the latest violence, and in fact shows hornbills in southern Thailand, hundreds of kilometres from the Thai-Cambodian border. "Many vultures and crows are tearing at the corpses of (Thai) soldiers," reads part of the Khmer-language caption of a Facebook video shared on August 5, 2025. "Please, Thai soldiers, come and take the bodies away. Stop harming your own people. They have families to look after!" The video, which has been viewed over a million times, shows birds densely perched on a tree. The same footage was also shared in similar Khmer-language posts on Facebook, YouTube and TikTok. It emerged after Thailand and Cambodia agreed a truce that came into effect on July 29, following five days of clashes that killed at least 43 people on both sides and drove more than 300,000 from their homes (archived link). The clashes -- the latest eruption of a long-standing border dispute -- also kicked off a disinformation blitz as Thai and Cambodian partisans sought to boost the narrative that the other was to blame (archived link). Following the truce, Thailand's deputy defence minister Nattapon Narkphanit called on Cambodia to retrieve the bodies of its fallen troops at the border and Cambodian social media users also claimed the corpses of Thai soldiers had been left at the frontier (archived here and here). The circulating video, however, predates the latest border clashes and does not show "vultures and crows". Flock of hornbills A reverse image search using the keyframes from the falsely shared video led to a higher-quality version posted by Thai photographer Somchai Choosiri on Facebook on July 21 (archived link). Its caption reads: "A large group of plain-pouched hornbills flock and sleep closely together." The video was labelled as having been filmed in Phatthalung, a province in the south of Thailand -- hundreds of kilometres from the Thai-Cambodian border. A watermark -- reading "Somchai Choosiri" and "Photographer" -- is also visible at the bottom of both the falsely shared clip and the original video. The sight of migrating plain-pouched hornbills was also covered by local news reports and wildlife authorities (archived here and here). According to their entry in a database run by conservation alliance Birdlife International, plain-pouched hornbills have a varied diet, mainly comprising fruit but also invertebrates and small vertebrates (archived link). AFP has previously debunked other misinformation related to the conflict between Cambodia and Thailand.
RNZ News
09-08-2025
- RNZ News
Thai soldiers injured by landmine near Cambodia amid fragile ceasefire
By Reuters Royal Thai Army soldiers are pictured on armoured vehicles on a road in Chachoengsao province on 24 July, 2025. Photo: LILLIAN SUWANRUMPHA / AFP Three Thai soldiers were injured by a landmine while patrolling the border with Cambodia, the Thai army said in a statement. It comes just days after the two neighbours agreed to a detailed ceasefire following a violent five-day conflict last month. One soldier lost a foot and two others were injured after one of them stepped on a landmine as they patrolled an area between Thailand's Sisaket and Cambodia's Preah Vihear provinces on Saturday morning (US Time), the Thai army said. The soldiers are being treated at a hospital, the army said. Cambodia's defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The incident is the third time in a few weeks that Thai soldiers have been injured by mines while patrolling along the border. Two previous similar incidents led to the downgrading of diplomatic relations and triggered five days of violent clashes. The Southeast Asian neighbours were engaged in deadly border clashes from July 24-28, in the worst fighting between the two in more than a decade. The exchanges of artillery fire and jet fighter sorties claimed at least 43 lives and left over 300,000 people displaced on both sides. A fragile ceasefire has been holding since Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Thursday (US Time) to allow observers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to inspect disputed border areas to ensure hostilities do not resume. Bangkok accused Cambodia of planting landmines on the Thai side of the disputed border that injured soldiers on July 16 and July 23. Phnom Penh denied it had placed any new mines and said the soldiers had veered off agreed routes and triggered old landmines left from its decades of war. - Reuters
Free Malaysia Today
09-08-2025
- Politics
- Free Malaysia Today
Landmine blast wounds Thai soldiers on tense Cambodia border
Last month's clashes along the 800km border forced more than 300,000 people to flee combat areas. (AP pic) BANGKOK : A landmine blast today wounded three Thai soldiers on patrol near the border with Cambodia, days after the two sides agreed a ceasefire to end their deadliest military clashes in decades. The blast occurred in Sisaket province at around 10am, the Royal Thai Military said in a statement. One soldier suffered a severe leg injury, another was wounded in the back and arm, and the third had extreme pressure damage to the ear. The incident came after at least 43 people were killed in a five-day conflict that ended on July 29 following a long-running dispute over border temples. The clashes – involving jets, artillery, rockets and infantry battles – ended with a ceasefire, after cajoling by US President Donald Trump. A meeting of defence officials in Kuala Lumpur ended on Thursday with a deal to extend the ceasefire. Thailand's acting prime minister Phumtham Wechayachai was in neighbouring Surin province today and has ordered the military to ensure the wounded soldiers receive full medical treatment. Last month's clashes along the 800km border forced more than 300,000 people to flee combat areas on both sides of the border.
CNA
09-08-2025
- Politics
- CNA
Three Thai soldiers injured by landmine near Cambodia amid fragile ceasefire
BANGKOK: Three Thai soldiers were injured on Saturday (Aug 9) in a landmine explosion near the kingdom's border with Cambodia, two days after both countries met in Kuala Lumpur for talks hailed as 'constructive and positive'. The explosion severed a soldier's left ankle. Another soldier injured his arm and back, while the third sustained a concussion and ruptured eardrum, according to the Thai Second Army Region's Operations Centre, as reported by Thai news outlets. The men from Infantry Company 111 were doing a security sweep to lay barbed wire in the Don Ao-Krissana border area in Si Sa Ket province when one of them triggered the landmine. They were taken to a local hospital. Thailand's Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said he had received a report on the blast. He said the incident occurred in an area being cleared to create a passage as part of security measures to prevent illegal crossings, news outlet Bangkok Post reported. Cambodia's defence ministry did not immediately respond to news agency Reuters' request for comment. Earlier on Saturday, Maly Socheata, Cambodia's spokesperson for its National Defence Ministry, had said the situation along the frontline in Preah Vihear and Oddar Meanchey provinces remained calm and stable up until 6am, news site Khmer Times reported. Saturday's incident is the third time in a few weeks that Thai soldiers have been injured by mines while patrolling along the border. Two previous similar incidents led to the downgrading of diplomatic relations and triggered five days of violent clashes. The Southeast Asian neighbours were engaged in deadly border clashes from Jul 24 to 28, in the worst fighting between the two in more than a decade. The exchanges of artillery fire and jet fighter sorties claimed at least 43 lives and left over 300,000 people displaced on both sides. A fragile ceasefire has been holding since Thailand and Cambodia agreed on Thursday to allow observers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) to inspect disputed border areas to ensure hostilities do not resume. Bangkok accused Cambodia of planting landmines on the Thai side of the disputed border that injured soldiers on July 16 and July 23. Phnom Penh denied it had placed any new mines and said the soldiers had veered off agreed routes and triggered old landmines left from its decades of war.
