Cambodia Rejects Thai Media Claim of Gunfire at O’Smach Border Crossing

(Phnom Penh): Cambodia rejected reports by certain Thai media outlets alleging that Cambodian soldiers fired 11 rounds at the O’Smach International Border Checkpoint. According to Lieutenant General Maly Socheata, Spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defence, on 13 May 2026, certain Thai media outlets reported that Cambodian forces fired 11 rounds at the O’Smach International Border Checkpoint in Oddar Meanchey Province. The spokesperson categorically denied these allegations, confirming that they constitute false information and a serious distortion of the truth.=FRESH NEWS