Thailand is stepping up efforts to inspect domestic shipping vessels in a bid to prevent fuel and military supplies being diverted to Cambodia as the border tension between the two nations persists.

Thailand said Tuesday that Cambodia must be first to announce a truce to halt fighting between the two nations after more than a week of deadly clashes in a reignited

Jenni Lipa, 76, leads the Cambodian Community Dream Organization (CCDO), providing clean water, education, and microloans to 200,000 people, showcasing the crucial role of NGOs in Cambodia.

Thailand will hold a general election on Feb. 8, with pre-poll surveys signaling a fractured mandate as outgoing Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul bets that the intensifying armed conflict with Cambodia will bolster support for his conservative party.

The two sides are battling over longstanding competing claims to patches of frontier land, some of which contain centuries-old temple ruins.

The Thai military forces have continued to fire artillery shells at many locations in Cambodian territory from Monday midnight until Tuesday morning, said a Cambodian defense spokesperson on Tuesday (Dec 16).