Thousands of people have fled their homes due to renewed fighting between Thailand and Cambodia. This is the second time in four months that residents near the border have been forced to evacuate.

Senate president Hun Sen has announced that while restraint has been exercised for over 24 hours to honour the ceasefire and allow time to evacuate citizens to safe zones, Cambodia is now forced to strike back to defend its territory.

Hun Sen, president of the Cambodian Senate, has instructed all frontline forces to continue to exercise patience, as the "invaders" have been using all types of weapons to shell Cambodia since yesterday,