Thailand and Cambodia trading accusations of attacks on civilians. The death toll from renewed clashes climbing to 31, as fighting enters a second week. Cambodia says Thai forces penetrated more than 70 kilometres into its territory.

Heavy combat between Thailand and Cambodia has entered a second week, with Cambodia claiming Thai bombing is hitting deeper into its territory.

Thailand said it’s taking steps to restrict exports of fuel and arms through a checkpoint with Laos on fears the goods are being diverted to Cambodia as the border clash between the two countries intensifies.

Thailand and Cambodia held talks on Thursday to open a border crossing as their conflict extended into a fourth day, with both countries still waiting to hear from U.S. President Donald Trump, who says he believes he can put a stop to the fighting.

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

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.

A recent study provides the first detailed map of Cambodia’s coastal seafloor habitats and finds that simple, low-cost anti-trawling structures are helping seagrass meadows recover and support small-scale fishers in the Kep Marine Fisheries Management Area in the Gulf of Thailand.

Explosions near Cambodia’s most sacred landmark have triggered alarm across Southeast Asia. Phnom Penh now accuses Thailand of carrying out air strikes deep inside its territory, dangerously close to Angkor Wat,