Cambodia Initiates UNCLOS Arbitration Mechanism for Maritime Border Dispute with Thailand
Cambodia's Kampong Thom Provincial Military Operations Zone Command announced the initiation of a compulsory arbitration mechanism under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). This move follows Thailand's withdrawal from a 2001 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) and aims to break the deadlock in over 25 years of bilateral maritime border negotiations.
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