Cambodia PM orders halt to fuel imports from Thailand

Cambodia's Prime Minister said Sunday his country would cease all fuel imports from Thailand, as tensions escalate over an ongoing border dispute.

Both countries have been at loggerheads since a Cambodian soldier was killed last month as troops exchanged fire in a disputed area known as the Emerald Triangle, where the borders of both countries and Laos meet.

"Starting from midnight tonight, all fuel and gas imports from Thailand will be halted," Cambodian leader Hun Manet wrote on social media.

He said energy companies would be able to "import sufficiently from other sources to meet domestic fuel and gas demands" in the country.