The tills at Siem Reap's Old Market, which is popular with tourists, are usually busy ringing in December, the high tourism season in Cambodia.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul confirmed on Friday that there was no ceasefire yet with Cambodia and said he had spoken by telephone with U.S. President Donald Trump and told him Bangkok was not the aggressor in the conflict with its neighbour.

The Royal Thai Army says there will be no ceasefire “until Cambodia ceases its hostilities and attacks against Thai troops and civilians in the border area”

Vath Chamroeun, Secretary-General of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), has criticized Thailand’s organization of the ongoing 33rd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games, asserting it falls short of the event hosted by Cambodia in 2023.

The escalation broke the ceasefire brokered in July by Trump who threatened to halt trade talks with the two countries unless they ended the fight.