Thailand has recalled its ambassador to Cambodia and will expel Cambodia's ambassador, the ruling Pheu Thai Party said on Wednesday following a landmine incident that injured a Thai soldier along the disputed border between the two countries.

Thailand said it is closing some border crossings with Cambodia and withdrawing its ambassador from Cambodia, as well as expelling Cambodia’s ambassador

Thailand recalled its envoy from Phnom Pehn and expelled the Cambodian ambassador following a new landmine explosion that injured five Thai soldiers, marking the latest escalation in a simmering border dispute.