Thailand is stepping up efforts to inspect domestic shipping vessels in a bid to prevent fuel and military supplies being diverted to Cambodia as the border tension between the two nations persists.

Thailand is set to hold a general election on February 8 following the dissolution of the parliament last week. The announcement comes amid continuing border clashes with Cambodia and other pressing challenges.

Fighting between the Southeast Asian countries has been some of the most intense since a five-day battle in July that ended with a ceasefire pushed by Trump.

Thailand’s central bank ordered stricter checks on foreign-exchange transactions involving dollar sales, especially those related to gold, to curb inflows after the baht’s rapid gains this month.

Thailand is preparing for new elections early next year after Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul dissolved the House of Representatives

By America Hernandez PARIS, Dec 16 - TotalEnergies has agreed to sell an indirect stake of almost 10% in a Malaysian offshore gas block to Thailand’s state-backed PTTEP for an undisclosed sum, the French oil major said on Tuesday.

Cambodia has accused Thailand of spraying poisonous gas from a drone near villages along their shared border amid ongoing clashes that began on December 7, although the type of chemical used was not specified.