Representatives from the Thai government participated in a panel discussion on “Media Coverage & Public Communications Approaches for the Thai-Cambodian Border Tensions” at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) in Bangkok on 4 August 2025. 

Speakers at the panel discussion comprised (1) Mrs. Maratee Nalita Andamo, Deputy Director-General of the Department of Information, as spokesperson on foreign affairs of the Ad-Hoc Center for Thailand-Cambodia Border Situation, (2) Rear Admiral Surasant Kongsiri from the Ministry of Defense, as spokesperson on security affairs of the Ad-Hoc Center for Thailand-Cambodia Border Situation, (3) Ms. Thanchanok Jongyotying, Editor-in-Chief of TNN, and (4) Mr. Tony Cheng, Senior Correspondent, Al Jazeera. Mr. Panu Wongcha-um, FCCT President and senior correspondent of Reuters, was moderator of the discussion. 

Mr. Nikorndej Balankura, Director-General of the Department of Information and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, also attended this event, which was open to all.

The panel discussion provided an opportunity for candid and constructive exchanges of views with local and international media on communication with the public, and reporting on the current Thai-Cambodian border situation. This is important, especially against the backdrop of widespread disinformation and public reactions on both sides. Afterwards, the panelists fielded a number of questions on various angles of the situation.