The recent dispute was triggered in May after armed forces of Thailand and Cambodia briefly fired at each other in a relatively small "no man's land" area along their border that both countries claim as their own.

With nationalistic sentiment now mobilized in both countries, tensions will likely get worse before they get better.

Cambodian government has accused Thailand of escalating the ongoing border dispute by flying drones and digging trenches across the poorly demarcated border while attempting to garner public support with rallies and using the state-controlled media.