An investigation found that two high-speed broadband cable routes to Cambodia, one from the Aranyaprathet border and another from Ko Kut, had been cut, causing instability in internet usage in the area. Prime Minister Hun Manet announced that Cambodia will stop buying internet bandwidth from Thailand starting tonight, citing national security concerns and affirming the country's capacity to maintain its own internet and electricity supply amid external threats Prime Minister Hun Manet gives his. PHNOM PENH – Major telecom companies are working on re-routing international Internet Protocol (IP) transit routes after the government cut links to Thailand from midnight. Since midnight on June 13, all fiber optic network companies and internet providers in Cambodia have stopped buying internet. Cambodia ordered its troops to stay on "full alert" June 13 in its ongoing border spat with Thailand, as it ordered television stations and cinemas to stop showing Thai dramas.
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