AOT’s visit to Ban Nong Ya Kaew is being framed as confirmation, but nothing in the headline or the photo shows independent verification. What we see is a Thai-guided presentation, not an ASEAN conclusion.
The wording already reveals the trick.
“AOT inspects Cambodian gunfire and recover bullets.”
The accusation is written as a fact while the verb “inspects” quietly replaces “confirms.”
If ASEAN had actually verified anything, the Thai media would write it clearly. They did not.
Look at the photo.
Thai forensics in the front.
Thai officers leading the scene.
Gloves, labels, controlled positions, and an evidence hut arranged in a perfect composition.
Observers are blurred and pushed behind them.
If ASEAN were leading, they would be in front. They are not. That is the signal.
Real investigations protect chain of custody.
But Thai personnel handled and removed the bullets themselves.
No timestamps. No sealing of the site. No neutral extraction.
This is performance science built for cameras, not evidence that can survive neutrality or procedure.
What this headline truly shows is not ASEAN confirming anything.
It is Thailand presenting its narrative to ASEAN while controlling every angle of the scene.
Until ASEAN releases its own official report, nothing here counts as verification.
This is a Thai interpretation of their own demonstration, not an ASEAN assessment.
Let’s stay with the process, not the performance.
Midnight