BANGKOK (Reuters) -A Thai soldier was injured by a landmine near the Cambodian border on Tuesday, the Thai army said, days after the Southeast Asian neighbours agreed a ceasefire following last month’s deadly five-day conflict.

The soldier’s left ankle was severely injured when he stepped on the mine while patrolling along a routine border route about 1 km (0.62 miles) from Ta Moan Thom temple in Thailand’s Surin province, the army said in a statement.

The soldier is being treated at a hospital, it said.

The incident is clear evidence that Cambodia has violated the ceasefire as well as international agreements like the Ottawa Convention against landmines, Thai army spokesman Major-General Winthai Suvaree said in the statement.

It was the fourth time in a few weeks that Thai soldiers ha

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