BANGKOK, Dec. 17 (Xinhua) -- The latest round of Thailand-Cambodia conflict has left at least 19 Thai soldiers and 19 Thai civilians dead, with over 270,000 people displaced, Thailand's defense ministry announced on Wednesday.

The ministry's spokesperson Surasant Kongsiri said that from Tuesday night to early Wednesday morning, Cambodia continued to use heavy weapons to launch attacks against Thailand in border areas, and Thailand had to fight back.

The Thai military announced on Tuesday that the curfew imposed in certain areas would be lifted with immediate effect. ■