Cambodian drones were allegedly seen near the Thai border amid a tense ceasefire between the two countries.

Night vision footage reportedly shows the aerial machines flying over Trat province in eastern Thailand, opposite Cambodia's Pursat province.

Thai authorities said at least 10 drones had taken off from the Cambodian side over a two-hour period on September 14. They claimed Cambodian troops and villagers were encroaching on Thai territory by building a military base, rubber plantation and homes in the province.

Aerial images from Google Earth and Thailand's L7018 map allegedly confirmed the suspected incursion at three locations in Trat.

Officials said Thailand has repeatedly informed Cambodia of the alleged incursions, but no action has been taken to remove the bases or settlements.

The dispute came as Thai troops were trying to evict hundreds of Cambodian villagers in Sa Kaeo province.

Thailand claims it historically allowed refugees to stay in the region following the carnage of the Khmer Rouge without ever evicting them.

But leaders changed their stance following a series of rocket attacks into four provinces that killed at least 23 civilians on July 24, including a strike on a fuel station in Sisaket.

Officials this month put up signs in the area in Thai, English, and Khmer, declaring that the villagers were 'committing an offence under Thai jurisdiction'. Those who refuse to leave may face up to 15 years in jail and a maximum fine of 100,000 Baht, officials said.

Sa Kaeo Governor Parinya Phothisat said he has requested cooperation from Governor Oum Reatrey in neighbouring Banteay Meanchey in Cambodia to move residents from the 'encroached land'.

Thai authorities have deployed soldiers along the border amid fears of escalating violence.

A bloody military confrontation flared in long-disputed border areas as Thailand and Cambodia accused each other of instigating the violence on July 24.

The Thai army claimed the clash began when six armed Cambodian soldiers approached a Thai outpost after a drone was heard near a disputed Khmer temple. Thai troops said they shouted warnings and claimed the Cambodians opened fire first.

However, Cambodia's Defence Ministry accused Thailand of provoking the violence, saying its forces acted in self-defence.

Officials said that dozens of people have been killed and more than 300,000 displaced on both sides of the border.

Both sides have reached a shaky truce following talks facilitated by Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, chair of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).