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Thailand-Cambodia Fighting Forces Thousands to Flee
Thailand-Cambodia Fighting Forces Thousands to Flee

New York Times

time3 days ago

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  • New York Times

Thailand-Cambodia Fighting Forces Thousands to Flee

Living just two miles from an ancient temple that is claimed by both Cambodia and Thailand, Lamun Faithet is no stranger to being on the front lines of conflict. She knows the routine well. In the event of an attack, she would go to the bunker in her village in the Thai province of Surin. The village chief would be the emergency warning system. That was how it worked in 2011, when she was forced to flee during another bloody clash between Cambodia and Thailand. But this time things feel different. Ms. Lamun, 68, is now one of more than 131,000 people in Thailand who have had to evacuate their homes. She has spent the past four days at a university campus in Surin, where a makeshift evacuation site has been set up. Ms. Lamun said her house was the closest one in Surin to Prasat Ta Muen Thom, the temple where Cambodian and Thai troops first exchanged gunfire on Thursday. (Thais call the temple Prasat Ta Muen Thom, while Cambodians call it Prasat Ta Moan Thom.) For the first time ever, Ms. Lamun said, she was considering moving out of her home permanently. 'I thought everything was settled then,' she said, speaking of the previous conflict, which lasted from 2008 to 2011. 'I didn't think it would happen a second time.' In recent days, Cambodia and Thai forces have been fighting each other in one of the deadliest border clashes ever between the two Southeast Asian neighbors. Since Thursday's attacks, at least 34 people have died. In Cambodia, 35,000 people have fled their homes. Want all of The Times? Subscribe.

Deadly clashes erupt on Cambodia-Thailand border: As it happened
Deadly clashes erupt on Cambodia-Thailand border: As it happened

Russia Today

time4 days ago

  • Politics
  • Russia Today

Deadly clashes erupt on Cambodia-Thailand border: As it happened

Thailand and Cambodia have exchanged strikes in a flare-up of violence over a disputed border area. At least a dozen people are reported to have been killed since clashes erupted on Thursday. Troops from both sides exchanged fire near the Ta Muen Thom temple, a centuries-old Khmer Hindu site located in a contested area claimed by both nations. The dispute stems from colonial-era French maps that left parts of the border ill-defined. Both countries have accused each other of opening fire first. The clash marks the deadliest escalation in the long-running territorial standoff in recent years. The day before, Thailand closed its northeast border crossing with Cambodia, withdrew its ambassador, and expelled the Cambodian envoy to protest a landmine blast that wounded five Thai soldiers. Cambodia has since said it will also be downgrading diplomatic relations with Thailand to their lowest level, and will be expelling the Thai ambassador as well as recalling all Cambodian staff from its embassy in Bangkok. This live feed has ended.

Deadly clashes erupt on Cambodia-Thailand border
Deadly clashes erupt on Cambodia-Thailand border

Russia Today

time6 days ago

  • Politics
  • Russia Today

Deadly clashes erupt on Cambodia-Thailand border

Thailand and Cambodia have exchanged strikes in a flare-up of violence over a disputed border area. At least a dozen people are reported to have been killed since clashes erupted on Thursday. Troops from both sides exchanged fire near the Ta Muen Thom temple, a centuries-old Khmer Hindu site located in a contested area claimed by both nations. The dispute stems from colonial-era French maps that left parts of the border ill-defined. Both countries have accused each other of opening fire first. The clash marks the deadliest escalation in the long-running territorial standoff in recent years. The day before, Thailand closed its northeast border crossing with Cambodia, withdrew its ambassador, and expelled the Cambodian envoy to protest a landmine blast that wounded five Thai soldiers. Cambodia has since said it will also be downgrading diplomatic relations with Thailand to their lowest level, and will be expelling the Thai ambassador as well as recalling all Cambodian staff from its embassy in Bangkok.

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