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Vishnu Statue Demolition Escalates Deadly Cambodia-Thailand Border Conflict

12/24/2025

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Videos surfaced on December 22 showing a Vishnu statue demolition on the Cambodia–Thailand border.
Mr. Kim Chanpanha, a Cambodian official, said the 2014 statue was within Cambodian territory and condemned its destruction.
The border conflict has killed more than 40 people and displaced about one million.
Cambodia accused Thai forces of damaging temples, while Thailand denied neutral talks to resolve the skirmish along the 800-km frontier.

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Videos surfaced on December 22 showing a Vishnu statue demolition on the Cambodia–Thailand border.
Mr. Kim Chanpanha, a Cambodian official, said the 2014 statue was within Cambodian territory and condemned its destruction.
The border conflict has killed more than 40 people and displaced about one million.
Cambodia accused Thai forces of damaging temples, while Thailand denied neutral talks to resolve the skirmish along the 800-km frontier.