I first met Steve years ago when I needed immigration advice for my older son, who is Cambodian. I have always found him level-headed and well informed. He has lived in Cambodia for 30 years and works closely with economically disadvantaged families. While I do not always agree with his approach, I take this video seriously and believe him. Regardless of the border dispute, Thailand forcibly displaced thousands of people from the Chouk Chey Village area in Banteay Meanchey. Prior to the renewed fighting, joint surveying was underway, a peaceful process for resolving disputed areas. Now unexploded ordnance has made the area unsafe, leaving thousands unable to return home, many permanently, following Thai aggression.
"My youngest daughter's name is Pearl, or "Srey Kuit" in Khmer. Yesterday, I was in a village that I have worked in for many years helping CMAC locate unexploded bombs. There I met another girl name Srey Kuit who shared with me a video of her nearly being killed by a mortar round shot by Thailand on December 9. The video is shocking to watch. She did live. It is not safe for her to live in her village yet, but she is too poor to not go to work at a nearby factory. There are still 150,000 people who are unable to return to their villages simply because Thailand has taken over their homes and destroyed them, or there are unexploded bombs all over their village making it unsafe to live there."
Students Flee School in Panic After Thai Forces Drop Explosives Near Phnom Sampov, Battambang
(Battambang): On Wednesday (Dec. 24), students fled in panic after Thai invading forces deployed fighter jets to drop four bombs near Phnom Sampov in Banan district, Battambang province, an area located approximately 100 kilometers from the border.
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German citizens in Cambodia urge the Thai government and Thai soldiers to stop their aggressive actions and attacks on Cambodia, while Cambodia is a small, peace-loving country.
This is the voice of the Cambodian people who always seek peace. We are only a small country, how could we ever invade others?
#CambodiaNeedPeace#JusticeForCambodia
Art for peace 🇰🇭
Over 50 Cambodian artists are coming together to create a 5×30 metre mural for peace in Siem Reap a powerful, collective response calling for peace during this time. #CambodianVoiceMatters#JusticeForCambodia#CambodiaNeedsPeace
🚨War Crimes committed by Thailand against Cambodia and the devastation caused by Thai F-16 bombing includes damages to hospital, buses, sacred temples, pagodas as following:
- Ta Krabei Temple in Oddar Meanchey Province
- Chey Chamneas bridge in Pursat Province
- Casino building in Pursat Province
- Kiro Mongkul O'Smach Pagoda in Oddar Meanchey Province
- Hotel building in Pursat Province
- Civilian houses in Pursat Province
- Thmor Da building in Pursat Province and hospital in Battambang Province
- Buses in Banteay Meanchey Province
- Preah Vihear Temple, UNESCO heritage, in Preah Vihear
International community: please pay attention. Civilians are suffering, and truth matters. Cambodia does not want war—we want peace, accountability, and protection for innocent lives.
#TruthFromThailand#Cambodia#Khmer
Thai soldiers have accused Cambodia of installing surveillance cameras on cranes used for temple restoration work—a baseless and foolish claim, especially since the Thai soldiers were filming with their own surveillance cameras that had been installed for years. The destruction of the cranes has damaged the temple, a World Heritage site. Cambodia strongly condemns this destruction of heritage and Thailand’s aggression against Cambodia’s territorial integrity.
#SaveWorldHeritage
#StopThaiAggression
#CambodiaNeedsPeace
#CambodiaDoNotWantWar
Preah Vihear Temple, long inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, must never be targeted in armed conflict. Any attack on it constitutes a serious violation of international law and the ethical principles governing warfare.
#SavePreahVihearTemple#SaveWorldHeritage #CambodianVoiceMatters #JusticeForCambodia
The Ministry of Culture has condemned the Thai military for damaging Ta Krabei temple, one of Cambodia’s sacred heritage sites. The images are hard to look at. Ta Krabei is part of the cultural legacy our ancestors left behind, and seeing it struck like this shows a clear disregard for our shared heritage.
‼️🇰🇭 Heartwarming moment: A young Cambodian girl stops crying the instant she reunites with her father after being separated at the Cambodia-Thailand border.
Hoping President Trump can help bring a lasting resolution to the ongoing tensions between Cambodia and Thailand, so families like this one never have to endure such painful separations again. 🤝🙏