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Omaha Steve

(106,753 posts)
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 06:56 AM Jul 25

Tens of thousands flee their homes as Thailand and Cambodia clash

Source: AP

By JINTAMAS SAKSORNCHAI and SOPHENG CHEANG
Updated 5:19 AM CDT, July 25, 2025

SURIN, Thailand (AP) — Tens of thousands of people sought refuge on Friday as border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia entered a second day, heightening fears of a broader conflict.

The U.N. Security Council is scheduled to hold an emergency meeting on the crisis later Friday in New York, while Malaysia, which chairs a regional bloc that includes both countries, called for an end to hostilities and offered to mediate.

The Thai Health Ministry on Friday said more than 58,000 have fled from villages to temporary shelters in four affected border provinces, while Cambodian authorities said more than 4,000 people have evacuated from areas near the border.

The fighting has killed at least 14 people in Thailand, while Cambodia confirmed its first fatality on Friday.



Read more: https://apnews.com/article/thailand-cambodia-armed-clash-border-deaa0baeecf76876340105a26651653f

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Tens of thousands flee their homes as Thailand and Cambodia clash (Original Post) Omaha Steve Jul 25 OP
Why henbuck Jul 25 #1
I saw last night on the news it has to do with the way France marked the borders OnlinePoker Jul 25 #2
Indeed, Miguelito Loveless Jul 25 #3

OnlinePoker

(6,007 posts)
2. I saw last night on the news it has to do with the way France marked the borders
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 10:59 AM
Jul 25

Thailand disputed the Cambodian borders because of religious temples that they claimed are in their territory. As with many of these disputes, it goes back to colonialism.

Miguelito Loveless

(5,140 posts)
3. Indeed,
Fri Jul 25, 2025, 11:19 AM
Jul 25

See also, India/Pakistan, Ireland, Korea, Hong Kong, and dozens of other former colonies where divisive borders are still causing problems.

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