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Renewed Thailand-Cambodia border fighting displaces hundreds of thousands
The Statesman Kolkata
|December 11, 2025
Renewed border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia showed no signs of abating Wednesday, leaving hundreds of thousands of displaced people in both countries living in strained conditions as more flooded into temporary shelters.
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Agency reporters on the Thai side of the border heard sounds of outgoing, indirect fire Wednesday.
About 400,000 people have been evacuated from affected areas in Thailand and around 700 schools closed while fighting was ongoing in four border provinces, Thai military spokesperson Rear Adm. Surasant Kongsiri said.
Cambodia evacuated more than 127,000 villagers and hundreds of schools closed, the defence ministry said.
Thailand military announced that casualties this week include five soldiers killed and dozens wounded. Cambodia said seven civilians died and 20 others were wounded, though it did not update those figures on Wednesday.
This story is from the December 11, 2025 edition of The Statesman Kolkata.
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