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On the 28th of May, a routine border patrol between Thailand and Cambodia turned deadly. The exchange of fire near the sacred Preah Vihear temple, lasting ten minutes, may seem like just another ...
News Cambodia » Preah Vihear » History: Temple in the Clouds : Faith and Conflict at Preah Vihear / John Burgess
The Lord of the Summit -- The Temple in Its Golden Age -- The Empire in Decline -- The Curators from France -- Creating a Dividing Line -- The Place In Between -- A New Flashpoint in the Cold War -- ...
News Cambodia » Preah Vihear » History: Thailand-Cambodia Clash Over 11th Century Preah Vihear Shiva Temple; All We Need To Know About Holy Shrine
A conflict has recently erupted between Thailand and Cambodia over a contested territory along their border, which both claim as their own. Both countries are disputing ownership of an ancient ...
News Cambodia » Preah Vihear » History: Preah Vihear Temple
The fighting is raising energy prices, hitting farmers and reshaping geopolitics. We look at the ripple effects worldwide. By Katrin Bennhold A rare visit to a Khmer temple on Thailand and Cambodia’s ...
News Cambodia » Preah Vihear » History: An ancient temple at the heart of a modern conflict
PREAH VIHEAR PROVINCE, Cambodia — The sandstone walls are more than a millennium old but they are pockmarked with holes from artillery fire. An ornate column has collapsed. A carving of a mythical ...
News Cambodia » Preah Vihear » History: A 1,000-year-old cliff-top temple lies battered after Cambodia-Thailand border clashes
PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia — It's been three months since a ceasefire ended bitter border fighting between Cambodia and Thailand, but signs of combat are cut deep in this 11th-century Hindu temple atop a ...
News Cambodia » Preah Vihear » History: Opinion - Destroying world heritage is an attack on humanity: Remembering Cambodia's Preah Vihear Temple 18 years after Unesco recognition
A Buddhist monk examines Preah Vihear Temple, which underwent heavy shelling by the Thai military during the Dec 2025 fighting. - Photo: Supplied PHNOM PENH: On July 7, 2008, the international ...
News Cambodia » Preah Vihear » History: Cambodia: Preah Vihear victory concert
The Cambodia government held a concert to celebrate the listing of Preah Vihear Temple as World Heritage Site by UNESCO. But tensions are not yet over. Thai troops are still stationed near the temple.
News Cambodia » Preah Vihear » History: Cambodia celebrates 12 years of Preah Vihear Temple as a UNESCO World Heritage Site
On 7 July, the Government of Cambodia will organize a ceremony at the Preah Vihear Temple to mark the twelfth anniversary after its inscription on UNESCO’s World Heritage List. The National Authority ...
News Cambodia » Preah Vihear » History: Factbox: Preah Vihear temple, a lightening rod for Thai-Cambodia
(Reuters) - Fighting broke out between Thai and Cambodian soldiers on Friday and Saturday along a disputed stretch of their border, near the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple. By Saturday afternoon, ...