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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 » Religion: Preah Vihear Temple at risk? Why UNESCO is concerned about escalating tensions between Cambodia and Thailand
Phnom Penh: UNESCO has expressed deep concern over the escalating conflict between Cambodia and Thailand. The organisation warned that the renewed tensions between the states threaten cultural ...
News Cambodia » Preah Vihear » Religion: Lord Vishnu statue demolition in Cambodia row: Why was the idol destroyed in An Ses area and what Thailand, India said about the controversy?
Thailand has issued a clarification regarding the alleged destruction of Lord Vishnu statue in a disputed border area with Cambodia triggered a backlash from India. Defending the demolition of the ...
News Cambodia » Preah Vihear » Religion: 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 » Religion: 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 » Religion: 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 » Religion: Thai and Cambodian Troops on Alert Amid Saber-rattling in the ‘Emerald Triangle’
A detail from Ta Muen Thom temple, which is currently the subject of a dispute between Thailand and Cambodia. Credit: Wikimedia Commons/Ddalbiez Even by the standards of Thai-Cambodian relations, the ...
News Cambodia » Preah Vihear » Religion: 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, ...
News Cambodia » Preah Vihear » Religion: Cambodia Says It Will Take Thai Border Dispute to International Court
Late last month, a 48-year-old Cambodian soldier was killed during a military clash in a disputed area of the border. Cambodia’s government says that it will seek a ruling from the International Court ...
News Cambodia » Preah Vihear » Religion: A 1,000-Year-Old Cliff-Top Temple Lies Battered After Cambodia-Thailand Border Clashes
A 1,000-Year-Old Cliff-Top Temple Lies Battered After Cambodia-Thailand Border Clashes PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia (AP) — It's been three months since a ceasefire ended bitter border fighting between ...