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Displacement Status in Cambodia
Breakdown of the displaced population due to the border conflict.
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Cambodians struggle with displaced lives amid tense ceasefire with ...
Preah Vihear/Siem Reap provinces – When asked how she spends her day, 11-year-old Sokna rattled off a list of chores.She first fetches water, then washes dishes and sweeps the leaves and dust from around the blue tarpaulin tent her family now calls home, in the grounds of a Buddhist pagoda in northwestern Cambodia.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4Cambodian PM says Thailand occupying ‘deep’ territory after ceasefirelist 2 of 4Southeast Asia shuts offices, limits travel as oil crisis deepenslist 3 of 4Cambodia parliament approves law to combat cybercrime scam ringslist 4 of 4US sanctions Cambodian senator over purported scam network linksend of listSokna and her sister have stopped attending school, their mother Puth Reen said, since moving to this camp for people displaced by the recent rounds of fighting between Thailand and Cambodia.The two sisters are among more than 34,440 people who remain in displacement camps in Cambodia – 11,355 of whom are children – as of this month, according to the country’s Ministry of Interior.“I tried to tell them to go to school, but they don’t go,” Puth Reen told Al Jazeera, explaining how precarious life had become since returning to live in Cambodia after fleeing neighbouring Thailand, where she had worked for many years, as the fighting started.Like Puth Reen and her family, the future looks murky for the tens of thousands of Cambodians – including many schoolchildren – who are still in displacement camps, and their lives remain disrupted months after the last outbreak of fighting between Thailand and Cambodia.Forced to flee their homes in areas where local troops are now stationed and on high alert, or in areas occupied by opposing Thai forces, Cambodia’s internally displaced say they are surviving off aid donations, while those more fortunate are transitioning from emergency tents into wooden stilted houses provided by the Cambodian government.But with tension still evident between the leadership in Bangkok and Phnom Penh, the tenuous ceasefire along the Thai-Cambodia border means life cannot yet return to normality.Some areas on the Cambodian border, such as the villages of Chouk Chey and Prey Chan in Banteay Meanchey province, have become rallying points for nationalists who post on social media about the Thai occupation of Cambodian territory. Their anger is directed at the large shipping containers and barbed wire that Thai forces have used to block access to villages once inhabited by Cambodians and o...
Thai-Cambodian Conflict Escalates with Airstrikes, Refugee Crisis and ...
Renewed border clashes have displaced hundreds of thousands and seen both sides accuse each other of breaking ceasefire agreements despite international mediation effortsViolent clashes between Thailand and Cambodia have escalated sharply, with renewed airstrikes, artillery duels and ground fighting along their disputed boundary marking one of the most serious outbreaks of conflict in decades. The confrontation began in early December after a skirmish wounded Thai soldiers along the contested frontier, derailing a fragile ceasefire that was first brokered earlier in the year and later reinforced in a peace agreement signed in Malaysia in October in the presence of U.S. President Donald Trump. The latest fighting has included Thai fighter jets launching airstrikes against Cambodian military positions, while both sides have accused each other of breach and provocation. The intensifying combat has triggered a significant humanitarian crisis. Cambodian authorities say that airstrikes and heavy weapon exchanges have forced at least 400,000 civilians to flee their homes, while Thailand reports its own displaced populations and casualties from rocket fire and artillery strikes in its border provinces. Fighting has spread across multiple areas of the 817-kilometre frontier, including regions near historic temple sites, forcing evacuations, school closures and disruptions to daily life on both sides. Efforts to enforce past ceasefire agreements have faltered as each government blames the other for continued hostilities. Trump’s earlier mediation efforts — which helped secure an initial cessation of hostilities — have been contested, with Thai officials disputing claims of a renewed truce while Cambodian leaders emphasise readiness to cooperate toward lasting peace. Regional actors including the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Malaysian officials are calling for renewed dialogue, but deep mistrust, competing territorial claims rooted in long-standing historical disputes and a surge in nationalist rhetoric have complicated diplomatic progress. Against this backdrop, everyday life beyond the immediate conflict zones remains relatively unaffected in major cities and tourist destinations in both nations, with authorities in Thailand emphasising that travel and commerce continue normally outside of the border provinces. However, the human toll of the conflict and the collapse of ceasefire mechanisms have underscored the fragility of peace and the sca...
Thousands Still Displaced as Cambodia Questions Thai Ceasefire ...
Despite the ceasefire coming into effect on December 27, officials accused Thailand of "bad faith" actions and said Cambodia has been documenting violations while pursuing legal and diplomatic responses. The ministry called on Bangkok to halt unilateral measures and resume joint border demarcation work through the General Border Committee.
Thailand Tightens Border Restrictions with Cambodia Amid Tensions ...
Thailand has reduced the operational hours of various border checkpoints with Cambodia and instituted new bans affecting specific individuals and vehicles. These measures, implemented on June 7, 2025, have arisen amid ongoing tensions between the two nations, with Cambodia accusing Thailand of territorial incursions and military aggression.
