Trending:US-Venezuela tensionsIndia U-19 vs Pak U-19Epstein filesBangladesh unrestUkraine peace planMrs Deshpande review2025: The Year in ReviewMillions displaced in Cambodia amid escalating border clashesFP News Desk • December 21, 2025, 11:18:11 ISTWhatsapp Facebook TwitterAt least half a million people have been displaced in Cambodia following the border clashes between Thailand, Phnom Penh’s interior ministry said Sunday. AdvertisementSubscribe Join Us+ Follow us On GoogleChoose Firstpost on GooglePeople flee amid clashes between Thailand and Cambodia along a disputed border area, in Oddar Meanchey Province, Cambodia. ReutersAt least half a million people have been displaced in Cambodia from their homes following the border clashes between Thailand, Phnom Penh’s interior ministry said Sunday.“At present, more than half a million Cambodian people, including women and children, are suffering severe hardship due to forced displacement from their homes and schools to escape artillery shells, rockets, and aerial bombardments carried out by Thailand’s F-16 aircraft,” the interior ministry said in a statement, giving the total number of people displaced as 518,611 as quoted by AFP. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS ADAround 400,000 people have been displaced in Thailand due to the reignited border conflict, Bangkok has said. Territorial clash The continuous attack of both South Asian neighbours this month with the use of tanks, drones and artillery, has resulted in the death of about 22 people in Thailand and 19 in Cambodia, according to officials.
