Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:12am on 25 Jul 2025,Friday International
Violent clashes between Thailand and Cambodia reignited on July 24–25, 2025, centring on Ta Muen Thom, part of the ancient Khmer temple complex bordering Surin (Thailand) and Oddar Meanchey (Cambodia) provinces . The dispute over the broader Preah Vihear temple region dates back to colonial-era boundary maps and escalated when ICJ awarded sovereignty of the temple to Cambodia in 1962 and reaffirmed it in 2013 . Nationalism, landmine incidents injuring Thai troops, and a politically explosive leaked phone call involving Thailand’s prime minister further heightened tensions.
