(Phnom Penh): State institutions, ministries, local authorities, state-owned enterprises, and private companies across Cambodia have issued separate statements condemning Thailand’s military aggression and calling on the international community to take urgent and concrete action to protect civilians, uphold international law, and safeguard world cultural heritage.
According to Fresh Exclusive, the statements released nationwide on December 25, 2025, reflect a unified national position denouncing Thailand’s continued military operations, particularly its repeated violations of the ceasefire and the Joint Declaration on Peace signed in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025.
Although issued by different institutions, the statements share the same core demands:
the immediate cessation of attacks on civilian communities, strict implementation of the ceasefire agreement, and firm international intervention to prevent further loss of life and destruction of cultural heritage.
Fresh Exclusive reported that observers noted Thailand’s repeated violations of the ceasefire and the peace declaration—signed under international witness—can no longer be treated as a routine bilateral issue.
“When an agreement signed under international witness, including the President of the United States and the former ASEAN Chair, is violated repeatedly, the question is no longer simply who is at fault,” an observer was quoted as saying. “The real question is whether international guarantees still carry meaning.”
The nationwide condemnations come amid intensified Thai military operations, including the use of F-16, T-50, and other fighter aircraft, which have carried out airstrikes on civilian communities, including areas near schools in provinces bordering Thailand. In some cases, Thai attacks reportedly penetrated up to 100 kilometers inside Cambodian territory, according to Cambodian authorities.
Official figures cited by Fresh Exclusive show that between December 7 and December 24, 2025, the conflict resulted in 21 civilian deaths, 86 injuries, and 609,889 displaced persons. At least 123 homes were destroyed, while major damage was reported to six large private buildings, five apartments and hotels, one fuel station, 27 vehicles, warehouses, and telecommunications infrastructure.
Public property damage included six schools, two health centers, one market, five pagodas, one almsgiving hall, one monk’s residence, 12 government buildings, two damaged roads, and five collapsed bridges, along with severe damage to multiple ancient cultural sites.
The statements further stressed that if agreements supported by international witnesses still fail to protect civilians and cultural heritage, serious questions arise over the enforcement of international law and obligations to protect cultural heritage.
Cambodian citizens emphasized that Cambodia does not seek revenge or war, but instead demands concrete international action to end attacks on civilians, enforce a verifiable ceasefire, protect irreplaceable cultural heritage, and uphold international humanitarian and cultural law.
