(Phnom Penh): Lieutenant General Maly Socheata, Under Secretary of State and Spokesperson for the Ministry of National Defence of Cambodia, categorically denied what she described as false and unprofessional reporting by The Nation Thailand, which claimed Thai forces had occupied Preah Vihear Temple and Keosikha Kirisvarak Pagoda.

Maly Socheata spoke on Friday (Jul. 25) during the press conference hosted by the Royal Government Spokesperson Unit in response to the escalating armed clashes along the Cambodia–Thailand border.

She clarified that these sites remain fully under the control of Cambodian forces, dismissing the Thai media’s reports as fabricated.

She also criticised The Nation Thailand for its repeated publication of inaccurate and misleading information, citing its earlier false claim on 24 July that former Prime Minister Hun Sen had fled Cambodia for China.
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