(Phnom Penh): According to Cambodian Ministry of Interior, as of 7:00 a.m. on 24 December 2025, acts of aggression by the Thai Government and Military against Cambodia’s sovereign territory, particularly the firing and dropping of various types of munitions into civilian areas, have resulted in the following severe impacts:
1. Deaths and Injuries:
There were no additional deaths or injuries. In total, since 7 December, there have been 21 civilian deaths and 83 injuries.
2. Displacement of Civilians:
Since 7 December, there is a total of 607,980 displaced persons, including 318,668 women and 191,957 children. These figures may continue to change.
3. Destruction of Civilian Physical Infrastructure:
One civilian house in Battambang Province was damaged. Therefore, since 7 December, damage to private property includes 121 civilian houses, 6 privately owned buildings, 5 apartments/hotels, one gas station, 27 cars, one motorcycle, one cassava purchasing warehouse, one warehouse, and 2 cell towers.
Damage to public property includes 5 schools, 2 health centers, 11 government office buildings, 5 pagodas, one almsgiving hall, one vehicle, one ancient temple, 5 bridges, one market, and 2 road sections.
As of now, more than half a million Cambodian people, including over 50% women and children, are suffering severe hardship after being forced to leave their homes and schools to flee punitive, light and heavy artillery shelling and aerial bombings by Thailand’s F-16 aircraft, which have repeatedly destroyed their homes and communities.
For this reason, the ministry continued to call upon foreign friends, particularly the United States of America, China, Malaysia, and ASEAN friends, to remain actively engaged in supporting efforts toward permanent de-escalation and the achievement of lasting peace, which reflects Cambodia’s long-standing aspiration, as well as the shared desire of the Thai people and humanity at large.
As explicitly stated by Cambodia at the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting, Cambodia seeks to resolve disputes, including border delimitation, through peaceful means, in accordance with international law, the Treaty of Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia (TAC), as well as existing bilateral treaties and mechanisms between the two countries.
Guided by a sincere and shared aspiration for peace, the ministry remain highly optimistic that the meeting of the General Border Committee (GBC), which both sides have agreed to convene, together with subsequent meetings, will contribute to reducing armed hostilities and to the restoration of the ceasefire.
The Ministry of Interior wishes to once again underscore its great pride in all Cambodian citizens who have united in spirit and stood shoulder to shoulder in support of the national defense strategy led by Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet. This powerful unity has provided tremendous strength to the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces under the Ministry of National Defence and the Border Protection Police under the Ministry of Interior, who are courageously defending the integrity of the national territory. The ministry respectfully call upon our fellow citizens to continue strengthening this single Khmer spirit of unity and to uphold it permanently.
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