Thailand says Hindu statue removed to control border area

Thailand says Hindu statue removed to control border area

The Straits Times - Sports·2025-12-25 19:07

BANGKOK - Thailand on Dec 25 defended its military’s demolition of a Hindu statue along the border with Cambodia, saying the removal was carried out to assert control in a disputed frontier area.

A Cambodian official

responded angrily to the destruction of the statue

of the Hindu deity Vishnu, after more than two weeks of military clashes between the neighbours.

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