A total of 544,685 Cambodians fled gunfire, shells of various sizes and bombing by Thai military F-16 fighter jets and were staying in safe camps between December 7 and December 23, 2025. According to a press release from the Ministry of Interior, this figure may continue to change.
During the 17 days of war of aggression against Cambodian territory, the Thai military destroyed 118 homes, five school sites, three health centres, one market, two telephone antenna sites, several ancient temples, five Buddhist monastery sites, one alms pavilion, one monks’ residence, one customs and excise building, 13 private building sites, 11 state buildings, five hotel sites, one community agricultural centre, two road sections, two stone bridges, one iron bridge, one ancient bridge, one bridgehead, one petrol station, 28 vehicles, one vehicle warehouse and one cassava purchasing warehouse. Meanwhile, the civilian death toll in Cambodia rose to 21, with 83 injured.
The same press release added that, while Cambodia’s brave soldiers were fighting to defend territorial integrity, the special ASEAN foreign ministers’ meeting on the current Cambodia–Thailand situation in Malaysia concluded with a special statement highlighting progress toward resuming implementation of the ceasefire and the Joint Declaration on Cambodia–Thailand Peace. The Interior Ministry expressed support for the ASEAN foreign ministers’ welcome for efforts to resume the ceasefire and end hostilities between the two countries. This paved the way for a Cambodia–Thailand General Border Committee (GBC) meeting tomorrow, December 24, 2025, to discuss implementation and verification of the ceasefire. By: Nget Pisant
