In a January 19 clarification, Pursat’s administration said no Thai troops were occupying or stationed at Me Teuk bridge, which it said had been destroyed by Thai F-16 air strikes during a 21-day war of aggression against Cambodia. The clarification followed a Facebook post by an account named Sarath Sun alleging that Thai troops had taken the bridge. The administration called the post false and accused it of using old images to mislead the public.
The administration added that public-works specialists were repairing and improving access routes for residents returning to their original homes. On January 15 and 16, the governor had shown the ASEAN Observer Team (AOT) Stung Me Teuk bridge, O Phluk Damrei, point Ch1 and Chey Chumneas border crossing on Road 56, describing damage to infrastructure and property from what it called Thai aggression and sites where Thai troops had laid wire within Cambodian territory.
It further said that after the December 27, 2025 ceasefire, about 90 percent of residents of Thma Da commune, Veal Veng district, who had evacuated to safety centres had returned to their homes. Residents near Stung Me Teuk bridge were living normally and even making grass-flower brooms for sale. The Pursat administration therefore rejected Sarath Sun’s Facebook report entirely.
By: Nget Pisant
