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5:55 pm: The Cambodian General Department of Customs and Excise issued a statement condemning the Thai forces for launching rockets which damaged their Beong Trakoun office building in Thma Pouk district, Banteay Meanchey province on December 8, 2025.
5:45 pm: At 3:54 pm on December 11, the Thai military increased the deployment of F-16 fighter jets which dropped three bombs in the area of O’Phluok Damrey in Pursat province.
5:25 pm: As of 12 p.m. on December 11, a total of 65,314 families or 226,997 people from Preah Vihear, Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Pursat and Koh Kong provinces have been displaced since renewed fighting erupted on December 7, according to the Ministry of Interior.
4:55 pm: Thai forces heavily fired on the O’Smach area in Oddar Meanchey province, hitting a PTT gas station which was located about a kilometer from the border of Thailand on the afternoon of December 11, 2025.
4:35 pm: As of 12 p.m on December 11, 11 people have died and 74 injured since the fighting started on December 7, 2025, according to the Ministry of Interior.
4:30 pm: The Ministry of Education allowed all displaced students to temporarily enroll in schools near the shelter camps or temporary accommodations.
3:50 pm: According to Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra, Thai forces fired heavy weapons at Sampov Loun district Referral Hospital in Battambang province on the morning of December 11, 2025.
10:20 am: The Ministry of National Defense said tensions remain high along the Cambodian and Thai border on the morning of December 11, 2025:
- 4:40 a.m: the Thai military fired artillery into the Khnar temple area.
- 4:50 a.m: the Thai military fired artillery into the Thmar Daun area.
- 5:00 a.m: the Thai military began to deploy tanks and artillery to enter the Thmar Daun area in large numbers.
- 5:20 a.m: the Thai military began firing at the Ta Sim area.
- 6:16 a.m: the Thai military fired artillery into the O’Smach area.
- 6:35 a.m: the Thai military began its attack on the Ta Krabei temple.
- 7:52 a.m., the Thai military fired artillery into the Prey Chan Village area, Banteay Meanchey province where civilians reside.
- 10:06 a.m: the Thai military initiate an attack on a Cambodian position in the O’Phluok Damrey area, Pursat province.
9:10 a.m: Thai military forces fired on Cambodian territory in the 5th Military Region, including civilian areas, such as Prey Chan Village in O’Bei Chaon commune, O’Chrov District, Banteay Meanchey province, on the morning of December 11, 2025.
The Thai army continued to open fire on Cambodian territories in Oddar Meanchey province with shelling into the Khnar Temple area starting about 4:40 a.m on December 11, according to the National Defense Ministry.
As of 6 p.m on December 10, civilian deaths rose to 10 and around 60 others sustaining injuries, most of them in critical condition, the Ministry of Interior said.
It added that renewed clashes between Cambodia and Thailand brought the total number of displaced people to over 57,000 families or about 190,000 people.
The displaced people from Preah Vihear, Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Pursat, and Koh Kong provinces have taken refuge in shelters across seven provinces.
So far, the number of military casualties in Cambodia has not been revealed by the National Defense Ministry.
According to the Education Ministry, 883 schools in six provinces have been closed yesterday, affecting 7,278 teachers and 208,959 students. Several schools in Mondul Seima district in Koh Kong province have also been shut.
UNESCO has voiced deep concern over the attacks, particularly around the Preah Vihear Temple, a site inscribed on the World Heritage List, and has urged immediate measures to safeguard the region’s cultural heritage in all its forms.
The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts on December 10 condemned the assault on the temple which was hit by artillery shells. It stated that the attacks by the Thai military have damaged parts of the temple and impacted the joint conservation and restoration efforts of Cambodia and India, as well as other infrastructure.
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