(Photo: Reuters)PREAH VIHEAR, Cambodia - Six weeks after ⁠a ceasefire ended ⁠fighting at the Thai-Cambodian border, thousands ​of displaced Cambodians still hope to return home, despite an election victory in Thailand by nationalists who want to wall off the ​disputed frontier. In Banteay Meanchey province, Proeung Sopheap, 59, was visiting her ‌abandoned home in the border village of Prey Chan for the first time since the December clashes to collect some personal belongings and cooking utensils. Pich Vorn, displaced from the neighbouring village of Chouk Chey, said he just ‌wanted his house and land back. The border clashes killed at least 149 people and displaced hundreds of thousands along the 817-kilometre border before Thailand and Cambodia agreed to a second ceasefire in late ​December, ‌after an earlier truce from July collapsed. Demining manager Ean Sothea said Cambodian authorities had shut more than 40 schools across Preah Vihear province and prioritised clearance at hospitals, pagodas and homes of returning residents.

Source: Bangkok Post February 14, 2026 09:50 UTC