Overview
- AFP verified Dec. 22 footage showing an excavator knocking down a Lord Vishnu statue, finding no signs of AI manipulation and confirming the location.
- Cambodian spokesman Kim Chanpanha said the statue, built in 2014, stood in the An Ses area inside Cambodia, with the site described as about 100 metres from the border and third‑party mapping indicating roughly 400 metres.
- A Thai army spokesperson did not respond to requests for comment on the demolition.
- Thai officials said four days of talks to revive a ceasefire would begin Dec. 24 in Chanthaburi province, though Phnom Penh had yet to confirm attendance when announced.
- Fighting this month has left more than 40 dead and displaced around a million people, as both sides trade blame and report damage near culturally sensitive temple sites.