Overview
- Verified video published by AFP shows a backhoe knocking down the 2014 Vishnu statue near the contested An Ses area on the Dangrek frontier.
- Cambodia says the statue stood inside its territory roughly 100 metres from the boundary, while mapping checks cited by reporters place it several hundred metres from the line.
- Thailand says the structure was a non‑registered decorative piece and that its removal was for security and area control, not an attack on religion, with Prime Minister Anutin stressing troop safety.
- India’s foreign ministry called the demolition disrespectful to shared heritage and urged a return to diplomacy to prevent further loss of life and damage to property and cultural sites.
- Cross‑border fighting has left dozens dead and displaced large numbers, and defence delegations met at a Thai border checkpoint in Chanthaburi to work on restarting a ceasefire.