{"asset":"news","key":"3610","locale":"en","id":"news:3610:en","entityId":"news:3610","canonicalUrl":"https://www.kps-tv.com/en/news/detail/3610","state":"ready","title":"Cambodia condemns reported Thai shelling of Ta Krabey temple","summary":"Cambodia’s culture ministry said on December 9 that Thai shelling had damaged Ta Krabey temple and that Preah Vihear was also damaged on December 8. It appealed for international attention and said it would pursue legal accountability.","body":"Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts issued a statement on December 9 strongly condemning Thai military shelling of Ta Krabey temple, which it said had damaged an important cultural heritage site. The statement described the actions as brutal, disrespectful and extremely irresponsible, saying they hurt Cambodians’ historical feelings and harmed cultural treasures shared by humanity. The ministry stressed the temple’s irreplaceable value to civilisation and called on UNESCO, ASEAN and relevant international institutions to pay close attention and condemn what it described as Thai violations of international norms.\n\n..\n\nThe statement further alleged that repeated recent cross-border attacks by Thai forces had affected not only civilian areas but also several cultural sites. It said that on December 8 the World Heritage site of Preah Vihear temple was also damaged, with some buildings destroyed and structures in the joint conservation area severely damaged. Cambodia said it would pursue accountability for the Thai military through all domestic and international legal channels and submit damage reports to international institutions, reiterating that safeguarding cultural heritage was a shared mission of humanity.\n..\n\nKPS99TV compiled report.","contentScope":"full","proof":{"publishedSourceRevision":"1","publishedWorkingVersionId":"17233","languageVersionId":"15420","visibilityVersion":"2","versionToken":"a1.AaBsUqCjRTREU37dFCtGAGkZjDFj6pWUfyTB_qfJLXA"},"availableLocales":["zh","en","km"],"attributes":{"sourceLocale":"zh","translationKind":"machine","nodeId":"172","authorText":"","sourceName":"KPS99TV"},"references":[],"links":[],"publishedAt":"2025-12-09T09:22:42Z"}