A Lao women dies during Thailand-Cambodia border conflict, confirms Thai and Laos govts

Lao national Houng Jorasa died in the July Thailand-Cambodia border clashes. Her funeral on 10 August in Nam Yuen District was presided over by Thailand’s Deputy Interior Minister, Theerarat Samrejvanich. - Photo credit: Pheu Thai Party via Laotian Times

VIENTIANE (Laotian Times): Houng Jorasa, a Lao national, lost her life during violent clashes between Thailand and Cambodia that erupted on 24 July near the disputed Ta Muen Thom temple area. News of her death was made public on Sunday (Aug 10).

Houng had lived in Thailand for over three decades with her Thai national husband, Pod Jorasa, who sustained serious injuries during the same conflict and remains hospitalized in Ubon Ratchathani Province.