Thai border clashes hit tourism at Cambodia's Angkor temples


Tourists visiting the Angkor Wat temple in Siem Reap province on Dec 18, 2025. - AFP

SIEM REAP: Chasing visitors around Cambodia's Angkor temple ruins to offer his services, tour guide Bun Ratana says he has had little work since deadly clashes with Thailand broke out, despite it being high season.

The Unesco heritage site lies in Siem Reap city, just a two-hour drive from the Thai border, which for more than two weeks has been roiled by military combat that has killed dozens.

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