Cambodian PM's wife attends funerals of soldiers killed in Thai border clashes

This handout from the official Facebook page of Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet taken and released on December 24, 2025 shows the prime minister's wife Pich Chanmony attending a funeral in Takeo province of a soldier who died in recent clashes with Thailand. The wife of Cambodia's leader has attended funerals for soldiers killed in border clashes with Thailand, according to a post on his Facebook page, while Phnom Penh had yet to announce a single military death after more than two weeks of deadly fighting. -- AFP

PHNOM PENH (AFP): The wife of Cambodia's leader has attended funerals for soldiers killed in border clashes with Thailand, according to an official Facebook post, even though Phnom Penh has not announced any military deaths.

The Southeast Asian nations' longstanding border conflict reignited this month, killing 23 people in Thailand -- almost all soldiers -- and 21 civilians in Cambodia, according to official counts.