Cambodian monks honour soldiers killed in border clashes with Thailand

The procession, beginning at the country’s main religious school near the Royal Palace, ended at a nearby temple where nuns and laypeople joined in chanting.

A board displayed photographs of more than 40 uniformed men, although it wasn’t clear whether these images were all of soldiers killed or whether they included images of those wounded and captured.

Cambodia has confirmed only six troop deaths from five days of fighting that began on 24 July, killing dozens and displacing over 260,000 on both sides.

A ceasefire agreed on 28 July remains in place, but tensions persist. Thailand continues to hold 18 captured Cambodian soldiers, saying they will be released once “active hostilities” have ended.