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BURI RAM, THAILAND (DEC. 21, 2025) (ANADOLU - ACCESS ALL)

1. PEOPLE WALKING WITH THAI FLAGS

2. VARIOUS OF TEMPLE WHERE FUNERAL CEREMONY HELD

3. SOLDIERS INSIDE MILITARY VEHICLE

4. SOLDIERS MARCHING

5. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE CRYING AND EMBRACING

6. VARIOUS OF PEOPLE ATTENDING CEREMONY AND PRAYING

7. PHOTO OF NON-COMMISSIONED OFFICER SAMROENG KLANGPRAKON

8. VARIOUS OF MILITARY UNIFORM OF SAMROENG KLANGPRAKON BURI RAM, THAILAND - DEC. 21: A funeral ceremony was held in Buri Ram, Thailand, on Saturday, Dec. 21, for Thai Army non-commissioned officer Samroeng Klangprakon, who was killed during clashes along the Thailand-Cambodia border.

The first clashes occurred in 2008 after Cambodia sought UNESCO World Heritage status for an 11th-century temple located in a disputed area.

Despite a ceasefire announced in October, both sides accused each other of responsibility for renewed clashes that began on Dec. 7.

Hundreds of thousands of people were evacuated from border areas, and 39 people were killed in the latest fighting.

US President Donald Trump said on Dec. 12 that Thailand and Cambodia accepted a ceasefire following his talks with leaders from both countries.

Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul said Thailand would continue military actions until it felt there was no threat to its territory and population.

The memorial service was held at the family’s home in the Puok District of Siem Reap Province. Relatives said To SenSophea died during intense fighting that erupted earlier this week along a disputed stretch of the frontier.

During the service, the soldier’s youngest sister, To SenSomnang, called on international powers such as the United States and China to intervene and encourage dialogue between the two Southeast Asian nations.

“Neither Cambodia nor Thailand can bear the continued loss of fathers, brothers, or husbands,” she said, urging a swift restoration of peace.

Thousands of Cambodians also held a peace rally on Thursday urging respect for a ceasefire agreement.

The clashes have continued despite US President Donald Trump saying last week that the countries’ leaders had agreed to halt the fighting.

The two countries signed a peace agreement in October in Kuala Lumpur in the presence of Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, but that was later suspended after Thai soldiers were seriously injured in a landmine explosion in a border province.

Thailand and Cambodia have a long-running border dispute that has repeatedly erupted into violence, including clashes in July in which at least 48 people were killed.