(26 Jul 2025)
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Samraong, Cambodia – 26 July 2025
1. Various of chief monk Tho Thoross walking into temple
2. Close of padlock
3. SOUNDBITE (Khmer) Tho Thoross, Chief Monk at temple:
“My intention is not to leave for anywhere, but to stay here in this monastery.”
4. Various of temple interior as lights come on
5. Wide of Thoross lighting candles
6. Various of candles
7. SOUNDBITE (Khmer) Thos Thoross, Chief Monk at temple:
“As a Buddhist monk living in a province bordering Thailand, I would like to call on both sides to work together to find a solution that is a win-win solution for all.”
8. Various of Thoross chanting
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Srey Snam district, Siem Reap province – 26 July 2025
9. Wide of collection point with volunteer Chhar Sin receiving items
10. Various of donated items
11. Wide of Chhar Sin talking
12. SOUNDBITE (Khmer) Chhar Sin, volunteer:
“For today and tomorrow, we are standing here waiting to give gifts to the people who are displaced from war zones and are seeking safety. We will provide them with food because they have nothing, and some of them come with only a few clothes and a hat.”
13. Various of collection point
STORYLINE:
Fighting along the Thai-Cambodia border has forced thousands of villagers, on both sides, to flee their homes, but not everyone is going.
In the Cambodian town of Samraong, some 40 km from the frontier, Tho Thoross is staying behind – one of a handful of Buddhist monks there who are remaining at their posts to provide refuge and food for anyone in need.
He’s chief monk at the largest and oldest pagoda in the town. He said he’s sent more than a dozen novice monks away to safety, since the two opposing militaries began exchanging fire.
At least 33 people have been killed and more than 168,000 displaced in the ongoing conflict.
“My intention is not to leave for anywhere, but to stay here in this monastery,” he said.
Before the fighting, the temple was a focal point of the town. On Saturday, everything was silent as Tho Thoross entered to light candles and prepare to pray. He says he hopes the guns will soon fall silent.
“As a Buddhist monk living in a province bordering Thailand, I would like to call on both sides to work together to find a solution that is a win-win solution for all,” he said.
Also helping her community cope with the sudden stress of danger and hurried evacuation is 28 year-old Chhar Sin. On Saturday she helped staff a donation point, in Srey Snam district, Siem Reap province, where ordinary people have been handing over everyday items to go to those in need.
“We will provide them with food because they have nothing, and some of them come with only a few clothes and a hat,” she said.
The fighting began on Thursday after months of building tension. International pressure is growing on both sides to try to find a solution.
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