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00:03 Report / Georg Matthes
00:25 Sangly Sarak / Reporter, The Morning
01:08 Tang Ny Resident of disputed land
01:40 Anucha / Former border checkpoint worker
02:26 Orachorn Phasuk / Mother of Sgt Maj Ammarin Phasuk

Script:

00:00
Cambodian soldiers watch every move across the border. Since the fighting stopped, this patch of land in northwest Cambodia has become a new battleground. Today, local reporters were invited to film what Cambodian officials call a Thai incursion.

+++ SOT – Sangly Sarak, reporter, The Morning:+++
“We’re standing here on our own land, watching Thailand start activities on land that hasn’t yet been decided which country it belongs to.”+++

This is the new border line Thailand has put up - cutting through part of Ban Prey Chan village.
Large boards mark it as “seized land” under Thai forest law - land that now includes several Cambodian homes.
One of them belongs to Tang Ny, who’s lived here since 1993. He was forced to move out and says he’s lost everything.

+++ SOT – Tang Ny, resident of disputed land+++
“No country needs war. We want peace. Cambodians and Thais used to live like family. There’s no reason to turn us against each other.” +++

Many on the Thai side feel the same. With most checkpoints along the 700-kilometer border still closed, thousands have lost their jobs including this former checkpoint worker, who only wants to be identified by his first name.

+++ SOT – Anucha, former border checkpoint worker +++
“The situation’s unpredictable. The main worry is we don’t know what the Cambodian side will do. Our bags are still in the car and we're ready to evacuate anytime.”+++

People on both sides say civilians were targeted deliberately.
This convenience store in Si Sa Ket was hit by Cambodian rockets. It’s set to reopen soon, but eight people including two children died here.
The five days of fighting killed more than 40 people on both sides, including this Thai soldier. He died in battle in Surin province. His mother fears the violence could erupt again.

+++ SOT – Orachorn Phasuk, mother of Sgt Maj Ammarin Phasuk +++
“The Cambodian side keeps attacking, but Thailand wants to stay friends. If they stay hostile, we’ll just have to live apart. Still, I hope for peace - for everyone’s sake.”+++

Back at the border, an Interim Observer Team from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations has arrived. Soldiers from Laos, Brunei, and Malaysia are inspecting disputed areas and recording any ceasefire violations.
The two neighbours are key ASEAN members. Many fear that their fight over a few patches of jungle risks paralysing the organisation and unsettling the whole region.