”Opinion”. @Cambodianess

 Cambodianess reports on Sunday afternoon, July 27, 2025,  that the conflict between Cambodia and Thailand goes back to the 13th century, cting a Cambodian expert saying that, "following the decline of the Angkorian Empire. Thailand, as the successor to the Sukhothai and Ayutthaya Kingdoms, gradually encroached upon Khmer territory. Facing potential extinction, Khmer leaders sought French protection in the late 19th century, preserving their territory through the Franco-Siamese Treaties of 1904-1907, which resulted in the return of three provinces: Battambang, Siem Reap, and Sisophon." 

Khaosod English's Pravit Rojanaphruk initial take: This is an important admission, reflecting how history is dragging the two nations into endless conflicts and animosity.

Thailand, if you look beyond a narrow ultranationalist lense, is also an heir to the great Angkorian civilisation. We can choose our own favourite timeline to suit our nationalistic ideology, and some Thais still yearn for the days when Siam Reap, including Angkor Wat, was part of Thailand (Siam), before the French colonialists took it away from Thailand. 

While it's imperative to remember the pasts, in which we cannot change, our focus should be on how to put an end to the current senseless undeclared war between the two nations.

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