Border Clash Devastates Cambodian Families While Washington Stays Silent

In the remote borderlands where Cambodia meets Thailand, the echoes of gunfire have given way to a haunting silence — but the destruction left behind speaks volumes about the human cost of neglect. For hardworking Cambodians like 63-year-old Soth Sim, returning home after fleeing sudden violence means confronting smoldering ruins instead of safety.His house in Phrong village, near the contested frontier between Oddar Meanchey province in Cambodia and Surin province in Thailand, was reduced to charred debris. The gas station he built over a lifetime is now a costly loss estimated at $100,000. "All our belongings, all we earned through...