In a separate statement, Bangkok said that the statue was “not installed as a registered or officially recognised religious site”. “More importantly, its removal was undertaken with the objective of ...

Thailand on Dec. 25 defended its military's demolition of a Hindu statue along the border with Cambodia, saying the removal ...

Its removal, they added, was intended to prevent the presence of symbols that could heighten tensions along the sensitive border, the report said.

After the controversy around Thailand destroying a statue of Lord Vishnu in a disputed border area went rife, the country ...

Thai authorities said the structure was not a registered religious site and was removed for security and area management ...

Thailand today defended its military’s demolition of a Hindu statue along the border with Cambodia, saying the removal was ...

Thailand has justified the demolition of a Hindu statue near its border with Cambodia, asserting it was a security measure ...

Cambodia border. Decades-old disputes over land and ancient temples reignite. Fighting intensified in December after a July ...

Thailand's demolition of a Vishnu idol near its border with Cambodia has sparked international backlash, with authorities claiming it was a security measure.

Thai-Cambodian border press centre said the damage to the idol was “not intended to involve religion or beliefs”.

The controversy erupted after videos circulated on social media showing a backhoe loader damaging an idol of Lord Vishnu, reportedly carried out by Thai army personnel.

Thailand has issued a clarification following India’s expression of concern over the demolition of a Lord Vishnu idol near ...