00:00Cambodia pulls out of the 2025 Southeast Asian Games on Wednesday, Dec 10, citing safety reasons
00:07with the escalation of border conflicts with host Thailand. The withdrawal comes just a day after
00:12Thailand formally opened the 33rd edition of the regional showdown. Fighting erupted between Thailand
00:17and Cambodia on Monday, Dec 8, displacing hundreds of thousands of people. This was the second major
00:23flare-up between the two countries this year, derailing a fragile truce brokered in July by
00:28U.S. President Donald Trump. Cambodia planned to send a delegation of over 1,500 but cut
00:34it down to just a little over 100 athletes. With Cambodia out, only 10 countries will compete
00:40in the two-week showdown that will run until Dec 20.
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