00:00Villagers in Thailand are caught up in the escalating border clash between the
00:06Thai and Cambodian militaries. Amorn Selavyang, who lives in a border village,
00:11returned for the first time to find her home shattered. The smell of smoke still
00:16lingered in the air as she stared at the aftermath.
00:19This village leader said a rocket had fallen on their premises moments ago. The borders
00:34of Sakayo province in Thailand may be disputed on maps, but are inhabited by families who never
00:39chose the divisions. Many villagers have volunteered to do night patrols to keep a close eye on stray
00:45projectiles and drones.
00:47In Cambodia's Siem Reap province, the border fighting has hit the tourism industry badly,
01:14with the once busy streets seeing much fewer tour buses, and hotel and restaurant operators
01:19saying that tourist arrivals had dropped significantly.
01:21They had dropped significantly.
01:22They had dropped significantly.
01:23They had dropped significantly.
01:28They had dropped significantly.
01:29They had dropped significantly.
01:30They had a lot of people walking around the country and there were either a northern
01:34paz
01:50The U.S. White House said it hopes that within the next few days,
02:13they will be able to bring Thailand and Cambodia back to compliance
02:17with the U.S. brokered ceasefire agreement signed by both sides
02:22on the sidelines of the ASEAN summit in Kuala Lumpur in October.
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