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Creating Laos by Søren Ivarsson6/21/2023 ![]() ![]() The hatred towards Thai people from the Cambodians would escalate in 2008, when both countries were involved in the conflict on the ownership of Preah Vihear Temple. ![]() That led to a violent protest in January 2003 in which the Thai embassy was burned and Thai businesses were vandalised after a Cambodian newspaper article falsely alleged that a Thai actress had claimed that Angkor Wat belonged to Thailand and that it should take over the ancient temple. Siam historically occupied Cambodia, turning Cambodians against Thais.Īnti-Thai sentiment began to flare in Cambodia because of Cambodians' fear of Thai designs on western Cambodia. Siamese forces under the Ayutthaya Kingdom had overrun the Khmer Empire many times, leaving a big scar over Cambodia. The hatred toward Thais in Cambodia had existed since the late Khmer Empire. See also: 2003 Phnom Penh riots and Cambodian–Thai border dispute ![]()
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