2003 Phnom Penh riots

When

2003

Kind

Riot

Coordinates

11.55° N, 104.84° E

Description

2003 anti-Thai riots in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Placed at the area, not an exact site.

2003 anti-Thai riots in Phnom Penh, Cambodia

In January 2003, a Cambodian newspaper article falsely alleged that Thai actress Suvanant Kongying claimed that the Angkor Wat belonged to Thailand. Other Cambodian print and radio media picked up the report and furthered nationalistic sentiments, which resulted in riots in Phnom Penh on 29 January where the Thai embassy was burned and commercial properties of Thai businesses were vandalized.

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