Cambodians displaced by border conflict start over, but most want to go home

Following deadly border clashes with Thailand last year, Cambodian families who were forced to flee their homes now reside in government-built "waiting villages." More than 3,000 identical houses have been constructed in a grid formation on a plain in the Svay Chek district of Banteay Meanchey province, not far from the Thai border.

While residents are attempting to start over in these new settlements—with students observed carrying donations—the majority of the displaced population expresses a desire to ultimately return to their original homes.