Si Sa Ket inspects border clash damage: 247 homes hit
Si Sa Ket officials have begun compiling loss estimates after an inspection in Kantharalak district found widespread damage to homes across four subdistricts, with Sao Thong Chai the hardest hit.
- An official inspection in Si Sa Ket province confirmed that 247 homes were damaged due to a border clash.
- The damage was concentrated in the Kantharalak district, with the Sao Thong Chai subdistrict being the most affected, accounting for 221 of the damaged households.
- Among the total, 18 homes were recorded as having sustained severe, whole-house damage.
- The survey was conducted to assess losses and compile a report to facilitate urgent assistance and relief for affected residents.
Si Sa Ket province’s Provincial Office for Local Administration carried out an on-site inspection in Sao Thong Chai subdistrict, Kantharalak district, to track and assess civilian property damage linked to conflict along the Thai–Cambodian border.
The inspection aims to quickly compile data and estimate losses, so a report can be submitted to Kantharalak district and Si Sa Ket provincial authorities to support urgent assistance for affected residents.
Si Sa Ket Local Administration Chief Thatchai Sukhum assigned Paisan Phanthura, a Senior Local Administrative Extension Officer, and Surachat Chaiyaporn, an engineering officer from the Design and Cost Estimation Division, to join the survey team.
They worked alongside representatives from the Si Sa Ket Provincial Public Works and Town & Country Planning Office, local administrative organisations’ chief engineers, and other relevant agencies to conduct a detailed assessment of damage to homes.
Survey results dated January 2, 2026, found 247 households in the Kantharalak district had suffered damage, spread across several subdistricts:
- Sao Thong Chai: 221 households (highest impact)
- Lalai: 15 households
- Phu Da Mok: 7 households
- Lamduan: 3 households
Officials also recorded 18 homes as suffering severe, whole-house damage.
The report said these included 12 homes in Sao Thong Chai and one home in Phu Da Mok, with the remaining cases in other areas.
Within Sao Thong Chai, the team logged 209 damaged homes across six villages, including 145 in Moo 1, 43 in Moo 4, 12 in Moo 12, four in Moo 2, three in Moo3, and two in Moo 6.
The working group said it verified damage on the ground and estimated repair costs before preparing a summary report for Kantharalak district and Si Sa Ket province to consider appropriate and fair relief measures for those affected by the border situation.
