Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture has accused Thai forces of damaging the Ta Krabey temple and called on Thailand to immediately halt all construction and destructive activities around the site, which Phnom Penh says lies within Cambodian territory. Cambodia condemned what it called the use of armed force by Thai troops to occupy the Ta Krabey temple and to carry out construction that alters the condition of the site and its surroundings. The statement followed what Cambodia described as the seizure of Ta Krabey by Thai soldiers after 21 days of fighting in recent weeks. Thailand’s Khaosod newspaper reported on Tuesday that Thailand’s Fine Arts Department and the Thai military had inspected Ta Krabey ahead of plans to restore the ancient temple. Ta Krabey was built in the 11th century during the reigns of Suryavarman I and Udayadityavarman II.