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Cambodia-Thailand border clash enters sixth day as Thai PM dissolves house
Thailand continued to attack Cambodia overnight, officials confirmed as the border fighting entered its sixth day and the Thai PM receives the green light to dissolve parliament to pave the way for imminent elections. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-thailand-border-clash-enters-sixth-day-as-thai-pm-dissolves-house
Thai forces continue attacks even after dissolution of parliament
Thai forces continued firing on Cambodia’s sovereign territory on the morning of December 12, 2025, according to National Defense Ministry spokesperson Maly Socheata. The attacks are persisting despite the dissolution of the Thai Parliament. ...
Try Thaney
https://cambojanews.com/thai-forces-continue-attacks-even-after-dissolution-of-parliament/
O’Smach families flee shelling with ‘just single cooking pot to survive’
Families fleeing O’Smach described an escape defined by fear, scarcity yet an unshakable sense of solidarity, as five households from Chamkar Chek village clung together on a homemade tractor and now share a single small pot to cook their meals inside the Wat Bo Knar ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/o-smach-families-flee-shelling-with-just-single-cooking-pot-to-survive-
Human rights committee to petition UN, accuse Thai leaders of war crimes
The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has announced that it will submit an urgent petition regarding the “brutal and barbaric” actions of Thai military leaders Weerayuth Raksil, Commander of Army Region 2, and Worayos Luangsuwan, Commander of Army Region 1, who it accuses of war ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/human-rights-committee-to-petition-un-accuse-thai-leaders-of-war-crimes
Defence ministry dismisses Thai claims of ‘foreign’ drone pilots
The Ministry of National Defence has denied reports by Thai media outlets claiming that Cambodia is using foreign mercenaries to help launch suicide drones in the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/defence-ministry-dismisses-thai-claims-of-foreign-drone-pilots-
Civilian death toll rises to 10, 60 wounded, as Ta Krabei Temple shelled for second time
The number of civilians killed by firing from the Thai military has risen to 10, with 60 injured as of the evening of December 10. Thai troops were continuing to push into Cambodian territory at multiple locations today, December 11, according to the Ministry of ...
Border conflict deepens ahead of Trump call
The United States on December 9 expressed concern over renewed clashes and casualties along the Cambodian–Thai border, calling on both sides to honor the Peace Accords, according to a press release from the U.S. State Department. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/border-conflict-deepens-ahead-of-trump-call/
International organisations call for contributions to support displaced children and families
International organizations are calling on donors to assist Cambodian children who have been relocated to safe areas as the current border conflict continues to escalate. ...
Thai strikes have now killed at least nine Cambodian civilians, wounded 46, evidence gathered for ICC complaint
As of December 10, 2025, nine Cambodian civilians have been killed — including one infant — and 46 injured, by the Thai military, while almost 40,000 families have been displaced, according to a senior Cambodian official. ...
A soldier’s wife: ‘My husband protects the country; I protect our children’
As fighting intensifies along the Cambodia–Thailand border, the wife of a Cambodian soldier has fled her home with her four children after Thai F-16 fighter jets flew low over their home, highlighting the growing toll of the conflict on military families, even far from the ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/a-soldier-s-wife-my-husband-protects-the-country-i-protect-our-children-
Anwar Ibrahim calls Cambodian, Thai leaders, clashes remain unresolved
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the rotating ASEAN chair, confirmed that he has already contacted the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand. He praised the willingness of both leaders to continue negotiations to de-escalate tensions. ...
Over $203 million spent on National Social Assistance Family Package Program
The Cambodian government spent a total of 815,469,470,000 riel — equivalent to $USD 203.86 — on implementing the National Social Assistance Family Package Program from April 30, 2024 to November 30, 2025, according to the National Social Assistance Fund (NSAF). ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-203-million-spent-on-national-social-assistance-family-package-program
Interior minister issues call to support displaced Cambodians, prevent espionage
Minister of Interior Sar Sokha has instructed the authorities in provinces bordering Thailand to evacuate citizens from border districts, especially high-risk areas, to the sanctuaries that have already been prepared. ...
Border clashes displace over 54,000 Cambodians as families shelter from Thai shelling, air strikes
For the third consecutive day, thousands of Cambodian families displaced by cross-border shelling and the deployment of Thai F-16 fighter jets remain in shelter in schools, pagodas and temporary evacuation centres near the Cambodia–Thailand border, uncertain when it will be safe to return home. ...
An Online Reporter Got Injured While Reporting on Cambodia-Thai Border Conflict
An online reporter at Whitehorse News was allegedly injured when he was reporting news on the Cambodia-Thai border conflict on December 8 in Oddar Meanchey province. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/an-online-reporter-got-injured-while-reporting-on-cambodia-thai-border-conflict
Breaking: Defence ministry reports Thai firing in ‘multiple locations’ this morning
From around 5am this morning, December 8, Thai armed forces opened fire on Cambodian military positions in the An Seh area of Preah Vihear province. Later, Thai armoured vehicles fired at the Ta Moan Templle, according to Maly Socheata, spokesperson for the Ministry of National ...
Hun Sen: Red line was drawn; Thai military used F-16 jets to attack Cambodia
Hun Sen, president of the Cambodian Senate, has instructed all frontline forces to continue to exercise patience, as the “invaders” have been using all types of weapons to shell Cambodia since yesterday, last night and again this morning. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-red-line-was-drawn-thai-military-used-f-16-jets-to-attack-cambodia
Cambodian mine clearance target extended to 2030 amid ongoing border challenges
Cambodia has received formal approval for a new deadline to complete its nationwide anti-personnel mine clearance, after state parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention unanimously backed the country’s third extension request, during a meeting in Geneva from December 1–5. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodian-mine-clearance-target-extended-to-2030-amid-ongoing-border-challenges
Joint task force inspects mining site after fish deaths in Kampong Chhnang
Environmental officers and the provincial authorities have inspected a mining site operated by Cambodian Xuan Yi Minerals Co., Ltd, which mines gold and copper, as well as other precious metals, as part of an investigation into the cause of fish deaths in O’Russei stream located ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/joint-task-force-inspects-mining-site-after-fish-deaths-in-kampong-chhnang
Labour ministry launch gender-based violence awareness campaign
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, together with key partners, has launched the “16 Days of Activism Against Gender-Based Violence” campaign to raise awareness, strengthen efforts to prevent violence and promote measures to respond to harassment and abuse in the workplace, especially in the ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/labour-ministry-launch-gender-based-violence-awareness-campaign
Cambodia refutes social media claims of Vietnam building road across historical waters
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC) has dismissed circulating social media claims alleging that Vietnam is constructing a road across the sea from Tien Hai island commune in An Giang province to Phu Quoc island, in violation of the 1982 Cambodia–Vietnam Agreement ...
Khmer Time Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501795266/cambodia-refutes-social-media-claims-of-vietnam-building-road-across-historical-waters/
Ceasefire at risk as international alliance denounces Thai forces over deadly civilian assault
The Centrist Democrat International (CDI-IDC) has issued a sharp warning that the Cambodia–Thailand ceasefire is “at serious risk”, following the killing of a Cambodian civilian and the injuring of three others in Banteay Meanchey province on November 12. ...
Here’s how Cambodia will navigate slower economic growth in 2026
The Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) expects the Cambodian economy to expand by 5.2 percent in 2025, driven by strong export activity, healthy domestic consumption, and a growing trend towards supporting local products. Looking ahead, growth in 2026 is forecast at 5 percent, according ...
Cambodia, Thailand agree on groundwork to resolve border issues in Chouk Chey and Prey Chan villages
Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to dispatch a joint survey team to conduct on-the-ground work to address border issues in Chouk Chey and Prey Chan villages of O’Beichoan commune, O’Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province. ...