International relations

Myanmar leader Min Aung Hlaing will pay an official visit to the Cambodia in early September “to strengthen bilateral relations”. The visit comes after trips to Russia, China, India and Thailand, among others, which many have described as an attempt to gain international recognition as ...

The British vessel HMS Tamar has docked at Ream Naval Base, where it will conduct joint training with the Royal Cambodian Navy, in another sign of Cambodia’s expanding defence and maritime engagement with a broader range of international partners. ...

The Kingdom’s supreme court has warned that, along with the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, it is prosecuting an increasing number of transnational cases. Since 2024, it noted, 2,119 defendants have appeared before the courts in relation to cases related to the borders with Vietnam and ...

Keo Remy, president of the Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC), met with Canadian ambassador Christian DesRoches to discuss cooperation in the field of human rights. During the August 18 meeting, Remy shared details of what he called “serious violations of international law” by Thailand. He ...

More details have emerged about the remit of newly announced special envoy to the prime minister Kem Monovithya. She has been appointed to work on investment relations for Cambodia and border affairs, due to her extensive international connections, Prime Minister Hun Manet clarified, today August ...

Minister of Information Neth Pheaktra has warned that Thailand cannot turn military control of Cambodian territory into lawful sovereignty by deploying troops, installing razor wire and shipping containers or building infrastructure, arguing that international borders must be determined by law rather than “facts on the ...

Cambodia will offer mental health services to more than 20,000 people still displaced by last year’s border conflict with Thailand, Transcultural Psychosocial Organization Cambodia (TPO) said Tuesday. The initiative, led by TPO, National Committee for Disaster Management and the U.N. Population Fund, is backed by ...

The United States will provide Cambodia’s Ministry of Health with an additional 20,000 mosquito repellent devices, on top of the previously approved 150,000, while promising to expedite their importation to support efforts to prevent and fight dengue fever, as cases have increased recently. ...

Prek Toal Ramsar in Battambang province – Southeast Asia’s largest waterbird sanctuary – is set to become the country’s third ASEAN Heritage Park after ASEAN Member states unanimously backed its nomination during regional environment meetings this week. ...

Indonesia is prioritising military and police capacity-building in its defence cooperation with Cambodia this year rather than supplying additional weapons, as Jakarta seeks to ensure Cambodian personnel can operate the military equipment provided in previous years more effectively. ...

Thai authorities have reportedly carried out a second round of land allocation to Thai citizens in the occupied Cambodian village of Chouk Chey, in Banteay Meanchey province. ...

Indonesia has recognised Cambodian anti-online scam and immigration authorities for their role in protecting and helping repatriate Indonesian citizens, highlighting bilateral cooperation against transnational online fraud. ...

Siem Reap Angkor International Airport welcomed more than 700,000 passengers in early 2026, prompting officials to introduce airport fee incentive programmes to accelerate recovery towards pre-pandemic visitors. ...

US Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Elbridge A. Colby has praised the progress of bilateral relations between the US and Cambodia, especially in the defence sector. ...

The US has urged Cambodia to investigate the “masterminds” behind online scam operations and those who enable the criminal networks to flourish, as the Cambodian government reaffirmed its determination to eradicate technology-based fraud and deepen law enforcement cooperation with Washington. ...

A new music video by popular Vietnamese singer Phương Mỹ Chi featuring traditional Khmer dress, wedding rituals, dance and community life has stirred mixed reactions among Cambodian social media users, but Khmer Krom beauty queen and model Chhon Sreynet has rejected claims of cultural theft, ...

China has reiterated that its defence equipment cooperation with Cambodia and Thailand does not target any third country, as Thai military officials raised concerns over Cambodia’s growing inventory of Chinese-supplied military hardware, most recently its new naval corvettes. ...

Cambodia has received 72 investment applications worth a combined $2.7 billion for the northeast region as of August 7, 2026, as the government rolls out new support measures, including customs exemptions and below-market financing. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet on Wednesday ordered Steung Treng authorities to continue to strengthen the prevention of criminal activities related with cross-border crimes to ensure the province is not involved in the black economy across Steung Treng province. ...

Fifty-eight Indigenous communities and civil society organisations have urged the World Bank Group to accept the findings of an independent investigation into alleged harms linked to microfinance lending in Cambodia, warning that mounting debt is driving migration, school dropouts, food insecurity and the erosion of ...

Major growth in container and cargo throughput, and unrealised foreign exchange gains drove Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (PAS) net profit for the second quarter ended June 30, 2026 (Q2’26) by 218 percent to 56.4 billion riel (approximately $14 million) from 17.8 billion riel a year ago. ...

ASEAN member states have endorsed the nomination of Cambodia’s Prek Toal Ramsar Site as an ASEAN Heritage Park in 2026, according to the Ministry of Environment. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet has reiterated that the development of Cambodia’s four northeastern provinces remains a government priority regardless of the country’s withdrawal from the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle Area (CLV-DTA). ...

The ASEAN Observer Team in Cambodia (AOT-KH) visited a site in Preah Vihear province today, August 11, where 114 civilian homes were reportedly destroyed, leaving more than 500 civilians unable to return to their homes. ...