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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
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. ...
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. ...
Hun Sen calls for stronger Cambodia-Austria trade ties
Senate President Hun Sen Tuesday called for strengthening cooperation in trade, economy, and investment with Austria to achieve mutual growth, noting that an Austrian delegation of investors will visit the Kingdom next month to explore potential investment opportunities. ...
Mom Kunthea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501792975/hun-sen-calls-for-stronger-cambodia-austria-trade-ties/
Cambodia, Thailand advance temporary border markers between posts 42 and 47
Cambodian and Thai technical teams convened at the Poipet International Gate on Tuesday to advance preparations for erecting temporary markers along a section of their shared border, following the recent approval of the Technical Instruction (TI) form by the Joint Border Committee (JBC). ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-thailand-advance-temporary-border-markers-between-posts-42-and-47
Border demarcation working group meeting delayed by one day
A planned meeting of the Joint Technical Working Group, on the implementation of technical instructions for temporary border demarcation in the areas of Prey Chan and Chouk Chey villages, has been postponed by one day, to November 18. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/border-demarcation-working-group-meeting-delayed-by-one-day
Hun Sen: Soldiers remain in Thai custody. Where is UN human rights Special Rapporteur?
Senate president Hun Sen has enquired about the views of the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, regarding the continued detention of 18 Cambodian soldiers who were captured by Thai forces on July 29, a day after the ceasefire took ...
DPM Prak Sokhonn to attend 46th ministerial conference of La Francophonie in Rwanda
Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation (MFAIC), will attend the 46th Ministerial Conference of La Francophonie (46th CMF), to be held on Nov. 19-20, 2025, in Kigali, Republic of Rwanda. ...
Khmer Time Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501790362/dpm-prak-sokhonn-to-attend-46th-ministerial-conference-of-la-francophonie-in-rwanda/