International relations

The Royal Government and the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), yesterday, discussed expanding economic cooperation, focusing on infrastructure expansion, digital transformation, and advancing Cambodia’s coastal industrial and logistics hub development. ...

The Ministry of National Defence, in coordination with the ASEAN Interim Observer Team (IOT), dispatched a field mission late on Saturday night to Banteay Meanchey province’s Chok Chey and Prey Chan villages, following reports that loudspeakers from the Thai side were broadcasting disturbing “haunted sounds” ...

Japan​ ​has​ ​granted​ ​$​183,588​ ​to​ ​two​ ​Cambodian​ ​organisations​ ​to​ ​boost​ ​emergency​ ​medical​ ​services​ ​and​ ​healthcare​, ​providing​ ​ambulances​ ​for​ ​fire​ ​rescue​ ​teams​ ​and​ ​medical​ ​equipment​ ​for​ ​a​ ​rural​ ​hospital​ ​under​ ​their​ ​KUSANONE​ ​programme​ ...

The Royal Government of Cambodia has reaffirmed its commitment to deepening trade and investment relations with the United States following high-level meetings in Washington DC from October 6 to 9. ...

Acting Head of State and Senate President Hun Sen has called on Cambodians to increase the use of the Riel in daily transactions, warning that reliance on the Thai Baht poses both economic and political risks. ...

Following​ ​the​ ​closure​ ​of​ ​land​ ​crossings​, ​Cambodia​’​s​ ​agricultural​ ​exports​ ​by​ ​water​ ​to​ ​Thailand​ ​dropped​ ​to​ ​1,728​ ​tonnes​, ​equivalent​ ​to​ ​$​5.8​ ​million​ ​between​ ​June​ ​24​ ​and​ ​September​ ​30, ​2025.​ ​September​ ​exports​, ​especially​, ​fell​ ​6.6​%​ ​from​ ​August​. ​ ...

Senate president Hun Sen has suggested that the Royal Government and authorities at all levels track down and punish any corrupt officials or smugglers who import Thai goods into the country while the land border is closed. He warned that continued Thai imports could give ...

Nearly​ ​900,000​ ​Cambodians​ ​have​ ​returned​ ​from​ ​Thailand​ ​since​ ​July​, ​a​ ​movement​ ​far​ ​larger​ ​than​ ​during​ ​the​ ​pandemic​ ​and​ ​one​ ​that​ ​is​ ​already​ ​straining​ ​rural​ ​economies​, ​job​ ​markets​ ​and​ ​social​ ​safety​ ​nets​. ​ ...

Cambodia and the Malaysian federal state of Sarawak Tuesday initiated high-level discussions to bolster bilateral cooperation and explore major investment opportunities in the transport infrastructure sector, with a focus on developing new maritime connections. ...

A​ ​report​ ​by​ ​Politico​ ​quotes​ ​three​ ​sources​ ​who​ ​claim​ ​that​ ​the​ ​US​ ​President​ ​has​ ​allegedly​ ​set​ ​a​ ​condition​ ​that​ ​his​ ​attendance​ ​at​ ​the​ ​summit​ ​is​ ​contingent​ ​on​ ​his​ ​presiding​ ​over​ ​the​ ​ceremonial​ ​agreement​, ​and​ ​without​ ​China​’​s​ ​participation​. ​ ...

The number of displaced people along the Cambodia–Thailand border has increased by 44 percent to more than 16,000, even as aid agencies shift their focus from emergency relief to targeted recovery efforts nine weeks after the ceasefire. ...

The Chinese Embassy in Thailand has denied a New York Times report claiming Cambodia used rockets manufactured in China during the border conflict that fuelled speculation that Chinese weapons are changing the dynamics of conflicts between neighbouring countries and implying a certain stance of China ...

Suos Yara, Chairman of the Asian Cultural Council (ACC) and head of the Cambodian National Assembly’s Committee on Foreign Affairs, International Cooperation, and Information, has called on the international community to take stronger measures to prevent the destruction of cultural heritage sites. ...

Thailand’s unilateral closure of the border resulted from the ongoing border conflict with Cambodia has created an opportunity to expand and promote local production base, while gaining consumption support nationwide, according to Thun Vathana, Senate Second Vice President. ...

The Royal Thai Government’s (RTG) plans for a referendum on MoU44, a pact signed with Cambodia in 2001 for joint oil and gas exploration that has yielded no results over decades, has created uncertainty over $300 billion in offshore hydrocarbon reserves. ...

Cambodia has shared an urgent warning over renewed attacks on the Preah Vihear Temple, telling a UNESCO global forum that the World Heritage site has faced artillery shelling and cluster bomb strikes as recently as July this year, despite international court rulings affirming Cambodia’s sovereignty. ...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed the strong hope that the neighbouring Kingdoms of Thailand and Cambodia can resolve their border dispute peacefully, through dialogue and mutual commitment. ...

In the spirit of promoting ceasefire compliance and enhancing peace between the two nations, the Cambodia-Thailand Regional Border Committee (RBC) meeting between Cambodia’s 3rd Military Region and Thailand’s Chanthaburi-Trat Border Defense Command is scheduled to take place this weekend. ...

The Royal Government should come up with special packages that include tax incentives for companies employing migrant workers who have returned from Thailand, an analyst says. ...

Thailand’s recent order for the Department of National Parks, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) to prepare evacuation operations along the border has heightened concerns for Cambodia, where local communities are already struggling with the economic fallout of cross-border tensions. ...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior has issued a sharp rebuttal to the address delivered by Thailand’s newly appointed foreign minister at the UN General Assembly, accusing Bangkok of twisting facts about the ongoing border conflict. ...

Banteay Meanchey provincial governor Oum Reatrey has formally protested the decision of Thai authorities in Sa Kaeo province regarding plans to prosecute Cambodians in Prey Chan and Chouk Chey villages under Thai domestic law. ...

O Bei Chon commune, Banteay Meanchey – For many Cambodians living along the Kingdom’s borders, the closure of border crossings with Thailand have not been the crisis that some expected. Life in the villages continues with farming, small businesses and local workers all carrying on, ...

Thai armed forces’ unilateral gunfire on Saturday forced citizens in Preah Vihear and Ubon Ratchathani provinces to rapidly evacuate their homes, creating widespread fear and triggering economic disruptions that affected agriculture, trade and daily livelihoods for Cambodia-Thailand border communities. ...