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Pagodas provide shelter, hope for displaced Cambodians amid border conflict

With hundreds of thousands displaced due to the border conflict, pagodas have become not just relief centres but also brought relief to scores who suffer from fear and anguish as they seek shelter there amid lingering border tensions. ...

James Tostevin
https://kiripost.com/stories/pagodas-provide-shelter-hope-for-displaced-cambodians-amid-border-conflict

People return home but fear persists as Thailand violates ceasefire agreement

Residents near the Cambodia-Thailand border continue to feel fear due to the ongoing incursions by the Thai military into Cambodian territory. The military has installed barbed wire within Cambodia and occupied homes—actions which violate the ceasefire agreement signed on July 28, 2025. ...

Mon Sokeo
https://kiripost.com/stories/people-return-home-but-fear-persists-as-thailand-violates-ceasefire-agreement

Governor dispels dangerous myth: Odour at Preah Vihear camp ‘not from chemical weapons’

The smell reported at the Wat Po 5000 refugee sanctuary in Preah Vihear province’s Kulen district on Wednesday, August 13, was not from poison dropped by drones, but from burning trash and freshly sprayed herbicide, confirmed Kulen district governor Pen Cheung. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/governor-dispels-dangerous-myth-odour-at-preah-vihear-camp-not-from-chemical-weapons-

Border conflict's deep scars: A child's trauma, economic losses and shifting geopolitics

The recent Cambodia-Thailand border conflict has left deep scars: traumatising civilians, disrupting economies and eroding trust. Cambodian reactions are rooted in survival and historical pride, not just nationalism. ...

Prak Chan Thul & Iea Sonita
https://kiripost.com/stories/border-conflicts-deep-scars-a-childs-trauma-economic-losses-and-shifting-geopolitics

Displaced people likely to suffer from mental health conditions due to border conflict

While older villagers living along the border of Cambodia and Thailand can unmistakably identify the loud popping sounds of gunshots, having experienced life under Khmer Rouge, the same sounds caused fear and anxiety for thousands following the recent Cambodia-Thailand conflict. ...

Moun Liza
https://cambojanews.com/displaced-people-likely-to-suffer-from-mental-health-conditions-due-to-border-conflict/

City Hall ban smoking on Phnom Penh ‘Walking Street’

The Phnom Penh administration has prohibited the use of cigarettes and all kinds of smoking devices on the riverside pedestrian street “Walking Street” every weekend. The municipal authorities explained that they aim to promote a clean, green, safe and vibrant tourism destination. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/city-hall-ban-smoking-on-phnom-penh-walking-street-

Bird flu confirmed in six-year-old Takeo girl

A six-year-old girl from Takeo province has tested positive for bird flu and is currently in critical condition. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bird-flu-confirmed-in-six-year-old-takeo-girl

WHO commends Cambodia’s health response for displaced civilians

Pascal Ringwald, coordinator of the Global Malaria Programme at the World Health Organization (WHO), praised Cambodia’s healthcare response to the thousands of civilians displaced by recent border clashes, during a visit to the Wat Phnom Thmar Kambor refugee camp in Banteay Ampil district, Oddar Meanchey ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/who-commends-cambodia-s-health-response-for-displaced-civilians

Kuntha Bopha treats almost 100K kids in July

A total of 92,148 children received medical care at Kuntha Bopha Children’s Hospital in July 2025, including nearly 4,000 cases of dengue fever, according to an August 6 report from the hospital. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kuntha-bopha-treats-almost-100k-kids-in-july

Kantha Bopha Foundation attract $22M in Jan-Jun funding

The Cambodia Kantha Bopha Foundation received more than $22 million in funding in the first half of the year, a slight increase over the same period in 2024. However, virtually the whole amount has been used to provide free medical services for children. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kantha-bopha-foundation-attract-22m-in-jan-jun-funding

Vaccination programme rolled out for displaced children

The Ministry of Health and UNICEF have launched an urgent vaccination campaign starting July 28 to support communities in Pursat, Battambang and Banteay Meanchey provinces, and beyond, to protect the health of children displaced by the border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vaccination-programme-rolled-out-for-displaced-children

Families petition for closure of Preah Sihanouk hide processing plant

Nearly 100 families in Preah Sihanouk province’s Teuk La’ak commune, in Prey Nop district , have called for the closure of Kubon (CAMBODIA) Technology Co., LTD., a company that processes cattle hides, if it does not cease polluting local waterways. The pollution has negatively impacted ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/families-petition-for-closure-of-preah-sihanouk-hide-processing-plant

Health ministry warn of rise in dengue cases during rainy season

The Ministry of Health has issued a warning to the public and urged stronger preventive action in response to the rising trend of dengue fever cases during the 2025 rainy season. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/health-ministry-warn-of-rise-in-dengue-cases-during-rainy-season

‘GIA Tower’ blood drive collects over 400 much-needed units

A two-day blood donation campaign by several prominent corporates and NGOs has demonstrated the importance of giving. ...

Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/-garden-in-the-air-blood-drive-collects-over-400-much-needed-units

Health workers on standby to support military, citizens on Thai border

The Ministry of Health has deployed additional staff and stockpiled medical supplies to strengthen more than 120 health centres along the border. The beefed up clinics and centres aim to assist local citizens — as well as military personnel — along the Cambodia–Thailand border, following ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/health-workers-on-standby-to-support-military-citizens-on-thai-border

Health ministry announces availability of HIV prevention drug

The Ministry of Health officially announced the introduction of the injectable medication Cabotegravir on June 27, a drug which is designed to deliver pre-exposure prevention of HIV infections. This marks the first time such a service has been provided in the Asia-Pacific region. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/health-ministry-announces-availability-of-hiv-prevention-drug

‘10,000 Riel, 10,000 People’ raises $4.9 million for Kantha Bopha

The Cambodia Kantha Bopha Foundation had received over $4.9 million in donations as of Wednesday, June 18, through its “10,000 Riel, 10,000 People” campaign. It is also staging a June 29 charity run in Kampot province to raise additional funds. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/-10-000-riel-10-000-people-raises-4-9-million-for-kantha-bopha

IPC launches major studies to tackle rabies and one health issues in Cambodia

Institut Pasteur du Cambodge has launched two major research initiatives – VIRAGE, focusing on rabies prevention, and RACSMEI, targeting broader One Health challenges – to strengthen Cambodia’s public health system through integrated surveillance, capacity-building and evidence-based strategies addressing both human and animal health. ...

Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/ipc-launches-major-studies-to-tackle-rabies-and-one-health-issues-in-cambodia

Nutrition roadmap to cut children wasting to 5%, raise wellbeing

The Health Ministry launched the Fast Track Roadmap for Improving Nutrition 2023–2030 on June 13 to tackle malnutrition in children under five by 2030 and speed up universal access to quality nutrition interventions during middle childhood and adolescence, for women of reproductive age, and during ...

Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/nutrition-roadmap-to-cut-children-wasting-to-5-raise-wellbeing

Jan-May sees Kuntha Bopha treat half a million mothers, children

In the first five months of 2025, The Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospital provided $18 million dollars’ worth of free medical treatment to more than half a million sick children and pregnant women. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/jan-may-sees-kuntha-bopha-treat-half-a-million-mothers-children

Op-Ed: protect children: unmask the appeal and get rid of e-cigarettes

Mango, bubble gum and milkshake these are not just childhood treats. They are e-cigarette flavours designed to hook a new generation on nicotine. From Asian metropolises to small Pacific islands, these products are infiltrating communities, fuelling one of today’s most urgent public health crises: the ...

CamboJA Staff
https://cambojanews.com/op-ed-protect-children-unmask-the-appeal-and-get-rid-of-e-cigarettes/

WHO praise Cambodian healthcare priorities, successes

Cambodia has reaffirmed its alignment with the mission of the WHO and its role as a strategic partner, having achieved significant success in its fight against Covid-19. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/who-praise-cambodian-healthcare-priorities-successes

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