Government
CMAC head: Thailand trying to turn ‘elephants into ants, ants into elephants’
Heng Ratana, director-general of the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC), has hit back at Thailand, accusing it of distorting facts and slandering Cambodia over unexploded munitions, border violations and landmines. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-head-thailand-trying-to-turn-elephants-into-ants-ants-into-elephants-
Formal protest against Thai incursions, barricades
Cambodia has lodged a formal protest against Thailand, which continues to accuse Cambodia of violating its territorial integrity, while urging Thailand to show a genuine commitment to implementing the current Donald Trump-backed ceasefire. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/formal-protest-against-thai-incursions-barricades
Thai army admits using white phosphorus in border clash
The Thai army has confirmed its use of white phosphorus shells during July’s five-day border conflict with Cambodia, but says the action was in full compliance with international law and humanitarian principles because it was not used as a chemical weapon. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/thai-army-admits-using-white-phosphorus-in-border-clash
MoE responds to Battambang oil spill
Environment Minister Eang Sophalleth is leading a team to address environmental damage after a train derailment on Saturday in Tuol Ta Ek village, Battambang city, which resulted in a large diesel spill. ...
Torn Vibol
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501740618/moe-responds-to-battambang-oil-spill/
Cambodia setting sights on Muslim tourist market
Cambodia is working to diversify and broaden its international tourism market by seeking to capture the Muslim tourist segment — a market with significant potential that would supplement its current international tourism base, according to Minister of Tourism Huot Hak. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-setting-sights-on-muslim-tourist-market
All land plots to be registered by end of year, titles to follow
The Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction is pushing to complete the registration of the Kingdom’s remaining parcels of land by the end of the year. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/all-land-plots-to-be-registered-by-end-of-year-titles-to-follow
Foreign ministry warns that Thai legal plans ‘threaten ceasefire, violate sovereignty’
The Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has warned that planned legal action against Cambodian leaders, as discussed by Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, will constitute a violation of Cambodia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and the principle of sovereign equality. ...
Malaysian, Cambodian PMs discuss ceasefire, border monitoring
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Hun Manet today, August 19, to review the latest developments regarding the fragile ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/malaysian-cambodian-pms-discuss-ceasefire-border-monitoring
From clashes to court: Conventional clashes become information war of accusations, denials
Following deadly border clashes, a diplomatic downgrade and land encroachment, Thailand is now moving forward with a series of lawsuits against Cambodia, accusing it of armed aggression and war crimes. ...
Thai goods boycott spreads to non-Thai companies, leaders warn of economic risk
As the Cambodian boycott of Thai products grows, several non-Thai companies are also facing backlash for allegedly terminating contracts with public figures for commenting on the Cambodia–Thailand conflict. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/thai-goods-boycott-spreads-to-non-thai-companies-leaders-warn-of-economic-risk/
Chinese tourists increase by 48.2% in first seven months
Chinese tourist arrivals have surged by 48.2 percent in the first seven months of 2025, with nearly 690,000 visitors recorded. This dramatic growth is a key driver in the Kingdom’s tourism sector, which saw a total of 3.71 million international visitors during the same period. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/chinese-tourists-increase-by-482-in-first-seven-months
Demining officials explain how Thai display of mines violates Ottawa Convention
Senior mine action officials have dismissed the way Thailand tried to use new landmines to support its unfounded accusations against Cambodia, dismissing the whole performance as no more than theatre, and even warning that it may in fact have suggested a breach of the Ottawa ...
Following conflict, 35,000 displaced remain in sanctuaries
Displaced citizens continue to stay in sanctuaries across four provinces, after homes and infrastructure near the border were damaged or destroyed during the recent border clashes with Thailand. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/following-conflict-35-000-displaced-remain-in-sanctuaries
MoT calls for adoption of Muslim-friendly standards
Huot Hak, Minister of Tourism (MoT), yesterday urged adoption of Muslim-friendly standards, highlighting Cambodia’s strategy to diversify international arrivals, strengthen competitiveness, and tap high-value Muslim tourism under the five-year development plan. ...
Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501740606/mot-calls-for-adoption-of-muslim-friendly-standards/
‘19% US tariff hardly any relief to furniture manufacturing sector’
Furniture manufacturers in the Kingdom worry about a sourcing shift in the US after 19 percent tariffs were finalised on Cambodia following trade talks between the two countries. ...
Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501740598/19-us-tariff-hardly-any-relief-to-furniture-manufacturing-sector/
Demining specialist shares belief that Thailand used mine incidents as ‘pretext for invasion’
A senior official from the mine action sector has publicly stated that Thailand used landmine incidents as a pretext, or “stepping stone” to invade Cambodian territory. ...
Hun Sen condemns reported arrest threats by Thai PM
Senate president Hun Sen has strongly criticised reported remarks by Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, who was quoted as saying that Cambodian leaders such as Hun Sen and Prime Minister Hun Manet would be arrested if they entered Thailand. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-condemns-reported-arrest-threats-by-thai-pm
Dodgy dairy: Thai milk altered to appear Cambodian-made
The Ministry of Commerce has discovered that the importer of Kofi brand milk products has illegally altered the barcodes of several product lines to fool the public into believing they were manufactured in Cambodia, when in fact they were made in Thailand. The products have ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dodgy-dairy-thai-milk-altered-to-appear-cambodian-made
Hun Sen on Coke: ‘Please reconsider boycott calls over VannDa fall out’
Former prime minister and current Senate president Hun Sen has called on Cambodian citizens to remain calm and consider the implications of recent calls to boycott Coca-Cola more carefully. This follows the US-based company’s decision to terminate its commercial brand ambassador contract with Cambodian rapper ...
Cambodian JBC slams Thai troops’ ‘unilateral land grab’
The Cambodian Joint Border Committee (JBC) has lodged a strong protest against what it described as repeated violations by the Thai military along the Cambodia–Thailand border in Banteay Meanchey province earlier this week. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodian-jbc-slams-thai-troops-unilateral-land-grab-
Unexploded bomb shown to press as Cambodia counters Thai claims
An unexploded MK-84 sits in a trench next to a damaged shelter in the middle of farmland in Thmar Daun village in Beanteay Ampil district’s Kok Mon commune. ...
Marissa Carruthers and Mon Sokeo
https://kiripost.com/stories/unexploded-bomb-shown-to-press-as-cambodia-counters-thai-claims
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. ...
CAPRED sees new export pathway open to Australian market
Trade between Australia and Cambodia continues to grow, with Cambodian business Royal Trust Trading Co., Ltd. (RTT) dispatching its first shipment of nuts and dried fruit to Australia on August 14. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/capred-sees-new-export-pathway-open-to-australian-market