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MAFF assesses flood damage on crops, livelihoods in Ratanakiri

The Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) carried out a two-day mission in Lumphat and Koun Mom districts, Ratanakiri province, to assess severe flood damage that affected over 1,000 families and destroyed hundreds of hectares of crops. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501764836/maff-assesses-flood-damage-on-crops-livelihoods-in-ratanakiri/

Amid provocative Thai unilateral action, UN head shares Cambodia’s desire for peace

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. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/amid-provocative-thai-unilateral-action-un-head-shares-cambodia-s-desire-for-peace

Cambodian military welcome Thai counterparts to border committee meetings

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. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodian-military-welcome-thai-counterparts-to-border-committee-meetings

Environment ministry, World Bank ramp up conservation co-op

The Ministry of Environment and the World Bank have agreed to strengthen and expand their cooperation in supporting local community livelihoods, environmental protection and natural resource conservation in Cambodia — especially in the Cardamom Mountain range and the Tonle Sap landscape. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/environment-ministry-world-bank-ramp-up-conservation-co-op

Cambodia calls for regional clean, green development, climate action

Cambodia has urged enhanced regional cooperation by developing priority plans aimed at environmental cleanliness, green growth, and responses to climate change. The appeal was made by Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth, who presided over the opening of the “Green Transition in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam: ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-calls-for-regional-clean-green-development-climate-action

Paperless trademark registration system to be available from today

The Ministry of Commerce will put into operation the Paperless Trademark Registration System with a new e-service strategy to enhance the business environment, making it more efficient and transparent. ...

Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501764163/paperless-trademark-registration-system-to-be-available-from-today/

Govt stands firm on protecting disabled persons’ rights

The Cambodian government has reaffirmed its commitment to protecting and promoting the rights of persons with disabilities, aiming to ensure they fully enjoy human rights, fundamental freedoms, and dignity. ...

Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501764195/govt-stands-firm-on-protecting-disabled-persons-rights/

Foreign firms in Cambodia recruit Thailand-returned workers

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. ...

Sreekanth Ravindran
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501764180/foreign-firms-in-cambodia-recruit-thailand-returned-workers/

Thai evacuation deepens trade risks for Cambodia

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. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501764176/thai-evacuation-deepens-trade-risks-for-cambodia/

Cambodia hits back at Thai minister’s UN remarks over border dispute

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. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-hits-back-at-thai-minister-s-un-remarks-over-border-dispute

Banteay Meanchey governor warns of ‘Thai provocation’ with latest eviction threats

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. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/banteay-meanchey-governor-warns-of-thai-provocation-with-latest-eviction-threats

Encroachment, not closure: Villagers fear spread of razor wire more than closed borders

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, ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/encroachment-not-closure-villagers-fear-spread-of-razor-wire-more-than-closed-borders

Thai-provoked gunfire triggers evacuations, disrupts Kingdoms’ border economy

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. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501763715/thai-provoked-gunfire-triggers-evacuations-disrupts-kingdoms-border-economy/

US seeks to deepen trade, economic, and investment ties with Cambodia

Economic growth and bilateral trade were at the forefront of discussions on Friday as Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, received a visiting United States Congressional Delegation (CODEL) led by Congressman Adam Smith (D-WA). ...

Sum Manet
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501763721/us-seeks-to-deepen-trade-economic-and-investment-ties-with-cambodia/

ASEAN observers investigating scene of yesterday’s gunfire, mortar attacks

Members of the ASEAN Interim Observers Team (IOT) are visiting Cambodian military positions in Preah Vihear province today, just one day after Cambodia claimed Thai forces attacked the positions with mortar and small arms fire. The Ministry of National Defence coordinated the visit to the ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/asean-observers-investigating-scene-of-yesterday-s-gunfire-mortar-attacks

Vietnam – Cambodia trade: Path towards $20 billion target

According to Do Viet Phuong, who leads the Vietnam Trade Office in Cambodia, bilateral trade in goods tripled between 2014 and 2024, from $3.3 billion to $10.1 billion, with an average annual growth rate of about 12 percent. Growth momentum has continued in 2025, with ...

Khmer Times Team
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501763328/vietnam-cambodia-trade-path-towards-20-billion-target/

Cambodia’s Hard Won Peace in Jeopardy With Border Conflict, Sokhonn tells UNGA

Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Prak Sokhonn made a plea for help to world leaders at the UN General Assembly to resolve the border conflict with Thailand, noting that decades of hard won peace is in jeopardy due to continued attacks which violate the ...

Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-hard-won-peace-in-jeopardy-with-border-conflict-sokhonn-tells-unga

MoWRAM advances irrigation system, climate resilience to back economic activities

In the past few days, Thor Chetha, Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology (MoWRAM), hosted two key meetings to review sustainable irrigation to boost Cambodia’s agricultural productivity and data-driven planning to enhance climate resilience for broader economic activities. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501759739/mowram-advances-irrigation-system-climate-resilience-to-back-economic-activities/

Assault on border civilians heats up boycott of Thai goods

The attack by Thai soldiers on Cambodian civilians on Wednesday, removing barbed wire from farmland, injuring at least 23, including women and monks, has further intensified the months-long boycott of Thai goods, as the public called for a stronger movement across social media platforms. ...

Nhean Chamrong
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501759741/assault-on-border-civilians-heats-up-boycott-of-thai-goods/

Cambodia launches third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) on climate change

Cambodia has officially launched its third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0) to address climate change, after submitting it to the UNFCCC Secretariat on August 8. The ceremony, presided over by Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth, with the participation of relevant institutions and key partners, took ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-launches-third-nationally-determined-contribution-ndc-3-0-on-climate-change

Manet requests ‘urgent intervention’ from ASEAN chair to resolve Thai border provocations

Prime Minister Hun Manet has called for “urgent intervention” from the ASEAN chair, urging the bloc to ensure that Thailand does not continue installing razor wire barricades in Prey Chan village or other areas and to maintain the current ceasefire, leaving the issue to be ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-requests-urgent-intervention-from-asean-chair-to-resolve-thai-border-provocations

Human rights committee condemns Thai use of force against villagers

The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has condemned the use of violence by Thai security forces against Cambodian civilians, declaring it a “serious violation of human rights”. The committee has called on the international community to intervene and to press Thailand to respect regional and ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/human-rights-committee-condemns-thai-use-of-force-against-villagers

ASEAN observer urges Thais to remain calm as Prey Chan clash threatens to escalate

Samsul Rizal Bin Musa, the Malaysian head of the ASEAN Interim Observer Team (IOT) to Thailand, has urged Thailand to remain calm and cease all provocative actions at Prey Chan village in Banteay Meanchey province. He called for Thai authorities to let the Joint Boundary ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/asean-observer-urges-thais-to-remain-calm-as-prey-chan-clash-threatens-to-escalate

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