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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. ...

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). ...

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 ...

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 ...

Cambodia used its September 27 address to the UN General Assembly (UNGA) to underscore its transformation from a war-torn country which was once under UN peacekeeping supervision to an active global contributor to peace. ...

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 ...

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. ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 2026, the minimum wage for workers in the garment, footwear, textile and travel goods industry (GFT) will receive a minimum wage of $210, after all relevant organisations and government stakeholders held several negotiations. ...

Earlier the same day Um Reatrey, governor of Banteay Meanchey, met with the Governor of Sa Kaeo Province at the Poipet International Border Crossing to coordinate a solution for the people of both provinces. Reatrey put forward four proposals to the Thai side. ...

Sun Chanthol, Deputy Prime Minister and First Vice-Chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), and Wang Yi, Minister of Foreign Affairs of China, discussed strategies for attracting investment into Cambodia’s infrastructure on Tuesday, aiming to boost trade and long-term economic growth. ...

The Cambodian and Thai police have agreed to establish a joint task force to develop action plans to prevent and suppress cross-border crimes, including online scams and human trafficking. The Cambodian delegation to the September 16 meeting, held in Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province, was led by ...

Cambodia and China Monday committed to a comprehensive and detailed action plan to significantly boost the growth of Chinese tourism and air connectivity between the two countries. The commitment was made in the 2nd Tripartite Mechanism Meeting between the Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia, the ...

Maly Socheata, spokesperson for the Cambodian Ministry of National Defence, has responded to claims by the Thai navy that Cambodian citizens have encroached on Thai territory, explaining that the sovereignty of the area in question, in Pursat province, was in fact resolved in 2022. ...

Cambodia’s uptake of green central banking remains nascent, with public policy efforts still focused on building the basic frameworks for sustainable finance, according to ‘The East and Southeast Asia Green Central Banking Scorecard 2025’ released last week by posi+ivemoney. ...

The Kulen Mountain waterfall area in Siem Reap has been temporarily closed to tourists due to rapidly rising floodwaters, with at least two rivers surpassing emergency alert levels as of Monday, September 15. Local authorities decided to announce the temporary closure of the site as ...

The Cambodian Ministry of National Defence has categorically denied “baseless and unsubstantiated” Thai claims that Cambodia has repeatedly deployed drones and overflown Thai territory in the border regions. ...

The Royal Government’s efforts to get more Khmer agricultural, fishery and other products listed under the Geographical Indication (GI) category will continue as it will boost their visibility across global markets, a senior official at the Ministry of Commerce has asserted. ...