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Press freedom in Cambodia continues to deteriorate amid rising legal threats, shrinking funds, and tighter restrictions, a report by the Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) revealed, indicating a landscape of fear for media practitioners. ...

Thailand has fully enforced the closure of all land border crossings with Cambodia, restricting entry into the country, while allowing citizens who wish to return home. ...

Senior officials in Banteay Meanchey province confirmed on Monday night that the Thai military has ordered the closure of all border crossings with Cambodia. ...

About 12 Samaki Rong Roeurng households near Boeung Trabek in Phsar Deum Thkov commune, Chamkar Mon district decried the low compensation of $1,000 to $3,000 offered to them, pleading for more equitable assistance or alternative land. ...

As Cambodia’s ban on Thai fruit imports took effect amid border tensions, local traders are grappling with shortages, rising prices, and spoiled stock in Thailand—while officials urge a shift toward alternative markets and domestic produce. ...

Around 50 residents from two Phnom Penh communities affected by the railway development in Toul Kork, and construction of a 1,600-meter concrete road in Dangkor District, gathered at the City Hall on June 19 to demand for land titles, citing concerns over eviction, flooding, and ...

Thailand has summoned Cambodia’s ambassador to formally complain after Senate President Hun Sen publicly shared a recorded phone call with the Thai prime minister discussing the ongoing border dispute. ...

The government should improve social security and protection of domestic workers through legislation, urged the Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association (IDEA) and Oxfam, stressing that they deserve the same rights granted to other workers, such as access to fair working conditions and healthcare. ...

Cambodia imposed a ban on the import of Thai fruits and vegetables at all border checkpoints—a move analysts say could boost the value of Cambodian agricultural products. Farmers, however, claim the benefits might not be immediate as crops, such as fruits, take time to harvest. ...

Senate President Hun Sen urged Cambodian workers in Thailand to return home, noting that the border dispute will “not be easily resolved”, while giving the Thai government a 24-hour ultimatum to reinstate the normal immigration border operating hours or face the consequence of an import ...

Cambodia asked Thailand to take their border dispute to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) during the Cambodian-Thai Joint Boundary Committee (JBC) meeting in Phnom Penh, while rejecting Thailand’s use of a unilateral map that Cambodia alleges is the “root of ongoing tensions”. Both sides ...

Logistics firms and analysts are warning of trade snags and economic disruption in border towns after Thai authorities slashed operating hours at key land border crossings with Cambodia, citing security concerns. ...

A prominent human rights advocate Seng Theary, who is serving a six-year prison term, halted her 14-day hunger strike on the ninth day due to health concerns, as civil society groups called for her release. ...

Some 40 indigenous people celebrated World Environment Day, while calling on the authorities and stakeholders to address an unresolved compensation demand lasting nearly 10 years. ...

Around 4 p.m on Sunday, about 10 Thai authorities who wore black uniforms walked out from a nearby building to pull an iron gate close at the checkpoint. ...

Fearing eviction as development advances along one of Phnom Penh’s only two railways, more than 80 railside residents have petitioned city hall for land titles, hoping it will help them avoid being uprooted without adequate compensation or support. ...

A Siem Reap court has sentenced Sy Loeuy, a woodworker and alleged illegal logger, to 12 years in prison for fatally shooting environmental journalist Chhoeung Chhoeng in December. The verdict was handed down on May 28 but had not been previously reported. ...

Cambodia and Thailand will meet in Phnom Penh on June 14 in the latest bid to ease tensions after a deadly border clash last week, Cambodia’s foreign ministry said, as both sides traded blame for a gunfight that killed a Cambodian soldier near a disputed ...

Cambodia will file a complaint with the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to resolve the long-standing Cambodia-Thailand border dispute surrounding the Ta Moan Thom, Ta Moan Toch, Ta Krabey temples, and Mom Bei areas in Preah Vihear province. ...

An online publisher and two others have been charged with three criminal charges, related to the impact on the morality of the army, including a comment to discriminate against the force. ...

For thousands of people living along northeast Cambodia’s Srepok River, upheaval feels inevitable. ...

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 ...

ASEAN leaders have adopted a bold Kuala Lumpur Declaration ASEAN 2045 vision for a united, resilient, and people-centred region, but analysts warn that deepening internal divisions—especially the Myanmar crisis—and the rise of transnational crime threaten to derail those ambitions. ...

The Court of Appeal of Phnom Penh on Tuesday upheld the conviction of a lower court against union leader Morm Rithy — a decision which has been condemned as unjust by his lawyer and unionists who attended the trial. ...