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Cambodia condemns Thai airstrikes on civilian infrastructure despite ceasefire announcement
The information minister said Thai F-16 jets bombed a hotel and bridges in Pursat province early Saturday. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-accuses-thailand-of-airstrikes-on-civilian-infrastructure-after-ceasefire-announcement
Cambodia-Thailand border clash enters sixth day as Thai PM dissolves house
Thailand continued to attack Cambodia overnight, officials confirmed as the border fighting entered its sixth day and the Thai PM receives the green light to dissolve parliament to pave the way for imminent elections. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-thailand-border-clash-enters-sixth-day-as-thai-pm-dissolves-house
An Online Reporter Got Injured While Reporting on Cambodia-Thai Border Conflict
An online reporter at Whitehorse News was allegedly injured when he was reporting news on the Cambodia-Thai border conflict on December 8 in Oddar Meanchey province. ...
Chhorn Raksmey
https://kiripost.com/stories/an-online-reporter-got-injured-while-reporting-on-cambodia-thai-border-conflict
WHO warns gender-based violence still a public health emergency
WHO has warned that despite two decades of global efforts, rates of gender-based violence remain largely unchanged, with more than one in four women in the Western Pacific Region—including Cambodia—experiencing intimate partner or sexual violence, prompting urgent calls for stronger prevention, accountability and survivor-centred health ...
Kiripost staff writers
https://kiripost.com/stories/who-warns-gender-based-violence-still-a-public-health-emergency
Germany to invest 47.5M euros to upgrade energy infrastructure in Cambodia
Cambodia has secured a €47.5 million (approximately $55 million) energy investment from Germany to upgrade transmission lines, and improve efficiency and stability across the national grid, following a concessional loan agreement signed with the Economy and Finance Ministry Wednesday morning. ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/germany-to-invest-475m-euros-to-upgrade-energy-infrastructure-in-cambodia
Cambodia expands gold mining operations, projects $1.5 billion in state revenue
Cambodia has signed two new agreements with Australian company, Renaissance Minerals (Cambodia) Limited, to expand gold mining operations in Mondulkiri and Tbong Khmum provinces, in a move expected to generate around $1.5 billion in revenue during its lifetime, following its production of 16 tonnes of ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-expands-gold-mining-operations-projects-15-billion-in-state-revenue
US urges Cambodia and Thailand to maintain peace deal
After Thailand suspended the peace declaration, a US State Department spokesperson urged Thailand and Cambodia to maintain stability and implement the deal, while the ASEAN Chair stated that the peace agreement is still being negotiated. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/us-urges-cambodia-and-thailand-to-maintain-peace-deal
PM Calls Thai Forces 'Inhumane' For Border Killing
Prime Minister Hun Manet has strongly condemned the deadly shooting by Thai forces in Prey Chan village on November 12, calling the violence against Cambodian civilians “inhumane” and contrary to the spirit of the peace agreement. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-thailand-pm-calls-thai-forces-inhumane-for-border-killing
Online scam, human trafficking threaten Cambodia’s tourism industry
Online scams and human trafficking affect Cambodia’s reputation, prompting the need to combat these issues immediately, protect citizens and end travel warnings that hurt the tourism sector. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/online-scam-human-trafficking-threaten-cambodias-tourism-industry
WHO Calls for safe, affordable surgery to save lives
WHO has issued an urgent call for safer, accessible and affordable surgery across the Western Pacific, warning that unsafe operations cause 1.5 million deaths annually in low- and middle-income countries and urging governments to take action. ...
Kiripost staff writers
https://kiripost.com/stories/who-calls-for-safe-affordable-surgery-to-save-lives
Deepfake porn targets Cambodian women, calls grow for data protection law
A host of AI deepfake female images in nude and videos have been shared on a pornographic website, raising tremendous concern over women and girls’ rights, dignity and security online, and causing potential long-term emotional distress. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-deepfake-porn-targets-cambodian-women-calls-grow-data-protection-law
‘No desire to take what’s not ours’ - Sokhonn tells four-party meeting
Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn told Thailand, Malaysia and the US in a meeting facilitated by the latter two that Cambodia reaffirms its commitment to the ceasefire and other terms of agreements although territorial issues persist at the border with Thailand. ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-thailand-no-desire-take-what-not-ours-sokhonn
LGBTQ+ Cambodians face rising violence and mental health crisis
More than half of Cambodia’s LGBTQ+ community has faced physical and sexual violence, discrimination, and harassment in the past year – leading to high rates of depression, self-harm and suicide – while only nine percent have access to mental health support, prompting calls for stronger ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-lgbtq-cambodians-face-rising-violence-mental-health-crisis
Japan grants $184,000 to two organisations to procure ambulances, X-Ray and ECG machine
Japan has granted $183,588 to two Cambodian organisations to boost emergency medical services and healthcare, providing ambulances for fire rescue teams and medical equipment for a rural hospital under their KUSANONE programme ...
Kuch Sikol
https://kiripost.com/stories/japan-grants-184000-to-two-orgs-procure-ambulances-x-ray-ecg-machine-cambodia
Cambodia’s waterway exports to Thailand drop 6.6% in September
Following the closure of land crossings, Cambodia’s agricultural exports by water to Thailand dropped to 1,728 tonnes, equivalent to $5.8 million between June 24 and September 30, 2025. September exports, especially, fell 6.6% from August. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-waterway-exports-to-thailand-drop-66-in-september
Pressure mounts to strengthen services for returning Cambodian migrant workers
Nearly 900,000 Cambodians have returned from Thailand since July, a movement far larger than during the pandemic and one that is already straining rural economies, job markets and social safety nets. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/pressure-mounts-to-strengthen-services-for-returning-cambodian-migrant-workers
Tourists warned of fake E-Visa website stealing personal information
Tourists are being urged to ensure they apply for an e-visa through official channels after a website fraudulently acting as a visa agent was found to be stealing personal and financial information. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/tourists-warned-of-fake-e-visa-website-stealing-personal-information
Japan loans $292.2M to support clean water and electricity growth in Phnom Penh
Japan has granted Cambodia more than $292 million to help improve the capital’s clean water supply and electricity in a move the nation hopes will support the Kingdom’s socio-economic growth. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/japan-loans-2922m-to-support-clean-water-and-electricity-growth-in-phnom-penh
Trump will attend ASEAN Summit on condition he presides over Cambodia-Thailand peace deal
A report by Politico quotes three sources who claim that the US President has allegedly set a condition that his attendance at the summit is contingent on his presiding over the ceremonial agreement, and without China’s participation. ...
Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/trump-will-attend-asean-summit-on-condition-he-presides-over-cambodia-thailand-peace-deal
Cambodians displaced by border tensions surge by 44%
The number of displaced people along the Cambodia–Thailand border has increased by 44 percent to more than 16,000, even as aid agencies shift their focus from emergency relief to targeted recovery efforts nine weeks after the ceasefire. ...
Seng Mengheng
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodians-displaced-by-border-tensions-surge-by-44
New programme aims to take students from classroom to innovative startup
A new eight-week entrepreneurial training programme is equipping 48 high school students with practical skills, mentorship and digital knowledge to foster innovation, self-reliance and future job creation in Cambodia’s growing entrepreneurial ecosystem. ...
Meas Molika
https://kiripost.com/stories/new-programme-aims-to-take-students-from-classroom-to-innovative-startup
China rejects claim it provided weapons to Cambodia during border conflict
The Chinese Embassy in Thailand has denied a New York Times report claiming Cambodia used rockets manufactured in China during the border conflict that fuelled speculation that Chinese weapons are changing the dynamics of conflicts between neighbouring countries and implying a certain stance of China ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/china-rejects-claim-it-provided-weapons-to-cambodia-during-border-conflict
Rise in investment projects valued $7.8 billion from Jan-Sept 2025 - CDC
The Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC) approved 564 projects—a 73 percent growth from last year, and is expected to create 376,000 jobs. A majority of the investments are from China, South Korea, and Singapore, benefitting Phnom Penh and nearby provinces. ...
Kuch Sikol
https://kiripost.com/stories/rise-in-investment-projects-valued-78-billion-from-jan-sept-2025-cdc
Cambodia urges export law compliance to safeguard US market access
Sun Chanthol, Vice Chairman of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), called on the private sector to strictly comply with export laws to the United States, warning that attempts to bypass rules of origin could jeopardise Cambodia’s manufacturing exports. ...
Mao Sreypich & Sangeetha Amarthalingam
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-urges-export-law-compliance-to-safeguard-us-market-access