The Phnom Penh Post
12 civilians dead, 74 injured, refugee count rises above 400,000
The number of civilians killed by Thai attacks has risen to 12 after another citizen was killed on December 14, and the number of injured has reached at least 75, including 15 new injuries as of 6pm. Concurrently, the number of displaced peoples has increased ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/12-civilians-dead-74-injured-refugee-count-rises-above-400-000
Hun Sen: Thais can still fly home, ‘no fighting at airports’
Senate president Hun Sen has clarified that Cambodia is not restricting Thai citizens from returning to their homeland, as they can travel by plane. Cambodia has closed land borders due to Thai attacks. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-thais-can-still-fly-home-no-fighting-at-airports-
Over $10,000, educational supplies provided to displaced students, families
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport on Sunday, 14 December, provided more than $10,000, along with educational materials, food supplies and other essential items, to students, families and educators who have been affected by ongoing Thai attacks. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-10-000-educational-supplies-provided-to-displaced-students-families
Journalists distribute aid to displaced children, families
A group of journalists from eight organisations took part in distributing fresh milk, snacks and essential supplies to displaced children and families at the Wat Dach Phreat sanctuary in Bavel district, Battambang province. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/journalists-distribute-aid-to-displaced-children-families
Hun Sen celebrates Kingdom’s peacekeepers: More than 10,000 deployed since 2006
Senate president Hun Sen has marked the 70th anniversary of Cambodia’s membership of the UN with a December 14 congratulatory message to the Kingdom’s peacekeepers. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-celebrates-kingdom-s-peacekeepers-more-than-10-000-deployed-since-2006
Cambodia, Japan stage regional workshop to strengthen awareness of carbon-neutral ports
Cambodia’s Ministry of Public Works and Transport and Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism jointly organised a recent two-day regional Seminar on Realizing Carbon Neutral Port in the ASEAN Region to enhance understanding of carbon-neutral port development among all port operators and related ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-japan-stage-regional-workshop-to-strengthen-awareness-of-carbon-neutral-ports
O’Smach families flee shelling with ‘just single cooking pot to survive’
Families fleeing O’Smach described an escape defined by fear, scarcity yet an unshakable sense of solidarity, as five households from Chamkar Chek village clung together on a homemade tractor and now share a single small pot to cook their meals inside the Wat Bo Knar ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/o-smach-families-flee-shelling-with-just-single-cooking-pot-to-survive-
Human rights committee to petition UN, accuse Thai leaders of war crimes
The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has announced that it will submit an urgent petition regarding the “brutal and barbaric” actions of Thai military leaders Weerayuth Raksil, Commander of Army Region 2, and Worayos Luangsuwan, Commander of Army Region 1, who it accuses of war ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/human-rights-committee-to-petition-un-accuse-thai-leaders-of-war-crimes
Defence ministry dismisses Thai claims of ‘foreign’ drone pilots
The Ministry of National Defence has denied reports by Thai media outlets claiming that Cambodia is using foreign mercenaries to help launch suicide drones in the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/defence-ministry-dismisses-thai-claims-of-foreign-drone-pilots-
Civilian death toll rises to 10, 60 wounded, as Ta Krabei Temple shelled for second time
The number of civilians killed by firing from the Thai military has risen to 10, with 60 injured as of the evening of December 10. Thai troops were continuing to push into Cambodian territory at multiple locations today, December 11, according to the Ministry of ...
International organisations call for contributions to support displaced children and families
International organizations are calling on donors to assist Cambodian children who have been relocated to safe areas as the current border conflict continues to escalate. ...
Thai strikes have now killed at least nine Cambodian civilians, wounded 46, evidence gathered for ICC complaint
As of December 10, 2025, nine Cambodian civilians have been killed — including one infant — and 46 injured, by the Thai military, while almost 40,000 families have been displaced, according to a senior Cambodian official. ...
A soldier’s wife: ‘My husband protects the country; I protect our children’
As fighting intensifies along the Cambodia–Thailand border, the wife of a Cambodian soldier has fled her home with her four children after Thai F-16 fighter jets flew low over their home, highlighting the growing toll of the conflict on military families, even far from the ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/a-soldier-s-wife-my-husband-protects-the-country-i-protect-our-children-
Anwar Ibrahim calls Cambodian, Thai leaders, clashes remain unresolved
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the rotating ASEAN chair, confirmed that he has already contacted the leaders of Cambodia and Thailand. He praised the willingness of both leaders to continue negotiations to de-escalate tensions. ...
Over $203 million spent on National Social Assistance Family Package Program
The Cambodian government spent a total of 815,469,470,000 riel — equivalent to $USD 203.86 — on implementing the National Social Assistance Family Package Program from April 30, 2024 to November 30, 2025, according to the National Social Assistance Fund (NSAF). ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-203-million-spent-on-national-social-assistance-family-package-program
Interior minister issues call to support displaced Cambodians, prevent espionage
Minister of Interior Sar Sokha has instructed the authorities in provinces bordering Thailand to evacuate citizens from border districts, especially high-risk areas, to the sanctuaries that have already been prepared. ...
Border clashes displace over 54,000 Cambodians as families shelter from Thai shelling, air strikes
For the third consecutive day, thousands of Cambodian families displaced by cross-border shelling and the deployment of Thai F-16 fighter jets remain in shelter in schools, pagodas and temporary evacuation centres near the Cambodia–Thailand border, uncertain when it will be safe to return home. ...
Breaking: Defence ministry reports Thai firing in ‘multiple locations’ this morning
From around 5am this morning, December 8, Thai armed forces opened fire on Cambodian military positions in the An Seh area of Preah Vihear province. Later, Thai armoured vehicles fired at the Ta Moan Templle, according to Maly Socheata, spokesperson for the Ministry of National ...
UN special rapporteur resigned in secret weeks ago, following criticism
Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, resigned from the position due to “health reasons” some two weeks ago, following widespread criticisms over his inaction on the situation of human rights at the Cambodian-Thailand border. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/un-special-rapporteur-resigned-in-secret-weeks-ago-following-criticism
Hun Sen: Red line was drawn; Thai military used F-16 jets to attack Cambodia
Hun Sen, president of the Cambodian Senate, has instructed all frontline forces to continue to exercise patience, as the “invaders” have been using all types of weapons to shell Cambodia since yesterday, last night and again this morning. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-red-line-was-drawn-thai-military-used-f-16-jets-to-attack-cambodia
CDC-approved investment projects up almost 60% Jan-Nov
Investment projects approved by the Council for the Development of Cambodia’s (CDC) Cambodian Investment Committee totalled more than 600 in the first 11 months of 2025 — an increase of nearly 60% compared to the same period in 2024. ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cdc-approved-investment-projects-up-almost-60-jan-nov
Cambodian mine clearance target extended to 2030 amid ongoing border challenges
Cambodia has received formal approval for a new deadline to complete its nationwide anti-personnel mine clearance, after state parties to the Anti-Personnel Mine Ban Convention unanimously backed the country’s third extension request, during a meeting in Geneva from December 1–5. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodian-mine-clearance-target-extended-to-2030-amid-ongoing-border-challenges
Update: Cows found dead near polluted river; ministry warns of ‘strict’ action against mining company
In a disturbing update, four cows have been found dead along the O’Russey stream, which is currently being tested after local communities found large quantities of dead fish in the stream. ...
Illegal hardwood seized, illegal rubber plantations discovered in Kratie protected areas
Stashes of timber, including expensive pieces of agarwood, as well as five locations of illegally encroached and cleared land were discovered in multiple-use zones and the Prey Lang Forest in Kratie province since November 30. ...
Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/illegal-hardwood-seized-illegal-rubber-plantations-discovered-in-kratie-protected-areas