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Senate president Hun Sen has strongly criticised reported remarks by Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, who was quoted as saying that Cambodian leaders such as Hun Sen and Prime Minister Hun Manet would be arrested if they entered Thailand. ...

The Ministry of Commerce has discovered that the importer of Kofi brand milk products has illegally altered the barcodes of several product lines to fool the public into believing they were manufactured in Cambodia, when in fact they were made in Thailand. The products have ...

Former prime minister and current Senate president Hun Sen has called on Cambodian citizens to remain calm and consider the implications of recent calls to boycott Coca-Cola more carefully. This follows the US-based company’s decision to terminate its commercial brand ambassador contract with Cambodian rapper ...

Ministry of Environment officials are assessing the environmental impact of a freight train derailment which took place near Battambang town on August 16. ...

The Preah Srey Içanavarman Museum of Economy and Money (SOSORO) has unveiled a temporary exhibition showcasing rarely seen photographs of Cambodia taken between 1972 and 1975, just before the fall of Phnom Penh. ...

The Cambodian Joint Border Committee (JBC) has lodged a strong protest against what it described as repeated violations by the Thai military along the Cambodia–Thailand border in Banteay Meanchey province earlier this week. ...

An unexploded MK-84 sits in a trench next to a damaged shelter in the middle of farmland in Thmar Daun village in Beanteay Ampil district’s Kok Mon commune. ...

With hundreds of thousands displaced due to the border conflict, pagodas have become not just relief centres but also brought relief to scores who suffer from fear and anguish as they seek shelter there amid lingering border tensions. ...

Residents near the Cambodia-Thailand border continue to feel fear due to the ongoing incursions by the Thai military into Cambodian territory. The military has installed barbed wire within Cambodia and occupied homes—actions which violate the ceasefire agreement signed on July 28, 2025. ...

Trade between Australia and Cambodia continues to grow, with Cambodian business Royal Trust Trading Co., Ltd. (RTT) dispatching its first shipment of nuts and dried fruit to Australia on August 14. ...

In the first half of 2025, Cambodia recorded 1,066 traffic crashes, with 58% occurring at night, resulting in 694 deaths and 1,476 injuries, 849 of them serious, the National Road Safety Committee said in a report on Wednesday. ...

A $35 million multipurpose port is planned for development in Preaek Prasab district, Kratie province, aimed at boosting investment and facilitating the transport of agricultural products as part of the government’s push to attract investors to the northeast under a special incentive programme. ...

The government of Japan has announced an emergency grant of approximately $1.8 million to support humanitarian needs along the Cambodia–Thailand border, amid ongoing efforts to de-escalate tensions between the two countries. ...

Strong growth in domestic production demand has prompted several factories in Cambodia to expand their operations. This expansion is expected to result in an increasing need for labour. ...

Cambodia’s economy is expected to grow at a slower pace for the next year-and-a-half, with a projected growth rate of 5.2% in 2025 and 5.0% in 2026, due to the anticipated negative impacts on certain export sectors resulting from a global trend toward protectionism in ...

Today’s August 16 Cambodia-Thailand Regional Border Committee (RBC) meeting saw both sides agree on importance of closer communication, while Cambodia called for Thai forces to halt the installation of barbed wire on Cambodian territory. ...

Cambodia has expressed gratitude to China for continuing to provide grant assistance for humanitarian mine clearance, a priority effort that has helped protect millions of people and support development across the country. ...

Cambodian authorities on August 15 handed over 353 citizens, identified by Cambodia as illegal residents, to the Border Guard Station at Xa Mat International Border Gate in the southern province of Tay Ninh. ...

Cambodia has exported 12 metric tonnes of nuts and dried fruit to Australia for the first time, with a larger and more diverse second shipment already planned. While the milestone signals a boost for the country’s agricultural products, farmers warn that unstable prices and a ...

Cambodia and Thailand agreed in principle to establish a coordinating group (CG) to enhance communication at all levels, including between commanders, border liaison working groups, standing forces in the border areas, and operational units along the border, with the aim of resolving issues peacefully and ...

Chinese Minister of foreign Affairs Wang Yi brought Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn and their Thai counterpart Maris Sangiampongsa together for informal “tea diplomacy” talks aimed at easing tensions over the Cambodia–Thailand border conflict. ...

Cambodia has requested that the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) continue to provide cooperation on key projects aimed at preventing plastic waste pollution in the Tonle Sap Lake, the Mekong River and the sea. ...

The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has dismissed claims by a Thai defence spokesperson that Cambodia laid new landmines, resulting in injuries to Thai soldiers on July 16, July 23, August 9 and August 12. ...

Cambodia has expressed its gratitude to China for offering humanitarian assistance, including mine clearance support, along the agreed border areas between Cambodia and Thailand. ...