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Following reports of a planned Thai military offensive, National Defence Spokesperson Maly Socheata confirmed today that the Cambodia-Thailand border has remained free of fighting. ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn has reaffirmed the government’s commitment to ensuring safety before allowing displaced residents to return to their homes near the Thai-Cambodian border. ...

Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) officials confirmed today, August 1, that the Thai air force dropped 10 MK-84 bombs during the five days of fighting with Cambodia. Only four exploded, it noted. ...

As of 9pm tonight, the Ministry of National Defence reported that the border situation remained calm, but noted that all forces remain on high alert. It urged people to be wary of “fake news” and assured the public that it would keep them informed. ...

Cambodia’s Defense Ministry said that they have received the body of one of its soldiers and are awaiting the return of 20 captured troops from the Thai side. ...

Kem Sokha, one of the country’s most prominent opposition leaders facing long-running legal battles, was briefly allowed out of house arrest Thursday to attend funerals for soldiers killed in recent border clashes with Thailand, his lawyer said. ...

More than 20 Cambodian microfinance institutions (MFIs) have announced that they will completely write off any debts owed by fallen soldiers. ...

The Cambodia defence ministry has accepted their Thai counterpart’s request to hold General Border Committee (GBC) discussions in Malaysia, where a ceasefire between the two neighbouring kingdoms was signed earlier this week to end five days of armed clashes. ...

Thai news outlet Khaosod English reported this evening, July 31,  that the Second Army Region has delayed the repatriation of 18 Cambodian soldiers, stating that questioning is not yet fully completed. ...

Cambodian economists and government officials are optimistic that the 36% reciprocal tariffs previously imposed by the US on Cambodian goods could be reduced following last night’s ceasefire agreement between the Cambodian and Thai governments. The agreement to end hostilities was in response to an appeal ...

To help alleviate the financial burdens of those affected by the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict — especially disabled soldiers and the families of the fallen — the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has issued a number of measures to provide relief to all affected individuals. ...

EOD specialists from the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) have identified nine additional sites of Thai aerial bombing, it reported today, July 31. Four were craters where bombs had exploded, while five contained unexploded munitions, warned CMAC director-general Heng Ratana. ...

The non-disclosure of information about the capture of Cambodian soldiers prioritised their safety, according to the government. The lives of the armed forces, as well as Cambodian citizens living in conflict zones, are the top priority of the Royal Government, explained Prime Minister Hun Manet. ...

The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) is conducting an awareness campaign on cluster bombs and other explosive remnants of war (ERWs) for the displaced citizens staying at safe locations in Preah Vihear province, following widespread reporting that Thai soldiers used cluster bombs ...

Phat Vibolsopheak, director-general of the defence ministry’s Department of International Relations, informed visiting military attachés and other international observers about Thai breaches of the current ceasefire. ...

More and more banks and microfinance institutions (MFIs) in Cambodia have announced that they will write off the debts of soldiers killed or disabled in the recent border clashes with Thailand, and have also agreed to reduce debts or suspend interest payments for those who ...

The Ministry of Health and UNICEF have launched an urgent vaccination campaign starting July 28 to support communities in Pursat, Battambang and Banteay Meanchey provinces, and beyond, to protect the health of children displaced by the border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand. ...

Provincial spokesperson of Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces confirmed that sounds of artillery shelling and gunfire fell silent after midnight at areas where clashes occurred along the border with Thailand. ...

Senate President Hun Sen has called on workers in Thailand, including those who are undocumented, to return home and help preserve Cambodia’s reputation amid mounting tensions over the ongoing border dispute. ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has questioned Vietnamese ambassador to Cambodia Vu Quang Minh over the setting up of tents by its soldiers in a disputed border area in Kandal province. .. ...

In a meeting of prime ministers Wednesday, Cambodia’s Hun Sen appeared to eliminate neighboring Laos as a potential route by which self-exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy could return to Cambodia as he has pledged to do in November. ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen and his Lao counterpart Thongloun Sisoulith have called on the French government to supply maps and other related documents to settle a border dispute, as they expressed their commitment to ending the spat. ...

A senior scholar tasked with researching the borders said yesterday that Laos plans to file a lawsuit against Cambodia to the International Court of Justice over a border dispute in Stung Treng province. ...

Cambodia and Laos have agreed to create a joint committee to solve a long-running border dispute between the two countries, officials announced yesterday. ...