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Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn is currently conducting a mission abroad to present the Cambodia-Thailand border situation to friendly nations, in addition to strengthening bilateral relations. ...

Displacement camps in Banteay Meanchey province sheltering thousands of families barred from their homes behind Thai barricades flooded after heavy rains, forcing hundreds to seek higher ground. ...

The Cambodian side of the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) has vehement protested the illegal occupation of Cambodian territory by the Thai military. ...

Although Thai authorities have seemingly evaded the matter since the outbreak of border clashes in December, the Cambodian Secretariat of State for Border Affairs (SSBA) has requested that their Thai counterparts join them to plant provisional border markers. ...

The Cambodian government has formally protested what it described as “an unauthorised incursion” by the Thai Navy into Cambodian territorial waters. They demanded the return of three Cambodian fishermen and their seized boat. ...

Residents from O’ Suo Sdei and Sangkum Thmey villages in Thma Da commune, Veal Veng district, Pursat province, continue to live in uncertainty, despair and fear, fearful of returning to their homes, which are now surrounded by Thai barricades of shipping containers and razor wire. ...

General Romeo S. Brawner Jr., chief of staff of the armed forces of the Philippines, has noted that as current ASEAN chair, the Philippines is closely monitoring the Cambodia-Thailand border situation and will continue to lead the ASEAN Observer Team (AOT), with the goal of ...

The United Kingdom is partnering with World Vision International in Cambodia to help displaced children continue their education after border-related population movements disrupted schooling in several provinces. ...

The government of South Korea has pledged $500,000 to support children and families affected by the recent Cambodia–Thailand border conflict, with the funding expected to help more than 24,000 children return safely to school after months of disruption. ...

Nearly two months after fighting broke out along the Thai-Cambodian border, thousands of residents remain unable to return home. Many are living in temporary safety centres while military obstacles and security risks continue to bar access to their villages. ...

Cambodia has registered strong objections after Thai officials led journalists, foreign military personnel and FBI officials on an inspection tour of a location 397 metres inside Cambodian territory, noting that the action was a violation of international law and the UN charter. ...

The situation along the land border has severely deteriorated because existing principles and mechanisms, intended to prevent the spread of conflict, have not been fully respected or effectively implemented by the Thai side, said Ouch Borith, vice president of the Assemblée Parlementaire de la Francophonie ...

Despite Thai artillery shells landing in her neighbouring village, 69-year-old Van Noeun stubbornly refused to abandon her home, even as many other villagers fled, leaving the village nearly empty during the fighting last December. ...

Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to return to their respective military headquarters to await further negotiations after a bilateral border committee meeting ended without reaching common ground, according to a statement from Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defence. ...

Philippines Department of Foreign Affairs Secretary Theresa P. Lazaro was surprised as she wrapped up a press conference at the ASEAN Foreign Minister’s Retreat. No reporters from the pool asked about the Cambodia-Thailand conflict, which claimed more than a hundred lives. ...

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has lodged a formal protest against “hostile actions” by the secretary-general of Thailand’s National Security Council directed at the president of the Cambodian Senate and the prime minister of Cambodia. ...

Cambodia and Thailand were unable to come to terms and sign the documents required to plan the next Regional Border Committee (RBC) meeting, reportedly due to disagreements on several key points. The impasse arrives after three days of discussions between the two Kingdom’s respective secretariat ...

Despite Cambodia’s economy being affected by the 2025 slowdown in global economic growth and the recent border conflicts with Thailand, the Kingdom’s economic momentum has continued to maintain notable progress. Cambodia’s international reserves in 2025 increased to more than $27 billion, sufficient to cover imports ...

A senior US naval official is visiting Cambodia on a mission to strengthen cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region under the “Free and Open Indo-Pacific” policy. A senior Cambodian analyst has called for the US to go further, by calling on Thailand to respect ceasefire deals ...

Air quality management efforts — through increased public awareness and measures to prevent the burning of agricultural waste like crop stubble, as well as garbage, and the use of fires to clear forests, which are major sources of air pollution—have been expanded to Pailin province. ...

A prominent legal expert has shared his belief that only UN mechanisms can peacefully reclaim the territory occupied by Thailand; however, this process will consume significant time. The worst-case scenario would be waging war to retake it. ...

Cambodia’s Ministry of Cults and Religion has issued a formal protest against the Thai military for installing a Buddha statue in An Ses village, Preah Vihear province, describing the act as a violation of Cambodia’s sovereignty and a breach of bilateral and international agreements. ...

Flavio Bonetti, the newly appointed UNESCO Representative to Cambodia, met with Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn on January 21. No mention was made of possible measures related to the damage to the Preah Vihear temple caused by Thai shelling and airstrikes. ...

Senior Minister Keo Remy, president of the Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC), has expressed concerns regarding the activities of the Thai military, which has reportedly destroyed the homes of Cambodian families in some of the Cambodian territory they are currently illegally occupying. ...