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China’s recent shuttle diplomacy with Cambodia and Thailand ended with both countries’ foreign ministers “expressing willingness” to de-escalate tensions and implement a ceasefire as fighting along their shared border nears its second week, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said. ...

Bombs and rockets continue to fly across the Cambodia-Thailand border, but the conflict reignited in December is also laying the groundwork for a prolonged economic shock in the communities most exposed to the fighting, local businesses, scholars and trade experts said. ...

The US is engaging in a high-stakes diplomatic effort to bring Thailand and Cambodia back into compliance with the peace agreement they signed in Malaysia on October 26. The renewed push comes as the latest conflict rages. A ceasefire was declared in July, with a ...

Thailand is generating a significant amount of fake news about the current conflict, according to Tep Asnarith, spokesman for the Ministry of Information. ...

Prak Sokhonn, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, will attend a special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting on the current situation between Cambodia and Thailand on December 22 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, according to a December 21 foreign ministry press release. ...

Cambodia has issued an open letter to the international community accusing Thailand of carrying out “planned, acknowledged and deliberate” military aggression along Cambodia’s western border since December 7, 2025, and warning that silence or inaction risks undermining the credibility of the international legal order. ...

The number of civilians killed as a result of Thai aggression has risen to 17, with at least 77 people injured as of 6pm on December 16. The two latest civilian deaths occurred at a safe centre in Koh Kong province, according to the Ministry ...

The information minister said Thai F-16 jets bombed a hotel and bridges in Pursat province early Saturday. ...

Hundreds of Cambodians living in Australia demonstrated in Melbourne on Sunday, calling for peace and an end to the ongoing border conflict with Thailand. ...

As artillery fire echoed across the Cambodian–Thai border this week, forcing thousands of families to flee and dozens of schools to close, the renewed fighting has raised urgent questions about what triggered the escalation — and what might come next. ...

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. ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

The United States on December 9 expressed concern over renewed clashes and casualties along the Cambodian–Thai border, calling on both sides to honor the Peace Accords, according to a press release from the U.S. State Department. ...

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. ...

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 ...

The Centrist Democrat International (CDI-IDC) has issued a sharp warning that the Cambodia–Thailand ceasefire is “at serious risk”, following the killing of a Cambodian civilian and the injuring of three others in Banteay Meanchey province on November 12. ...

The United States Thursday officially removed the four-year defence sale embargo on Cambodia, imposed by former President Joe Biden, signalling renewed confidence in bilateral relations as Cambodia agrees to rebalance trade ties and joint forces combating transnational crime. ...

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. ​ ...

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​. ​ ...

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. ...

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has expressed the strong hope that the neighbouring Kingdoms of Thailand and Cambodia can resolve their border dispute peacefully, through dialogue and mutual commitment. ...

In the spirit of promoting ceasefire compliance and enhancing peace between the two nations, the Cambodia-Thailand Regional Border Committee (RBC) meeting between Cambodia’s 3rd Military Region and Thailand’s Chanthaburi-Trat Border Defense Command is scheduled to take place this weekend. ...