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Displaced Grade 12 exam candidates receive financial support; vow to work hard for success

More than 3,000 high school exam candidates in Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces, who were affected by the recent border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, have received over $60,000 in financial support from the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/displaced-grade-12-exam-candidates-receive-financial-support-vow-to-work-hard-for-success

A mix of joy and fear felt by villagers living near Sra Em roundabout in Preah Vihear

Sra Em Roundabout, Preah Vihear Province: About 17 kilometers from the Thai border, where heavy gunfire erupted on the battlefields of Phnom Trab and Preah Vihear Temple, villagers are gradually returning home to resume their jobs and check on their farms after the situation at ...

Va Sopheanut
https://cambojanews.com/a-mix-of-joy-and-fear-felt-by-villagers-living-near-sra-em-roundabout-in-preah-vihear/

People return home but fear persists as Thailand violates ceasefire agreement

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. ...

Mon Sokeo
https://kiripost.com/stories/people-return-home-but-fear-persists-as-thailand-violates-ceasefire-agreement

Japan pledges $1.8 million in aid for Cambodia–Thailand border areas

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. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-pledges-1-8-million-in-aid-for-cambodia-thailand-border-areas

Ministries coordinating school enrolments for 50,000 children of returning migrant workers

Several government ministries are working together to arrange schooling for the estimated 50,000 children who have returned from Thailand with their migrant worker parents. They are helping the parents to enrol their children, while also facilitating the issuance of civil status documents, to ensure that ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministries-coordinating-school-enrolments-for-50-000-children-of-returning-migrant-workers

Displaced people likely to suffer from mental health conditions due to border conflict

While older villagers living along the border of Cambodia and Thailand can unmistakably identify the loud popping sounds of gunshots, having experienced life under Khmer Rouge, the same sounds caused fear and anxiety for thousands following the recent Cambodia-Thailand conflict. ...

Moun Liza
https://cambojanews.com/displaced-people-likely-to-suffer-from-mental-health-conditions-due-to-border-conflict/

18 Cambodian soldiers detained by Thai military confirmed safe and healthy

Lieutenant General Maly Socheata, spokeswoman for the Ministry of National Defense, confirmed that all 18 Cambodian soldiers currently detained by Thai military are safe and in good health, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which recently visited them. ...

Tep Sony
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501735348/video-18-cambodian-soldiers-detained-by-thai-military-confirmed-safe-and-healthy/

AVI highlight the importance of open international engagement during times of crisis

Following a four-day field visit to border conflict zones and refugee shelters, the Asian Vision Institute (AVI) has reiterated the importance of maintaining open channels of communication between state and non-state actors, as well as between national institutions and international partners, especially during times of ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/avi-highlight-the-importance-of-open-international-engagement-during-times-of-crisis

Over 150,000 students who fled conflict have no access to lessons as schools remain shut

Over 150,000 students are unable to attend classes as schools remain closed while many continue to live in refugee camps despite the ceasefire deal following five days of heavy fighting along the Cambodia-Thailand border. ...

Long Somneang and Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/over-150000-students-who-fled-conflict-have-no-access-to-lessons-as-schools-remain-shut/

International delegation, UN, visit refugee camps as displaced Cambodians call for ceasefire support

A delegation of over 30 international officials, including embassy staff and representatives from several UN agencies, is visiting temporary refugee camps in Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces. They aim to check on the welfare of displaced individuals, who urged a full ceasefire to support ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/international-delegation-un-visit-refugee-camps-as-displaced-cambodians-call-for-ceasefire-support

WHO commends Cambodia’s health response for displaced civilians

Pascal Ringwald, coordinator of the Global Malaria Programme at the World Health Organization (WHO), praised Cambodia’s healthcare response to the thousands of civilians displaced by recent border clashes, during a visit to the Wat Phnom Thmar Kambor refugee camp in Banteay Ampil district, Oddar Meanchey ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/who-commends-cambodia-s-health-response-for-displaced-civilians

GDI prepares for arrival of Afghan refugees

The General Department of Immigration (GDI) on Monday had a meeting to discuss the procedure for the upcoming arrival of 300 Afghan refugees in Cambodia. ...

Yin Soeum
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50926965/gdi-prepares-for-arrival-of-afghan-refugees/

Fleeing uncertainty: Cambodia to accept 300 Afghan refugees temporarily

Amid the ongoing situation in Afghanistan, Cambodia has agreed in principle to temporarily accept 300 Afghan refugees with some conditions before they are granted asylum in a third country, a move the government said is due to humanitarian reasons. ...

Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50925303/cambodia-to-accept-300-afghan-refugees-temporarily/

Syrian man becomes third refugee resettled in Cambodia: reports

The Syrian man arrived in Cambodia this week, according a report in the Phnom Penh Post newspaper which quoted the head of the Cambodian Government’s refugee department. ...

Liam Cochrane
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-05-25/third-refugee-reportedly-resettled-nauru-to-cambodia/8559794

Australia reportedly transfers another Nauru detainee to Cambodia under $55m deal

A refugee has reportedly arrived in Cambodia from Nauru under the Turnbull Government’s$55 million agreement. A Syrian man was said to be the seventh person to resettle to one of Asia’s poorest nations. Cambodian Interior Ministry’s Refugee Department head Tan Sovichea said there were two refugees ...

Frenalyn Wilson
http://www.ibtimes.com.au/australia-reportedly-transfers-another-nauru-detainee-cambodia-under-55m-deal-1554001

Dispatches Reveal Cambodia Helped North Korean Refugees

US diplomatic cables released by WikiLeaks show that Cambodia assisted refugees escaping from North Korea. A North Korean was supposed to be deported to Vietnam and was claimed to have done such but it has now been proven otherwise. There have been other cases of ...

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