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On 23​ December 2025, the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority issued a statement regarding Thailand’s attempt to distort reality and divert international attention from its ongoing acts of aggression, including cross-border invasion, aerial bombardment of civilian areas, and the use of prohibited weapons ...

On 23 December 2025, the General Department of Customs and Excise issued an announcement on the adjustment of customs tariffs and special tax rates on certain goods.The new revised tax and duty rates will take effect from 1 January 2026 onwards. Businesses or related individuals ...

On December 23, 2025, the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications and the Ministry of Information issued an instruction on stopping the dissemination and sharing of social media content that originates from Thailand or lacks a legitimate source.In the current situation caused by Thailand’s invasion of ...

Cambodia has achieved improvements in education services at all levels, particularly in early childhood education, where enrolments among five-year-old children increased from 10 to 70 per cent. At the primary education level, enrolment jumped 125 per cent, while lower secondary enrolment was up by 70. ...

Japan has thrown its weight behind ASEAN’s diplomatic efforts to defuse escalating clashes between Cambodia and Thailand, expressing deep concern over mounting civilian casualties and damage to civilian infrastructure since fighting flared again this month. ...

Cambodia has expressed its support for tomorrow’s Joint General Border Committee (GBC) meeting, with hopes that an immediate ceasefire will be on the table. ...

Shelling and airstrikes by the Thai military killed 21 Cambodian civilians and wounded at least 83 as of 6pm on December 22. ...

On 22 December 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the outcome of the Special ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting On 22 December 2025, in Kuala Lumpur.The meeting concluded with the issuance of the ASEAN Chair’s Statement on the ...

On 22 December 2025, the Ministry of Interior issued a press release on the impacts on civilian areas and Cambodian civilians resulting from acts of aggression by the Thai Government and Military against Cambodia’s sovereign territory from 1:00 PM until 6:00 PM on 22 December ...

On 22 December 2025, the ASEAN Foreign Ministers issued a statement urging Cambodia and Thailand to exercise maximum restraint, take immediate steps to cease all forms of hostilities, and return to dialogue through bilateral mechanisms and the good offices of the ASEAN Chair to pursue ...

A Chinese citizen was injured this morning when Thai shells hit residential areas in Phnum Proek. The Ministry of Interior confirmed the victim’s home was destroyed in the attack, although his full identity has not yet been released. ...

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. ...

On 22 December 2025, the Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia issued an announcement on the reactivation of suspended mobile numbers and retention of main account balances after service expiry.Mobile users may reactivate phone numbers that have been expired for no more than 180 days​simply by topping ...

On 22 December 2025, the Ministry of Interior issued a press release on the impacts on civilian areas and Cambodian civilians resulting from acts of aggression by the Thai Government and Military against Cambodia’s sovereign territory from 6:00 PM on 21 December until 7:00 AM ...

On 21 December 2025, the United States Mission to ASEAN issued a statement calling on Cambodia and Thailand to end hostilities, withdraw heavy weapons, cease the emplacement of landmines, and fully implement the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords, which include mechanisms to accelerate humanitarian demining and ...

On 22 December 2025, the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a joint press release on the meeting of the Economic and Financial Policy Committee to review the development of social housing and affordable housing policies.The new policy aims to (1) provide affordable, quality, safe, ...

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. ...

On 21 December 2025, the Ministry of Interior issued a press release on the impacts on civilian areas and Cambodian civilians resulting from acts of aggression by the Thai Government and Military against Cambodia’s sovereign territory from 7:00 AM until 1:00 PM on 21 December ...

On 21 December 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release stating that Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn had a telephone call with the UK’s Minister on the Cambodia-Thailand Border Situation.His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn briefed Her Excellency Seema Malhotra on ...

On 20 December 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on Russian Ambassador Anatoly Borovik calls on Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn.Noting the upcoming 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries in 2026, both sides agreed to ...