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Press statement on ongoing hostilities between Cambodia and Thailand
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 ...
United States Mission to ASEAN
Press release: Meeting of the Committee on Economic and Financial Policy to review the development of social housing and affordable housing policy
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, ...
Ministry of Economy and Finance
Trade, tourism and labor ties fray as fighting drags on
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. ...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/trade-tourism-and-labor-ties-fray-as-fighting-drags-on/
US stepping up efforts to restore October peace accord
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 ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-stepping-up-efforts-to-restore-october-peace-accord
Information ministry: Since start of second Thai attack, 218 cases of fake news noted
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 will attend special ASEAN meeting on Cambodia–Thailand situation
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. ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/prak-sokhonn-will-attend-special-asean-meeting-on-cambodia-thailand-situation
Cambodia publishes open letter accusing Thailand of planned military aggression, urges international action
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. ...
Press release: 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 2025
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 ...
Ministry of Interior
Press release: Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn had a telephone call with UK Minister on Cambodia-Thailand border situation
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 ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release: Russian Ambassador Anatoly Borovik calls on Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn
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 ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release: The impacts on civilian areas and the protection of displaced civilians resulting from the war of territorial aggression by the Bangkok Government and the Thai Military from 6:00 PM on 19 December until 7:00 AM on 20 December 2025
On 20 December 2025, the Ministry of Interior issued a press release on the impacts on civilian areas and the protection of displaced civilians resulting from the war of territorial aggression by the Bangkok Government and the Thai Military from 6:00 PM on 19 December ...
Ministry of Interior
Press release: Chinese special envoy in Phnom Penh to discuss de-escalation of Cambodia-Thailand conflict
On 20 December 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the Chinese special envoy in Phnom Penh to discuss de-escalation of Cambodia-Thailand conflict.During these meetings, both sides underscored the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire and emphasized that ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release on the Ambassador of Cambodia paying a courtesy call on Her Excellency KUNIMITSU Ayano, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan
On 19 December 2025, the Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Japan issued a press release regarding the courtesy call by H.E. CHUM Sounry, Ambassador-Designate of Cambodia, on H.E. KUNIMITSU Ayano, State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, to reaffirm the commitment to the Cambodia-Japan Comprehensive ...
Royal Embassy of Cambodia in Japan
Statement: The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority condemns Thailand's unlawful military aggression against Cambodia and calls for international action
On 19 December 2025, the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) issued a statement condemning in the strongest possible terms the ongoing and unlawful military aggression by Thailand against the Kingdom of Cambodia. The CMAA highlighted that Thailand has utilized advanced air power, ...
Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA)
Joint press release on the official launch ceremony of cross-border QR code payments between the Kingdom of Cambodia and the Lao People’s Democratic Republic (Phase 2)
On 19 December 2025, the National Bank of Cambodia and the Bank of the Lao PDR issued a statement announcing the official launch of Phase 2 of their cross-border QR code payment system, which now allows Lao citizens traveling in Cambodia to make payments to ...
National Bank of Cambodia
Notification on the opening of tax service counters for taxpayers at the new General Department of Taxation building (GDT Tower)
On 18 December 2025, the General Department of Taxation (GDT) of the Ministry of Economy and Finance issued a notification regarding the opening of tax service counters at the new GDT Tower located at Building No. 333, Vithi Ponrdar, Sangkat Chroy Changvar, Phnom Penh, starting ...
General Department of Taxation (GDT)
Press release: Bilateral meeting between the National Bank of Cambodia and the Bank of the Lao P.D.R
On 19 December 2025, the National Bank of Cambodia issued a press release on the bilateral meeting between the National Bank of Cambodia and the Bank of the Lao P.D.R. The meeting’s objective is to strengthen and expand cooperation between the two central banks aimed ...
National Bank of Cambodia
Press release: The impacts on civilian areas and the protection of displaced civilians resulting from the war of territorial aggression by the Bangkok government and the Thai military from 6:00 PM on 18 December to 7:00 AM on 19 December 2025
On 19 December 2025, the Ministry of Interior issued a press release reporting the impacts on civilian areas and the protection of displaced civilians resulting from the war of territorial aggression by the Bangkok government and the Thai military from 6:00 PM on 18 December ...
Ministry of Interior
Notification on the management of all types of drone (Drone) flights in Kampong Cham province
On 18 December 2025, the Kampong Cham Provincial Administration issued a notification strictly prohibiting all types of drone flights within the geographical area of Kampong Cham province from now on to enhance the management and maintenance of security, public order, and social safety, particularly if ...
Kampong Cham Provincial Administration
Press release: Courtesy call on His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation by Mr. Benoît GUIDÉE, Director for Asia and Oceania of the Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of the French Republic
On 19 December 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the courtesy call on His Excellency PRAK Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation by Mr. Benoît GUIDÉE, Director for Asia and Oceania ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release: A telephone conversation between His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn and His Excellency Wang Yi, Foreign Minister of China
On 19 December 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on the telephone conversation between His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister PRAK Sokhonn and His Excellency WANG Yi, Foreign Minister of China.During the call, both sides reaffirmed their commitment to ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release: His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn receives credentials from Mr. Jürg Montani, Head of the ICRC Regional Delegation to Cambodia
On 18 December 2025, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation issued a press release on His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn receiving credentials from Mr. Jürg Montani, Head of the ICRC Regional Delegation to Cambodia.Regarding current cooperation between Cambodia and the ICRC, ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Press release: Results of the 2025 Cambodia-China friendship exchange forum "silk road connecting people and people"
On 17 December 2025, the Youth House for Cambodia-China Friendship (YHCCF) issued a statement summarizing the results of the Cambodia-China Friendship Exchange Forum “Silk Road Connecting People and People” 2025, held from 14 to 16 December in Phnom Penh.The forum brought together over 400 representatives ...
Youth House for Cambodia-China Friendship (YHCCF)
Press release on the official launch of the Financial Sector Development Strategy 2025-2030
On 17 December 2025, the National Bank of Cambodia issued a statement announcing the official launch of the “Financial Sector Development Strategy 2025-2030.” This strategy marks the fourth update since its inception in 2001 and was developed with technical assistance from the Asian Development Bank ...
National Bank of Cambodia
