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China says Cambodia, Thailand show ‘Willingness’ to implement ceasefire

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. ...

Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/china-says-cambodia-thailand-show-willingness-to-implement-ceasefire/

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

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. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-publishes-open-letter-accusing-thailand-of-planned-military-aggression-urges-international-action

Civilian death toll rises to 17 as Thai shelling, airstrikes continue

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 ...

Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/civilian-death-toll-rises-to-17-as-thai-shelling-airstrikes-continue

Hun Sen: No Russian mercenaries at the border

Senate president Hun Sen has responded to accusations from the Thai military and media that Russian mercenaries may have been hired to serve on the battlefield at the border. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-no-russian-mercenaries-at-the-border

Japan provides over $100K to shelter for trafficking victims

Japan has announced that it will support the construction of a shelter for women victims of human trafficking and staff accommodation buildings, at the Kandal Steung Transit and Rehabilitation Center, to the tune of over $100,000. ...

Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/japan-provides-over-100k-to-shelter-for-trafficking-victims

Evacuees top 400,000; aid groups seek more support as border clashes continue

The Cambodian first lady and humanitarian organisations are calling for immediate and scaled-up assistance as renewed clashes along the Cambodia–Thailand border drive mass displacement, overwhelm existing relief capacity and exposing hundreds of thousands of children and families to escalating risks.​ ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/evacuees-top-400-000-aid-groups-seek-more-support-as-border-clashes-continue

ISI SEZ production, exports to begin in 2026

Two factories are scheduled to commence production within the ISI Special Economic Zone (ISI SEZ) in the middle of the second quarter of 2026, while several other companies are currently studying the feasibility of establishing factories or enterprises there. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/isi-sez-production-exports-to-begin-in-2026

AmCham president warns US embassy of consequences of Thai threats of maritime blockade

The president of the American Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (AmCham) has published an open letter to the US embassy expressing urgent concern regarding Thai military statements that Thailand may designate Cambodian ports “high risk” and blockade shipments of fuel and other goods.​ ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/amcham-president-warns-us-embassy-of-consequences-of-thai-threats-of-maritime-blockade

12 civilians dead, 74 injured, refugee count rises above 400,000

The number of civilians killed by Thai attacks has risen to 12 after another citizen was killed on December 14, and the number of injured has reached at least 75, including 15 new injuries as of 6pm. Concurrently, the number of displaced peoples has increased ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/12-civilians-dead-74-injured-refugee-count-rises-above-400-000

Reports of deep Thai strikes prompt more to flee in Krong Preah Vihear

At least three Thai strikes across three provinces on Thursday were among the deepest recorded in five days of renewed border clashes, with one reaching at least 63 km inside Cambodia, according to social media posts, official statements and local residents. ...

Coby Hobbs and Va Sopheanut
https://cambojanews.com/reports-of-deep-thai-strikes-prompt-more-to-flee-in-krong-preah-vihear/

Fighting with Thailand continues as parliament dissolved in Bangkok

Thai forces continued firing on Cambodia’s sovereign territory on the morning of December 12, 2025, according to National Defense Ministry spokesperson Maly Socheata. ...

Try Thaney
https://cambojanews.com/thai-forces-continue-attacks-even-after-dissolution-of-parliament/

Hundreds of Cambodians in Australia call for end to Cambodia-Thailand clashes

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

Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/hundreds-of-cambodians-in-australia-call-for-end-to-cambodia-thailand-clashes/

Political calculations, unresolved disputes fuel Thai–Cambodian border clashes – analysts

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. ...

Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/political-calculations-unresolved-disputes-fuel-thai-cambodian-border-clashes-analysts/

Over $10,000, educational supplies provided to displaced students, families

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport on Sunday, 14 December, provided more than $10,000, along with educational materials, food supplies and other essential items, to students, families and educators who have been affected by ongoing Thai attacks. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/over-10-000-educational-supplies-provided-to-displaced-students-families

Journalists distribute aid to displaced children, families

A group of journalists from eight organisations took part in distributing fresh milk, snacks and essential supplies to displaced children and families at the Wat Dach Phreat sanctuary in Bavel district, Battambang province. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/journalists-distribute-aid-to-displaced-children-families

Hun Sen celebrates Kingdom’s peacekeepers: More than 10,000 deployed since 2006

Senate president Hun Sen has marked the 70th anniversary of Cambodia’s membership of the UN with a December 14 congratulatory message to the Kingdom’s peacekeepers. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-celebrates-kingdom-s-peacekeepers-more-than-10-000-deployed-since-2006

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