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 Prime Minister Hun Manet said he did not know his former adviser Chen Zhi was allegedly running online scam networks across Cambodia, and denied that such operations profited the government, in a rare interview with international media on Wednesday. ...

Former opposition Nation Power Party (NPP) leader Sun Chanthy walked free on Tuesday after receiving a royal pardon for a conviction of inciting social disorder late in 2024, in a rare reprieve for a jailed government critic. ...

Cambodia’s central bank has revoked the license of Panda Commercial Bank, it said on Monday. The lender has reported links to a sanctioned firm accused of laundering billions of dollars for scam networks. ...

At least six Cambodian journalists have been detained, arrested, or charged with incitement between January and mid-February 2026 after reporting on border tensions and suspected online scam compounds, with two still held in pre-trial detention, according to local rights groups. ...

Local and international child rights advocates have called for greater awareness over children’s bodily autonomy and personal boundaries after a wave online debate about the issue. ...

The Health Ministry has urged the public to be vigilant of the Nipah virus, outlining preventive measures, as India reported an outbreak in West Bengal with five confirmed cases and more than 100 people placed under quarantine, raising regional health concerns. ...

After 20 months in prison on incitement charges, youth activist Koet Saray’s conviction was upheld this morning by the Phnom Penh Appeal Court, which has left his family and human rights group feeling “deep regret”. ...

Chea Mony, the brother of slain labor leader Chea Vichea, said on Thursday he would identify the killers within a week if his opposition party were to win the general election in 2028. ...

Cambodia’s garment, footwear and travel goods (GFT) sector hit a record high in 2025, nearing $16 billion and making up more than half of total exports, yet the gains have not reached workers. ...

Unionists from Cambodia’s longest-ever labor dispute renewed calls on the government Tuesday to help resolve their standoff with casino resort NagaWorld. ...

Two people were injured in a densely populated area in Kon Trie, O’Chrov district in Banteay Meanchey province as Thai forces attacked Cambodia’s fourth and fifth military regions prior to the General Boundary Committee (GBC) meeting kicking off today (December 24) in Chanthaburi, Thailand. ...

Cambodia said the Thai military continued to use F-16 jets to bomb the fifth military region, particularly in the areas of Banteay Meanchey province, only hours before the special ASEAN Foreign Ministers meeting on December 22 in Kuala Lumpur to discuss the border conflict between ...

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. ...

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. ...

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

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. ...

Thai forces continued firing on Cambodia’s sovereign territory on the morning of December 12, 2025, according to National Defense Ministry spokesperson Maly Socheata. The attacks are persisting despite the dissolution of the Thai Parliament. ...

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. ...

Thailand has issued an arrest warrant for Cambodian Senator Ly Yong Phat and four others, including Chinese nationals, for allegedly laundering money linked to online scams. ...

The Royal Thai Air Force (RTAF) has announced the “termination” of “agreements between Thailand and Cambodia” until any “acts of hostility by Cambodia cease”, following an incident on Monday when Thai soldiers reportedly stepped on landmines. ...

A coalition of civil society groups urged the government on Tuesday to step up efforts on gender equality in a report citing persistent violence, discrimination, mounting debt and limits on fundamental rights. ...

Following the death of a South Korean student in Kampot province, South Korean police plan to launch a “Korean Desk” in Cambodia to handle cases involving Korean nationals, citing difficulties in cooperation with Cambodian police. ...