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Cambodian 2025 economic growth forecast lowered to 5%

The negative impacts of US tariffs and the effects of the armed conflict along the Thai border have led to several challenges for Cambodia’s economic trajectory. The Ministry of Economy and Finance has reduced its economic growth forecast for 2025 to just 5.0%, down from ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-2025-economic-growth-forecast-lowered-to-5-

Tea Seiha: No leader should use people as shields for personal gain

Minister of National Defence Tea Seiha has rejected claims that the government concealed information about recent border tensions, stressing that Cambodia remains committed to the ceasefire and will not allow its people to be used for political manipulation. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tea-seiha-no-leader-should-use-people-as-shields-for-personal-gain

Banteay Meanchey governor protests Thai promises of titles for disputed lands

Banteay Meanchey governor Oum Reatrey has sent a formal letter to Parinya Phothisat, governor of Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province, protesting the planned issuance of land ownership certificates to Thai citizens. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/banteay-meanchey-governor-protests-thai-promises-of-titles-for-disputed-lands

Boycott of Thai products driving steep decline in bilateral trade

Thai military action has led many Cambodians to declare a boycott of Thai products. Despite the fell in sales, the owners of many large Thai brands and companies believe this trend will subside once border tensions are resolved. ...

Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/boycott-of-thai-products-driving-steep-decline-in-bilateral-trade

Cambodia, Thailand vow to normalise the border situation

Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to a new push for stronger military cooperation, vowing to maintain regular communication and resolve all border issues peacefully. Importantly, they committed to rebuilding trust and ensuring a return to normal relations between the two countries. ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-thailand-vow-to-normalise-the-border-situation

Pailin province to host RBC secretariat meeting tomorrow

Cambodia will host a meeting of the Regional Border Committee (RBC) Secretariat between Cambodia’s 5th Military Region and Thailand’s Chanthaburi-Trat Border Defence Command. ...

Khmer Times staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501744301/pailin-province-to-host-rbc-secretariat-meeting-tomorrow/

As China reiterates support for ceasefire, analyst warns of Thai ‘lack of goodwill’

China has shared its support for the effective implementation of the current ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia, and the resumption of normalised relations. Meanwhile, a well-known analyst has warned that Thailand appears to be motivated by external pressure, rather than genuine goodwill. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/as-china-reiterates-support-for-ceasefire-analyst-warns-of-thai-lack-of-goodwill-

Thailand turns to Sri Lanka to plug labour gap after Cambodian exodus

The recent border clash forced about 910,000 Cambodian migrant workers to return home, leaving Thailand facing a labour shortage that it is filling by hiring from countries including Sri Lanka, while Cambodia pledges to reintegrate returnees into its own economy despite concerns about limited job ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/thailand-turns-to-sri-lanka-to-plug-labour-gap-after-cambodian-exodus

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/

Civil society groups seek embassy support for border peace, investigations and aid

More than 100 civil society groups on Wednesday petitioned embassies in Phnom Penh whose countries signed the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements, urging coordinated action to uphold a border ceasefire with Thailand and investigate rights abuses from last month’s deadly clashes. ...

Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/civil-society-groups-seek-embassy-support-for-border-peace-investigations-and-aid/

CSOs petition Paris Peace Agreement signatories over violation of sovereignty

Cambodian civil society organisations (CSOs) have submitted petitions to the signatory nations of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements, calling for urgent action to protect Cambodia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and peace. ...

Sous Yamy
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/csos-petition-paris-peace-agreement-signatories-over-violation-of-sovereignty

CMAC head: Thailand trying to turn ‘elephants into ants, ants into elephants’

Heng Ratana, director-general of the Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC), has hit back at Thailand, accusing it of distorting facts and slandering Cambodia over unexploded munitions, border violations and landmines. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-head-thailand-trying-to-turn-elephants-into-ants-ants-into-elephants-

Formal protest against Thai incursions, barricades

Cambodia has lodged a formal protest against Thailand, which continues to accuse Cambodia of violating its territorial integrity, while urging Thailand to show a genuine commitment to implementing the current Donald Trump-backed ceasefire. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/formal-protest-against-thai-incursions-barricades

Thai army admits using white phosphorus in border clash

The Thai army has confirmed its use of white phosphorus shells during July’s five-day border conflict with Cambodia, but says the action was in full compliance with international law and humanitarian principles because it was not used as a chemical weapon. ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/thai-army-admits-using-white-phosphorus-in-border-clash

Foreign ministry warns that Thai legal plans ‘threaten ceasefire, violate sovereignty’

The Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has warned that planned legal action against Cambodian leaders, as discussed by Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, will constitute a violation of Cambodia’s sovereignty, territorial integrity and the principle of sovereign equality. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/foreign-ministry-warns-that-thai-legal-plans-threaten-ceasefire-violate-sovereignty-

Malaysian, Cambodian PMs discuss ceasefire, border monitoring

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim said he had a telephone conversation with Prime Minister Hun Manet today, August 19, to review the latest developments regarding the fragile ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/malaysian-cambodian-pms-discuss-ceasefire-border-monitoring

From clashes to court: Conventional clashes become information war of accusations, denials

Following deadly border clashes, a diplomatic downgrade and land encroachment, Thailand is now moving forward with a series of lawsuits against Cambodia, accusing it of armed aggression and war crimes.   ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/from-clashes-to-court-conventional-clashes-become-information-war-of-accusations-denials-

Demining officials explain how Thai display of mines violates Ottawa Convention

Senior mine action officials have dismissed the way Thailand tried to use new landmines to support its unfounded accusations against Cambodia, dismissing the whole performance as no more than theatre, and even warning that it may in fact have suggested a breach of the Ottawa ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/demining-officials-explain-how-thai-display-of-mines-violates-ottawa-convention

Following conflict, 35,000 displaced remain in sanctuaries

Displaced citizens continue to stay in sanctuaries across four provinces, after homes and infrastructure near the border were damaged or destroyed during the recent border clashes with Thailand. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/following-conflict-35-000-displaced-remain-in-sanctuaries

Hun Sen condemns reported arrest threats by Thai PM

Senate president Hun Sen has strongly criticised reported remarks by Thailand’s acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, who was quoted as saying that Cambodian leaders such as Hun Sen and Prime Minister Hun Manet would be arrested if they entered Thailand. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-condemns-reported-arrest-threats-by-thai-pm

Cambodian JBC slams Thai troops’ ‘unilateral land grab’

The Cambodian Joint Border Committee (JBC) has lodged a strong protest against what it described as repeated violations by the Thai military along the Cambodia–Thailand border in Banteay Meanchey province earlier this week. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodian-jbc-slams-thai-troops-unilateral-land-grab-

Pagodas provide shelter, hope for displaced Cambodians amid border conflict

With hundreds of thousands displaced due to the border conflict, pagodas have become not just relief centres but also brought relief to scores who suffer from fear and anguish as they seek shelter there amid lingering border tensions. ...

James Tostevin
https://kiripost.com/stories/pagodas-provide-shelter-hope-for-displaced-cambodians-amid-border-conflict

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