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Chinese national injured in Battambang as border shelling intensifies
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. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/chinese-national-injured-in-battambang-as-border-shelling-intensifies
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
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. ...
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
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
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
Cambodia condemns Thai airstrikes on civilian infrastructure despite ceasefire announcement
The information minister said Thai F-16 jets bombed a hotel and bridges in Pursat province early Saturday. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-accuses-thailand-of-airstrikes-on-civilian-infrastructure-after-ceasefire-announcement
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/
Hun Sen: Thais can still fly home, ‘no fighting at airports’
Senate president Hun Sen has clarified that Cambodia is not restricting Thai citizens from returning to their homeland, as they can travel by plane. Cambodia has closed land borders due to Thai attacks. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-thais-can-still-fly-home-no-fighting-at-airports-
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
Cambodia-Thailand border clash enters sixth day as Thai PM dissolves house
Thailand continued to attack Cambodia overnight, officials confirmed as the border fighting entered its sixth day and the Thai PM receives the green light to dissolve parliament to pave the way for imminent elections. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-thailand-border-clash-enters-sixth-day-as-thai-pm-dissolves-house
Thai forces continue attacks even after dissolution of parliament
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. ...
Try Thaney
https://cambojanews.com/thai-forces-continue-attacks-even-after-dissolution-of-parliament/
O’Smach families flee shelling with ‘just single cooking pot to survive’
Families fleeing O’Smach described an escape defined by fear, scarcity yet an unshakable sense of solidarity, as five households from Chamkar Chek village clung together on a homemade tractor and now share a single small pot to cook their meals inside the Wat Bo Knar ...
Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/o-smach-families-flee-shelling-with-just-single-cooking-pot-to-survive-
Human rights committee to petition UN, accuse Thai leaders of war crimes
The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has announced that it will submit an urgent petition regarding the “brutal and barbaric” actions of Thai military leaders Weerayuth Raksil, Commander of Army Region 2, and Worayos Luangsuwan, Commander of Army Region 1, who it accuses of war ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/human-rights-committee-to-petition-un-accuse-thai-leaders-of-war-crimes
Defence ministry dismisses Thai claims of ‘foreign’ drone pilots
The Ministry of National Defence has denied reports by Thai media outlets claiming that Cambodia is using foreign mercenaries to help launch suicide drones in the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/defence-ministry-dismisses-thai-claims-of-foreign-drone-pilots-
Civilian death toll rises to 10, 60 wounded, as Ta Krabei Temple shelled for second time
The number of civilians killed by firing from the Thai military has risen to 10, with 60 injured as of the evening of December 10. Thai troops were continuing to push into Cambodian territory at multiple locations today, December 11, according to the Ministry of ...