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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. ...

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 ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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. ...

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.   ...

As the Cambodian boycott of Thai products grows, several non-Thai companies are also facing backlash for allegedly terminating contracts with public figures for commenting on the Cambodia–Thailand conflict. ...

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 ...

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. ...

A senior official from the mine action sector has publicly stated that Thailand used landmine incidents as a pretext, or “stepping stone” to invade Cambodian territory. ...

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. ...

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. ...

An unexploded MK-84 sits in a trench next to a damaged shelter in the middle of farmland in Thmar Daun village in Beanteay Ampil district’s Kok Mon commune. ...

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. ...

Residents near the Cambodia-Thailand border continue to feel fear due to the ongoing incursions by the Thai military into Cambodian territory. The military has installed barbed wire within Cambodia and occupied homes—actions which violate the ceasefire agreement signed on July 28, 2025. ...

Today’s August 16 Cambodia-Thailand Regional Border Committee (RBC) meeting saw both sides agree on importance of closer communication, while Cambodia called for Thai forces to halt the installation of barbed wire on Cambodian territory. ...

Cambodia has expressed gratitude to China for continuing to provide grant assistance for humanitarian mine clearance, a priority effort that has helped protect millions of people and support development across the country. ...

Cambodia and Thailand agreed in principle to establish a coordinating group (CG) to enhance communication at all levels, including between commanders, border liaison working groups, standing forces in the border areas, and operational units along the border, with the aim of resolving issues peacefully and ...

Chinese Minister of foreign Affairs Wang Yi brought Cambodian Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn and their Thai counterpart Maris Sangiampongsa together for informal “tea diplomacy” talks aimed at easing tensions over the Cambodia–Thailand border conflict. ...

The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has dismissed claims by a Thai defence spokesperson that Cambodia laid new landmines, resulting in injuries to Thai soldiers on July 16, July 23, August 9 and August 12. ...