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Ministries coordinating school enrolments for 50,000 children of returning migrant workers

Several government ministries are working together to arrange schooling for the estimated 50,000 children who have returned from Thailand with their migrant worker parents. They are helping the parents to enrol their children, while also facilitating the issuance of civil status documents, to ensure that ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministries-coordinating-school-enrolments-for-50-000-children-of-returning-migrant-workers

Interim observer team inspects village fenced up by Thai military using barbed wire in Banteay Meanchey

ASEAN defence attachés on Thursday visited the Cambodia–Thailand border in Banteay Meanchey province, where Thai armed forces illegally erected a fence using barbed wire and tires to block a road and encircle people’s houses in Prey Chan village, according to Cambodia’s National Defense Ministry. ...

Khuon Narim and Long Somneang
https://cambojanews.com/interim-observer-team-inspects-village-fenced-up-by-thai-military-using-barbed-wire-in-banteay-meanchey/

Cambodia rejects Thai allegations

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has issued a strong statement rejecting what it described as Thailand’s “false and inflammatory” accusations regarding recent landmine explosions along the Cambodian – Thai border, warning that such claims threaten the fragile truce between the two neighbours. ...

Taing Rinith
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501738789/cambodia-rejects-thai-allegations/

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-

Malaysia proposes that its ownobservers be allowed to enter border conflict zone

General Tan Sri Mohd Nizam Jaffar, chief of the Malaysian Defense Forces, said he has proposed that Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim contact the prime ministers of Thailand and Cambodia for permission to allow Malaysian teams to enter the conflict zones in both countries, ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/malaysia-proposes-that-its-ownobservers-be-allowed-to-enter-border-conflict-zone

Cambodia condemns ‘Thai military incursions’ into mine-contaminated areas

Cambodia has rejected fresh allegations from Thailand that its forces planted new landmines along the border, calling the claims “unfounded and misleading” and accusing Bangkok of violating ceasefire agreements by sending troops into well-documented mine-contaminated areas. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodia-condemns-thai-military-incursions-into-mine-contaminated-areas-

Governor dispels dangerous myth: Odour at Preah Vihear camp ‘not from chemical weapons’

The smell reported at the Wat Po 5000 refugee sanctuary in Preah Vihear province’s Kulen district on Wednesday, August 13, was not from poison dropped by drones, but from burning trash and freshly sprayed herbicide, confirmed Kulen district governor Pen Cheung. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/governor-dispels-dangerous-myth-odour-at-preah-vihear-camp-not-from-chemical-weapons-

Border conflict's deep scars: A child's trauma, economic losses and shifting geopolitics

The recent Cambodia-Thailand border conflict has left deep scars: traumatising civilians, disrupting economies and eroding trust. Cambodian reactions are rooted in survival and historical pride, not just nationalism. ...

Prak Chan Thul & Iea Sonita
https://kiripost.com/stories/border-conflicts-deep-scars-a-childs-trauma-economic-losses-and-shifting-geopolitics

Tensions flare as Thai troops lay barbed wire, seize homes in Banteay Meanchey

A recent move by Thai paramilitary forces to set up barbed wire and occupy the area around civilian homes in Banteay Meanchey province has been condemned by Cambodia as a violation of a ceasefire agreement. The Ministry of National Defense confirmed the action, stating that ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-tensions-flare-as-thai-troops-lay-barbed-wire-seize-homes-in-banteay-meanchey

Displaced people likely to suffer from mental health conditions due to border conflict

While older villagers living along the border of Cambodia and Thailand can unmistakably identify the loud popping sounds of gunshots, having experienced life under Khmer Rouge, the same sounds caused fear and anxiety for thousands following the recent Cambodia-Thailand conflict. ...

Moun Liza
https://cambojanews.com/displaced-people-likely-to-suffer-from-mental-health-conditions-due-to-border-conflict/

Observer teams monitoring ceasefire on border

Members of the ASEAN Interim Observer Team (IOT) departed Phnom Penh this morning for a tour of Battambang, Banteay Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces, where they will assess the implementation of the current ceasefire agreement. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/observer-teams-monitoring-ceasefire-on-border

Fresh claims that Thai soldiers destroyed homes, installed barricades, in Banteay Meanchey

Cambodia has once again demanded that Thailand immediately halt all actions which violate the ceasefire, such as the laying of new barbed wire at the border, which infringes on Cambodia’s sovereignty. The latest Thai provocations reportedly occurred in Banteay Meanchey province. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fresh-claims-that-thai-soldiers-destroyed-homes-installed-barricades-in-banteay-meanchey

Protecting returning workers: Starting next week, up to 100 job forums per day

The Ministry of Labour and Vocational training has announced that starting next week, daily job forums will be scheduled across all 25 capital-provinces, as part of its ongoing efforts to provide information about employment opportunities to migrant workers who have returned from Thailand. ...

Phak Seangly
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/protecting-returning-workers-starting-next-week-up-to-100-job-forums-per-day

Cambodians in Japan united for soldiers, evacuees, urged Thailand to honour ceasefire

The Cambodian ambassador to Japan has shared how Cambodians living in Japan rallied in a show of unity to support frontline soldiers and displaced civilians on August 3. They also called for Thailand to respect the July 28 ceasefire. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cambodians-in-japan-united-for-soldiers-evacuees-urged-thailand-to-honour-ceasefire

Foreign minister warns UN of egregious Thai breaches of ceasefire

Minister of Foreign Relations and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn dispatched urgent missives to the president of the UN Security Council and UN Secretary-General António Guterres on August 11, highlighting the current risks to the fragile ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia and calling on Thailand to ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/foreign-minister-warns-un-of-egregious-thai-breaches-of-ceasefire

Defence ministry warn of Thai general’s ‘invasion’ claims

Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defence has drawn the attention of the public — and the international community — to comments made by Boonsin Padklang, commander of Thailand’s Second Army Region. Yesterday, August 10, he shared his intention to occupy Cambodian territory by force. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/defence-ministry-warn-of-thai-general-s-invasion-claims-

Ceasefire brings hope for return; military attachés call for lasting peace

On a humid morning earlier this week, Nhay Suy sat at the Wat Phnom Thma Kambor sanctuary centre in Po Chas village, watching tuk-tuks and tractors with trailers slowly roll away. One by one, families who had fled the Thai-Cambodian border clashes in late July ...

Hong Raksmey and Vong Oun
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ceasefire-brings-hope-for-return-military-attach-s-call-for-lasting-peace

18 Cambodian soldiers detained by Thai military confirmed safe and healthy

Lieutenant General Maly Socheata, spokeswoman for the Ministry of National Defense, confirmed that all 18 Cambodian soldiers currently detained by Thai military are safe and in good health, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), which recently visited them. ...

Tep Sony
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501735348/video-18-cambodian-soldiers-detained-by-thai-military-confirmed-safe-and-healthy/

Cambodia Condemns Thai General's Temple Attack Threats

Cambodia has condemned a Thai general for a “premeditated” and “provocative” plan to attack Ta Krobei Temple and close Tamoan Thom Temple, amid continued reported calm at the border. ...

Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-condemns-thai-generals-temple-attack-threats

Information ministry laud facilitation of international coverage of conflict

A ministry of Information spokesperson has shared that more than 100 domestic and international journalists reported on the recent armed conflict between Thailand and Cambodia. ...

Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/information-ministry-laud-facilitation-of-international-coverage-of-conflict

Defence ministry warn of Thai general’s ‘invasion’ claims

Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defence has drawn the attention of the public — and the international community — to comments made by Boonsin Padklang, commander of Thailand’s Second Army Region. Yesterday, August 10, he shared his intention to occupy Cambodian territory by force. ...

Hong Raksmey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/defence-ministry-warn-of-thai-general-s-invasion-claims-

War crimes, legal breaches under probe as border holds uneasy calm

After five-days of border clashes last month that left at least 40 dead, mostly civilians according to official figures, Cambodia and Thailand are still trading accusations of first aggression and violations of international law, as investigators work to verify the claims. ...

Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/war-crimes-legal-breaches-under-probe-as-border-holds-uneasy-calm/

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