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CoolThink@JC × Cambodia Sharing and Exchange Programme MoU Signed to Advance Computational Thinking in Country’s Schools
HONG KONG SAR - Media OutReach Newswire - 20 June 2025 - The CoolThink@JC programme, initiated and funded by The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Cambodia's Ministry of Education, Youth and...

World News | After Call with Cambodia Leader Made Public, Thai PM Set to Defuse Tensions with Army Commander
Bangkok [Thailand],June 20 (ANI): Thailand Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra is set to visit on Friday a senior army official whom she called an "opponent" in a leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader Hun Sen that sparked a political...

European Companies Seek to Advance Medical Technology in Cambodia
In a significant step towards enhancing healthcare innovation, the European Wellness Biomedical Group is actively exploring opportunities to develop advanced medical technologies in Cambodia. This ambition was highlighted during a meeting between...

Thai PM apologises for leaked phone call with former Cambodian leader
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Soaring border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand
Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh on Wednesday for a march to show their solidarity with the government and military, amid soaring tensions with neighbouring Thailand following a border row that erupted last...
UNDP, MPTC Launch 2025 Human Development Report in Cambodia
AKP Phnom Penh, June 19, 2025 -- The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications (MPTC) launched in Phnom Penh on June 19 the 2025 Human Development Report (HDR), titled "A Matter of Choice: People...

Brokerage firms: Recent Thailand-Cambodia conflict triggers impacts on SET
Meanwhile, CGS International Securities (Thailand) stated that the recent political turmoil following the audio clip leak could prompt coalition parties to withdraw from the government, ultimately causing its collapse due to the loss of majority...
Experts gather in Cambodia for protecting, developing 2 world heritage sites
PHNOM PENH, June 19 (Xinhua) -- The International Coordinating Committee for the Safeguarding and Development of the Historic Site of Angkor and the Sambor Prei Kuk Archeological Site (ICC-Angkor/Sambor Prei Kuk) on Thursday convened its 40th...

Chinese-Backed Banana Company Expands Cambodia Operations
On June 6, Cambodian Banana Agricultural Co. Ltd. — a Chinese enterprise — launched Cambodia’s first advanced banana ripening facility in Phnom Penh, employing negative pressure (partial vacuum) technology to improve quality and efficiency along...
Cambodia Seeks for EU’s Support on Industrial Transition
AKP Phnom Penh, June 18, 2025 -- Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation, H.E Hem Vanndy, has called on the European Union to take a deeper, more targeted approach in calibrating its existing and future support to Cambodia, as the...

Cambodia-Thailand border row escalates amidst protests and cultural tensions
Tens of thousands of Cambodians marched in their capital, Phnom Penh, to support their government and military. This demonstration comes amidst high tensions with Thailand due to a recent border dispute. The two countries have a history of land...

Suspect in Bali Shooting Captured by Immigration Before Fleeing to Cambodia
TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Immigration officers apprehended Australian national Darcy Francesco Jenson (DFJ), suspected of involvement in the shooting of two fellow Australians in Bali. DFJ was arrested while attempting to depart Indonesia via...

Kinstellar breaks into Cambodia with new sister firm launch
Czech Republic-based independent European law firm Kinstellar has expanded its Asia presence with the launch of a new sister law firm in Cambodia through the combination of local counterparts Sok Siphana & Associates and Sethalay Law Office under...
UN and Development Partners Reaffirm Support for ECCC Institutionalisation
AKP Phnom Penh, June 20, 2025 -- Pertinent United Nations (UN) agencies, development partners, and other stakeholders reaffirm strong support for the institutionalisation of the legacy of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia...

Why Cambodia and Thailand continue to fight over border and what happens next
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A look at soaring border tensions between Cambodia and Thailand
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Tens of thousands of people gathered in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh on Wednesday for a march to show their solidarity with the government and military, amid soaring tensions with neighboring Thailand following a...

UN agency map reveals Cambodia as global scammer hub
BANGKOK - Several observers agree that Prime Minister Hun Manet’s government is facing mounting domestic pressure amid a worsening economic climate, widening inequality, and a surge in illicit activity, particularly cybercrime and online scams....

Snackboxe Bistro owners to meld Lao, Thai, and Cambodian dishes at new Chamblee restaurant
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Thailand’s cynical border game: Provoking Cambodia while playing the victim
As Cambodians who have spent years tracing the fragile threads of peace between Cambodia and Thailand, we hold fast to a vision of a border alive with trade, laughter and shared dreams. But that vision is fading under the weight of Thailand’s...

Cambodia’s rubber industry expands with local latex glove production
A worker inspects the process of turning raw rubber into latex. Hong Raksmey In a bold step toward self-sufficient supply chains, a Boeung Ket rubber plantation – in Stung Trang district of Kampong Cham province – has announced plans to expand its...