Two individuals — a landowner and a tractor operator — have been detained by the Kampong Chhnang Provincial Court for more than a month for their involvement in the illegal clearing of protected forest land on Phnom Neang Kangrei, in Kampong Leng district. The Provincial Department of Environment stated on Tuesday, July 8, that rangers assigned to the Phnom Neang Kangrei Phnom Touk Meas multiple-use protected area were conducting a June 5 patrol within the nature reserve when they discovered a tractor clearing land at a location known as “Ang Krapeu” in Kampong Leng district’s Tumnob village, of Trangel commune.…
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The Ministry of Environment has ordered at least five companies and farms across three provinces to immediately cease the discharge of liquid waste that is polluting public water sources, under threat of legal action. On Tuesday, July 8, the ministry announced that environment minister Eang Sophalleth had issued individual letters on July 3, 2025, instructing five businesses operating in Kampong Speu, Preah Sihanouk and Kampot provinces to halt all liquid waste discharge — in any form — that pollutes public water sources and affects local communities. The companies include Guowang State (Cambodia) Food Co., Ltd, which runs a mango processing…
Over the period from 2022 to 2024, more than $10.7 million in salary payments were found to have been overpaid to civil servants at both the national and sub-national levels, say the Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU). Over $9 million has reportedly been recovered. On July 7, the ACU announced that the Ministry of Civil Service had discovered a total of 43,155,940,400 riel (over $10.7 million in overpaid salaries during the years 2022–2024. This included 11,105,139,544 riel at the national level and 32,050,800,856 riel at the sub-national level. The same source revealed that of the total overpaid amount, 36,934,293,726 riel (over $9.2…
A recent article published by The Nation Thailand, titled “Cultural Row Erupts as Thai Dress Seeks UNESCO Status Amid Cambodian Claim”, has sparked strong reactions among bearers and practitioners of the tradition, Cambodian citizens, cultural scholars, and officials, who widely viewed the piece as provocative and uninformed. Written by an anonymous author, the article frames the issue of cultural heritage listing as a point of contention between Cambodia and Thailand, rather than recognising it as an opportunity for cultural preservation and mutual respect under international frameworks. Many Cambodians have criticised the article for its apparent lack of understanding of UNESCO’s…
In a region yearning for peace, responsibility, and truth, Thailand continues to behave like a rogue actor hiding behind a façade of diplomacy. From low-ranking border provocateurs to high-level ministers spinning half-truths on national television, the Thai state has shown it is neither honest with its neighbors nor accountable to its own people. Let us stop pretending. Let us call it what it is. Don’t Thai to me. A Government Built on Illusion and Control On June 30, 2025, Thailand announced its latest political reshuffle — crowned by the royal endorsement of Paetongtarn Shinawatra as Prime Minister. Touted as a…
More than 11 tonnes of frozen meat product were confiscated over the weekend by the Animal Health and Production Crime Crackdown Task Force. The products were imported from Vietnam, with plans to distribute them domestically, without the appropriate permits. On Sunday, July 6, the task force, under the General Directorate of Animal Health and Production, intercepted a Hyundai truck which was carrying 502 cartons of frozen meat — weighing 8.015 tonnes — on the 30-Metre Road Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar commune, in Dangkor district. The driver admitted to officers that the load had been transported from Vietnam via the Prek…
As wildfires — increasingly driven by climate change — continue to escalate in severity, the nations of the Mekong River region are working to strengthen joint cooperation in wildfire management. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN (FAO) announced that more than 30 wildfire management experts, along with government representatives from Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, gathered in Siem Reap from July 1-3 for the three-day “AFFIRM Regional Workshop on Assuring the Future of Forest with Integrated Risk Management”. “As wildfires grow more intense due to climate change, regional cooperation like this is key to protecting forests, communities and livelihoods,”…
In a time of rising tension and rampant misinformation, surveys can either reveal the truth — or be weaponised to distort it. Such is the case with the recently released NIDA Poll, by the Thai state-funded institution, which attempts to smear Hun Sen, Cambodia’s Senate president and former long-serving prime minister, portraying him as untrustworthy, self-serving and interfering in Thai politics. But while Thailand’s political machinery spins stories for domestic consumption, the Cambodian people have already spoken — and they have spoken clearly. A recent survey conducted by the Asia Vision Institute (AVI) on June 17, 2025, offers an entirely…
On June 14, 2000, the Royal Government of Cambodia and the Royal Government of Thailand took a significant step toward peace and cooperation by signing the Memorandum of Understanding on the Survey and Demarcation Work of Land Boundary. Far from a vague political gesture, the agreement is an official treaty instrument drafted in three languages, — Khmer, Thai and English — and formally deposited with the Secretariat-General of the UN, making it not only bilaterally binding but internationally recognised. A Treaty Built on History The 2000 MoU does not exist in a vacuum. It clearly states that the ongoing survey…
The Ministry of Environment has finalised the preparation of the Third Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC3.0) plan (2025–2030), reaffirming the Royal Government’s strong commitment to addressing climate change, in partnership with the international community. The plan will be submitted to the UN in the near future, ahead of the 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), which will be held in Brazil this November. The finalisation of the plan was announced during the closing ceremony of a validation workshop for the NDC3.0, held on Friday, July 4, at the ministry headquarters. The event…