The US Department of State has shared its optimism about the upcoming General Border Committee (GBC) meeting between Thailand and Cambodia, noting that it looks forward to a constructive outcome. US President Donald Trump will witness the signing of a document which was agreed upon by the foreign ministers of the two neighbouring kingdoms. “The United States thanks Malaysia for hosting a productive meeting with Thailand and Cambodia on October 17. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to taking confidence-building measures to reduce tensions along their shared border,” said state department spokesperson Tommy Pigott, via the department’s website. Yesterday, Prak Sokhonn,…
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Cambodia and Thailand have announced the successful negotiation of a peace agreement. US President Donald trump will preside over the signing of the deal later this month, on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit in Malaysia. Upon his return from negotiations in Malaysia today, October 18, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn shared details of the deal. He told reporters that both sides have agreed in principle to include combatting online scams, removing heavy weapons, withdrawing troops, determining demining conditions and restoring the diplomatic channels which were closed in July in the document. “What is important is…
Two prominent thinktanks, the International Relations Institute of Cambodia (IRIC) of the Royal Academy of Cambodia, and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (KAS), will host the Fourth International Relations Forum on October 20, to explore strategic approaches for small states to navigate an era of growing geopolitical rivalry and global uncertainty. Themed “Small State Foreign Policy: Peaceful and Preventive Diplomacy”, this year’s forum will bring together around 150 diplomats, scholars, policymakers and students. They will explore this timely and relevant topic through keynote addresses and panel discussions, as well as an extensive question and answer session. “In a world where great-power…
A total of 64 South Korean citizens, five of them women, were deported yesterday, October 17, for their part in Cambodia-based online crimes. The deportees were expected to face charges from South Korean authorities as soon as they arrived home. A statement from the secretariat of the Committee for Combating Technology Crimes (CCTC) explained that the repatriation was part of the framework established by the government to deal with online crimes. As part of its cooperation with South Korean authorities, Cambodia previously returned 180 Korean nationals. The CCTC requested closer cooperation with Korean law enforcement agencies, in order to use…
Government spokesperson Pen Bona has issued a sharp rebuke to reported Thai military claims that “any area where Thai soldiers stand is Thai territory”, noting that the neighbouring Kingdom’s army has no legal right to determine the borderlines between countries. He was reacting to widespread reporting in Thai media outlets that Thai military officials declared “wherever Thai soldiers set foot, that land is Thai soil”, as originally quoted on the Royal Thai Military Update Facebook page on October 15. The spokesperson noted that such assertions appeared to refer to Prey Chan and Chouk Chey villages, in Banteay Meanchey province, where…
Cambodia has reiterated its unchanging position that it “does not possess and does not lay new anti-personnel mines”, despite Thai attempts to convince global media outlets that mines it discovered — in historically heavily mined disputed territory on the border — were freshly laid. Senior Minister Ly Thuch, first vice-president of the Cambodian Mine Action Authority (CMAA), articulated the Kingdom’s stance as he addressed an October 16 meeting of the government’s Technical Working Group on Mine Action (TWG-MA) and its development partners. Thuch expressed regret over the recent tensions along the Cambodia-Thailand border and the baseless accusations against Cambodia concerning…
Cambodian and South Korean authorities have discussed closer cooperation between their respective law enforcement agencies to suppress online fraud involving Korean nationals, while more than 60 Korean citizens will soon be repatriated. Chhay Sinarith, Minister Attached to the Prime Minister in charge of special missions and chair of the Secretariat of the Committee for Combating Technology Crimes (CCTC), met with Kim Jina, South Korean Second Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, on October 16. Sinarith informed Jina of the Royal Government of Cambodia’s commitment to preventing, combatting and clearing out any and all locations involved in technology-related…
Cambodia and South Korea have pledged to continue to strengthen their cooperation to prevent, suppress and combat online crimes. This work did not require prompting from any neighbouring country, Prime Minister Hun Manet noted pointedly, following a meeting with a senior South Korean official. Manet met with Kim Jina, South Korea’s Second Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, today, October 16 to discuss the fight against online fraud, which recently attracted headlines in South Korea after a young South Korean national was murdered in Kampot last August. The South Korean government has issued travel warnings for parts of Cambodia which it says…
The UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) reaffirmed its long-standing partnership with the government of Cambodia and local communities as the UN agency, government and local community celebrated World Food Day 2025 in Mondulkiri province. “A food-secure future will not simply arrive — it must be built. Built through partnerships, built through trust and built through the belief that no one should ever be left behind,” said Rebekah Bell, FAO representative in Cambodia, during the October 16 celebrations. “Here in Mondulkiri, surrounded by farmers, youth and indigenous communities, we are reminded that global goals are achieved through local action —…
The Secretariat of the Ad Hoc Commission to Combat Online Crimes has released the results of its latest campaign to crack down on internet crimes. From June 27 to October 14, under the guidance of the secretariat, Cambodian authorities raided 92 locations across the Kingdom. During this period, they detained 3,455 suspects from 20 nationalities. The detainees included Chinese, Vietnamese, Indonesian, Indian, Bangladeshi, Thai, South Korean, Pakistani, Nepali, Malaysian, Japanese, Myanmar, Filipino, Lao, Cameroonian, Nigerian, Ugandan, Sierra Leonean, Mongolian and Russian citizens. According to the secretariat, 10 of the cases saw 75 “ringleaders” and senior accomplices, from operations in Phnom…