Sporadic clashes highlight ineffective ceasefires for historical disputes, ASEAN’s lack of agency and a likelihood external actors will shape the region’s outcomes. The long-running border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand broke into open conflict in May and December 2025, causing over 100 deaths and displacing hundreds of thousands of people.
PHNOM PENH, April 19, 2026 — Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni will undergo surgery in Beijing following medical advice from specialist doctors, the Royal Palace said in a statement on Saturday. The palace said the monarch’s health is currently under close monitoring and evaluation by a team of experienced physicians at
Sporadic clashes highlight ineffective ceasefires for historical disputes, ASEAN’s lack of agency and a likelihood external actors will shape the region’s outcomes. The long-running border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand broke into open conflict in May and December 2025, causing over 100 deaths and displacing hundreds of thousands of people.
PHNOM PENH, April 18, 2026 — More than 21 million domestic and international tourist trips were recorded across Cambodia during the three-day Khmer New Year holiday, the Ministry of Tourism said. The figures reflect a surge in nationwide travel, with people visiting destinations across all provinces and the capital during
Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s recent election victory could spell trouble for Thailand-Cambodia relations. His electoral success and subsequent policy statement proposing Thailand’s withdrawal from the 2001 Memorandum of Understanding (MOU 44) — a framework for bilateral negotiations over disputed maritime areas between Thailand and Cambodia — represent a deep
In recent years, artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a frontier of economic competition and national security. Global AI spending is projected to exceed USD 2 trillion by 2026, reflecting the rapidly expanding scale of investment in artificial intelligence technologies. Japan, South Korea, and Taiwan were among the first to
BANGKOK, April 17, 2026 — Civil society groups and lawmakers in Thailand are urging the government to fast-track a stalled bankruptcy reform bill aimed at helping small debtors, warning that delays could deepen financial hardship for millions. The proposal, backed by advocacy group Fair Finance Thailand, seeks to revive amendments
