BANTEAY MEANCHEY, 27 July 2026 — Thomas Andrews, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, visited the Boeng Trakuon border area in Thma Puok district, Banteay Meanchey province, on Monday to observe conditions along the Cambodia-Thailand frontier. According to provincial authorities, Andrews and his
BANTEAY MEANCHEY, 27 July 2026 — Thomas Andrews, the United Nations Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, visited the Boeng Trakuon border area in Thma Puok district, Banteay Meanchey province, on Monday to observe conditions along the Cambodia-Thailand frontier. According to provincial authorities, Andrews and his
PHNOM PENH, 24 July 2026 — Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni has granted a royal pardon removing the five-year restriction that barred former opposition leader Kem Sokha from leaving the country, according to a royal decree issued on Friday. The decree revokes the additional penalty prohibiting Kem Sokha from traveling outside
PHNOM PENH, 25 July 2026 — Cambodia has emerged with a competitive advantage over neighboring Thailand after the United States announced new import tariffs that set a 10% duty on Cambodian goods, compared with 12.5% on Thai exports, giving Cambodia one of the lowest rates among Southeast Asian exporters under
The accusation by Thai Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow that Cambodia has “closed the door to negotiations” by initiating compulsory conciliation under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea, or UNCLOS, is an inversion of the facts and an attempt to shift Thailand’s own
PHNOM PENH, 22 July 2026 — India has pledged its full support for Cambodia's upcoming International Conference on Combating Cyber-Enabled Fraud, reaffirming closer cooperation between the two countries to tackle online scam networks and other technology-enabled crimes. The commitment came during talks on Tuesday between Senior Minister Chhay Sinarith, head
PHNOM PENH, June 3, 2026 — Cambodia and India have officially launched the first phase of a cross-border QR code payment connectivity system, allowing Indian visitors to make digital payments at merchants across Cambodia by scanning KHQR codes using mobile banking applications from participating Indian financial institutions. The launch ceremony
