Phnom Penh, Feb. 12, 2026 — The Philippines is prepared to continue leading the ASEAN Observer Team (AOT) to help mediate the Cambodia–Thailand border dispute, the chief of the Philippine armed forces said during talks in Phnom Penh on Thursday. General Romeo S. Brawner Jr. made the remarks during a
Bangkok, Feb. 12, 2026 — Thai police have arrested a suspected major methamphetamine distributor in Bangkok’s Nong Chok district, seizing more than 4.4 million meth pills in one of the capital’s largest recent drug busts, authorities said. Metropolitan Police Bureau officers detained a 29-year-old man identified as Pongsa-thorn “Fa” Pooma
Phnom Penh, Feb. 10, 2026 — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Tuesday reaffirmed that territorial integrity and public safety remain the government’s top priorities, pledging that authorities would not abandon their duty to protect national sovereignty and the lives of citizens. Speaking at a meeting with more than 3,000
Phnom Penh, Feb. 11, 2026 — Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister Aun Pornmoniroth on Monday welcomed additional assistance from development partners to support the country’s medium- and long-term development agenda. Speaking during a meeting with Vladanka Andreeva at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Pornmoniroth said Cambodia valued continued cooperation with
I am writing to share a concern about the public use of hotspot information with limited accuracy due to lack of on-ground verification. In addition, snapshot images taken from hotspot visualised websites and sharing them on social media platforms without a technical explanation can unintentionally misinform the public and create
PHNOM PENH, Jan 21 — Cambodia’s Local Guide community has identified and reported 395 high-risk locations on Google Maps linked to misinformation, deliberate deception and falsely listed or non-existent places, amid a surge in fake locations following the outbreak of the Cambodia–Thailand border tensions, its head said. Chy Sophat, head
PHNOM PENH, Jan 28, 2026 — Cambodia’s Agricultural and Rural Development Bank (ARDB) said on Wednesday it has no involvement with Tether USD (USDT), rejecting what it described as misleading reports linking the state-owned bank to the cryptocurrency. In a statement, ARDB said it has never engaged in trading, transferring
