PHNOM PENH, April 19, 2026 — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said the former Phnom Penh International Airport site will remain state-owned and will not be sold to private investors, outlining plans to convert the area into a public recreational space while retaining its aviation reserve function. In a statement
PHNOM PENH, April 19, 2026 — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said the former Phnom Penh International Airport site will remain state-owned and will not be sold to private investors, outlining plans to convert the area into a public recreational space while retaining its aviation reserve function. In a statement
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.
BANGKOK, April 19, 2026 — Thailand is preparing a major overhaul of its Foreign Business Act to curb the use of proxy ownership structures by foreign investors, in what officials describe as the most significant review of the law in more than two decades. The Ministry of Commerce said the
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
