SIHANOUKVILLE, Sept. 11, 2026 — The Russian Navy’s Perekop training ship, operated by the Baltic Fleet, is scheduled to make a two-day port call at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port on September 11–12, marking its second visit to Cambodia. The ship is scheduled to arrive at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September
BANGKOK, Sept. 11, 2026 — Thailand’s Crime Suppression Division has seized 90 baht-weight of gold valued at about 6.04 million baht, along with more than 3.59 million baht in cash and other assets, during a search of the home of a close associate of a former abbot accused of embezzling
GENEVA, Sept. 9, 2026 — Cambodia has raised concerns over the continuing human rights and humanitarian consequences of the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict, including the displacement of more than 20,000 Cambodians and damage to civilian infrastructure. Speaking during the 63rd session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on
BANGKOK, Sept. 11, 2026 — Thailand’s Cabinet has approved a memorandum of understanding and an employment agreement with Sri Lanka to establish a legal channel for recruiting 10,000 Sri Lankan workers, as the country seeks to address labour shortages in its economic and industrial sectors. The Cabinet approved the two
The first meeting of the Conciliation Commission under Annex V of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) between Cambodia and Thailand, scheduled to take place in Singapore from September 14 to 16, 2026, represents a noteworthy step toward addressing the overlapping maritime claims between the
GENEVA, Sept. 8, 2026 — UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has called for urgent international action to put strict safeguards around artificial intelligence, warning that increasingly powerful AI systems could eventually become difficult for their developers to control. Addressing the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on
PHNOM PENH — Aug. 21, 2026: National Bank of Cambodia Governor Chea Serey has outlined three priorities for strengthening the country's banking sector as geopolitical tensions intensify and global markets remain volatile. Speaking at the 5th Cambodia Banking Conference, Chea Serey said rapid global changes, rising geopolitical tensions, conflicts in
