PHNOM PENH, Sept. 10, 2026 — More than 6,000 Cambodian children remain unable to return to their homes and schools, highlighting what Information Minister Neth Pheaktra described as the continuing humanitarian consequences of the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict. Speaking on Sept. 9, Neth Pheaktra said 6,066 children were among Cambodian civilians
AYUTTHAYA, Sept. 10, 2026 — Police arrested the abbot of a prominent royal temple in Ayutthaya province on Thursday over allegations that more than 92 million baht (about US$2.9 million) in temple funds were misappropriated and transferred to a close female associate. Officers from Thailand’s Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) moved
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
CHINA, Sept. 10, 2026 — Cambodia has signed a financing agreement worth nearly US$1 billion with the Export-Import Bank of China (China EXIM Bank) to support the Funan Techo Integrated Water Resources Management Project, marking a major milestone in the development of the country’s planned waterway connection to the sea.
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
