BANGKOK, April 14, 2026 — Cambodia has not made any formal request to Thailand to reopen border checkpoints, officials have reiterated, as statements from Thai authorities prompted renewed attention to the issue. The Royal Thai Navy said it had not received any official proposal from Cambodia regarding the reopening of
BANGKOK, April 14, 2026 — Thai police have arrested a foreign man accused of molesting a woman during Songkran celebrations in central Bangkok, authorities said. The suspect, identified only as May, aged about 40, was detained at the scene on Rama IV Road in the Silom area after the victim
PHNOM PENH, April 14, 2026 — Cambodia’s Senate President and Acting Head of State Hun Sen has called on the public to continue celebrating the Khmer New Year and maintaining normal economic and social activities despite ongoing border tensions. In a message released on Tuesday, Hun Sen said that challenges
PHNOM PENH, April 12, 2026 — Cambodia has begun supplying electricity to Koh Rong Sanloem through a newly completed transmission line linking it to neighboring Koh Rong, marking a step forward in infrastructure development for the country’s key island tourism destinations. State utility Electricité du Cambodge (EDC) said the 35-kilovolt
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 8, 2026 — Thailand’s inflation is expected to rebound in 2026, driven by rising energy and food costs, according to projections from the Kasikorn Research Center. The research centre forecasts inflation could reach 3.4% next year, as higher domestic fuel prices, increasing costs for fresh produce, meat and
