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Cambodia will start military conscription next year as tensions with Thailand persist

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet says his country will implement military conscription starting next year

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025

UNESCO grants World Heritage status to Khmer Rouge atrocity sites – paving the way for other sites of conflict

A series of atrocity sites of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia have been formally entered onto the World Heritage list, as part of the 47th session of the World Heritage Committee.

The Conversation · Jul 14, 2025

Thai ex-ranger arrested for punching Cambodian soldier

SURIN: A former Thai paramilitary ranger was arrested for punching a Cambodian soldier at Ta Muen Thom temple ruins in this northeastern province on Sunday.

Bangkok Post · Jul 14, 2025

Child hospitalised abroad as bird flu cases climb

Cambodia’s Ministry of Health recently confirmed the country’s twelfth human case of H5N1 avian influenza so far this year

The Independent UK · Jul 11, 2025

Cambodia To Pass Laws Allowing For Citizenship To Be Stripped

Cambodian lawmakers amended the constitution Friday paving the way for people charged with foreign collusion to be stripped of their citizenship, despite concerns such a law could be used to silence government critics.

International Business Times · Jul 11, 2025

Child hospitalised as bird flu cases climb in Cambodia

Cambodia’s Ministry of Health recently confirmed the country’s twelfth human case of H5N1 avian influenza so far this year. The patient, a five-year-old boy from Kampot province, is currently in intensive care with severe respiratory symptoms.

The Conversation · Jul 10, 2025

Cambodian Garment Workers Fret Trump's New Tariff Threat

As Cambodian garment workers took breaks from toiling in sweltering factories on Tuesday, they feared for their jobs after US President Donald Trump's threat to impose a 36 percent tariff.

International Business Times · Jul 8, 2025

Unpaid Thais flee Cambodia across rooftops into Thailand

Ten Thais who claimed they were being forced to work without pay in Phnom Penh fled across a border rooftop into Thailand on Wednesday morning.

Bangkok Post · Jul 3, 2025

The leaked phone call that could ring the changes for one of Thailand’s most powerful dynasties

A conversation between the prime minister and Cambodia’s former leader has sparked chaos and coup concerns and possibly the end of the Shinawatra family’s political fortunes

The Guardian - AU · Jul 3, 2025

Thailand’s PM suspended over probe into leaked 'uncle' phone call with Cambodian official

Paetongtarn Shinawatra’s suspension raises the possibility of renewed instability in Thailand, a still fragile democracy that has suffered several similar bouts of uncertainty.

Euronews · Jul 1, 2025