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Nget Moses, independent digital rights researcher, speaks at a panel discussion on AI use and management at Phnom Penh Internet Forum on October 31 2025. Photo: (CamboJA/Seoung Nimol)

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Experts Call for Ethical Use of AI at Phnom Penh Internet Forum 2025

1 Nov 2025 7:06 AM|
Seoung Nimol|

Technology experts at the Phnom Penh Internet Forum 2025 called for stronger ethical standards in the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI), warning that the technology has increasingly been misused to violate human rights — including cases of sexual harassment and psychological harm.

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Experts Call for Ethical Use of AI at Phnom Penh Internet Forum 2025

1 Nov 2025 7:06 AM|

Seng Hat and his family on a tractor to Chheu Teal Kong village, which is close toThai border on October 30, 2025. (CamboJA/Va Sopheanut)

Border Conflict ·

All 15 Preah Vihear Shelters Closed After Displaced People Leave For Home Following Peace Agreement

31 Oct 2025 6:37 PM|

Fifteen safe centers in Preah Vihear province have closed following the departure of displaced persons by Wednesday evening after the signing of the peace agreement by Cambodia and Thailand, according…

Thai citizens attempt to march to disputed villages along Sa Kaeo–Banteay Meanchey border before being stopped by Thai authorities. Oct. 31, 2025. (A photo posted by The Nation)

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Thai Marchers Blocked from Entering Contested Border Villages

31 Oct 2025 4:57 PM|

Thai citizens were prevented from protesting Friday at disputed villages along Cambodia’s Banteay Meanchey border, areas that have been a focal point of tension since a five-day border conflict earlier…

The Anti-Corruption Unit office in Phnom Penh, July 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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$200 Million Fraud Probe: ACU Deputy’s Office Searched, Asset File Opened

31 Oct 2025 3:46 PM|

The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has opened an asset declaration file on its suspended deputy chairman, Sean Borath, and searched his office as part of an investigation into his alleged links…

Former Boeung Tamok villagers leave the Phnom Penh court after their verdict on July 16, 2025. (CamboJA/Sovann Sreypich)

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Global Index Again Ranks Cambodia Among Poorest Rule of Law Performers

31 Oct 2025 1:39 PM|

Cambodia once again ranked among the world’s lowest-performing countries in a global rule of law index released in late October.

A container truck transports goods on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, February 2, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Op-Ed: Taxing Vehicles by Mass and Age

31 Oct 2025 11:10 AM|

In a quiet corner of Krakor district, Pursat province, an assembly plant manufactures thousands of sport utility vehicles, or SUVs, and pickup trucks exclusively for the Cambodian market. Such a…

Phon Yuth during a one-year sentence on incitement charges. Photo posted on his Facebook.

Human Rights ·

Outspoken Takeo Activist Arrested Again, Reasons and Whereabouts Unclear

31 Oct 2025 7:00 AM|

Phon Yuth, an outspoken activist from Takeo province long critical of the government, was arrested on Wednesday for unclear reasons, his wife and a rights group said.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul sign a peace deal on October 26, 2025, witnessed by U.S President Donald Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister. (Hun Manet’s Facebook)

Border Conflict ·

Thailand Yet to Release Captured Cambodian Soldiers Despite Peace Declaration

30 Oct 2025 7:37 PM|

Eighteen Cambodian soldiers remain detained by the Thai military despite the call by US President Donald Trump to Cambodia and Thailand to immediately meet the terms of the joint declaration…