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Prime Minister Hun Manet meets former Thai Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on October 23, 2024, who was recently appointed Prime Minister. (Hun Manet’s Facebook)

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Analysts Say Cambodia’s Outreach to Anutin Masks Deeper Political Realities

8 Sep 2025 7:01 PM|
Seoung Nimol|

Cambodia is seeking to restore ties with Thailand under new Thai Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul, after the June leak that toppled Paetongtarn Shinawatra, followed by a five-day border conflict in July, however, experts believe the attempt to reset ties masks deeper political realities.

Heavy rain causes flooding on National Road 4 in Kampong Speu province’s Phnom Sruoch district on June 29, 2023. (Kampong Speu’s Administration Facebook)

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World Bank: Climate Change Could Cost Cambodia’s GDP Up to 9% by 2050

6 Nov 2023 3:55 PM|

Climate risks including heat stress are expected to increase in Cambodia, with the effects of climate change seriously impacting Cambodians and the economy, and worsening development, the World Bank's Cambodia…

Hoy Mai, a plaintiff in a historic class action lawsuit, stands in front of her field of cassava plants. She lost five hectares of farmland in Oddar Meanchey after the Cambodian government granted an Economic Land Concession in 2008 to a subsidiary of the Thai sugar company Mitr Phol. (Lay Sophanna)

Human Rights ·

Cambodian Land Disputants Head to Thai Court, Coca-Cola Documents in Hand

4 Nov 2023 1:43 PM|

Hoy Mai sits on the floor in her spare brick house in Oddar Meanchey province in northern Cambodia. Spread out on a hammock, playing on a cell phone behind her,…

One of the extended structures which APSARA National Authority attempted to demolish as villagers protested against them on August 8, 2023. (Licadho)

Human Rights ·

APSARA Brings Lawsuit Against Angkor Wat Villagers For Obstructing Illegal Structure Demolition

3 Nov 2023 4:31 PM|

A lawsuit has been filed by APSARA National Authority against seven villagers, including a commune police chief, who live around Angkor Wat, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, for allegedly inciting…

Laborers work at a construction site in Phnom Penh on November 2, 2023. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

National ·

Cambodia Has Committed to Ban Asbestos In 2025, No Move To Ban Imports Yet

3 Nov 2023 12:01 PM|

The Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training (MLVT) and relevant partners would implement an action plan to ban asbestos from 2025 under the third Master Plan on Occupational Safety and…

Teuk Kroeung Battambang is one of the most popular dishes in the city.(Facebook/Ministry of Tourism)

Business ·

Battambang Gastronomy Delights UNESCO Creative Cities Network – First Cambodian City To Join List

2 Nov 2023 4:15 PM|

Battambang, a city rich in culture and traditional food, has become Cambodia’s first city to join the UNESCO Creative Cities Network (UCCN) as a destination for gastronomy, with local authority…

Say Saroeun stands next to her handcart in front of her rental home in a poor community in Tuol Kork, on September 26, 2023. (CamboJA/Seoung Nimol)

National ·

UN Reports Decreased Poverty in Cambodia, While School Dropout Rates Persist

1 Nov 2023 5:15 PM|

The number of poor people in Cambodia has halved since 2014, from 5.6 million to 2.8 million in 2022, according to a UN report.

Two sellers meet on the former site of Chhnok Trou village on the Tonle Sap, where villagers were evicted in 2018. Many have returned to the area to maintain their livelihoods.

Human Rights ·

Despite Massacres and Evictions, an Ethnic Vietnamese Community Endures

31 Oct 2023 5:14 PM|

Beneath the waters of the Tonle Sap lies a little girl. Her name was Dang Thy, and even as she was bleeding to death from the bullet in her waist,…

CPP president Hun Sen signs a joint agreement with 27 minor parties to form a new alliance, at the CPP headquarters in Phnom Penh, October 25, 2023. (Hun Sen’s Facebook)

National ·

CPP and 27 Minor Parties Form Alliance Just Weeks After Candlelight Party’s Coalition

26 Oct 2023 3:55 PM|

Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and twenty-seven political parties have signed a joint agreement to establish a political alliance in the spirit of national unity, political stability and national development.

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Analysts Say Cambodia’s Outreach to Anutin Masks Deeper Political Realities

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Cambodia Has Committed to Ban Asbestos In 2025, No Move To Ban Imports Yet

Battambang Gastronomy Delights UNESCO Creative Cities Network – First Cambodian City To Join List

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