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People rush to cross the Poipet International checkpoint at the Cambodia-Thailand border on June 8, 2025, after Thailand military changed its schedule to close the border at 4 p.m. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Thailand Bans Cambodian Pushcarts, Motorcycles Entering via Banteay Meanchey Border

23 Jun 2025 6:48 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Thailand authorities imposed a ban on motorcycles and pushcarts entering from Cambodia into their country at all border crossings in Banteay Meanchey — a retaliatory action against Cambodia’s halt of fuel and gas imports from Thailand on Monday.

Militarily trucks transport food to a Stung Meanchey red zone, April 20, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Gov’t food distribution begins but with food stores closed, ‘red zone’ residents worry about feeding their families

21 Apr 2021 8:59 AM|

Two weeks ago, garment workers at Din Han Enterprise factory went into quarantine after hundreds of workers tested positive for COVID-19. Long Sarem, 42, sealed herself and her son into…

A woman reads the print edition of the Phnom Penh Post newspaper, which stopped the presses during Phnom Penh lockdown, April 20, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Newspapers suspend printing due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions

20 Apr 2021 10:02 PM|

As the sweeping COVID-19 lockdown in Phnom Penh restricts most work-related travel, Cambodia’s remaining traditional media outlets have suspended their print editions.

Motorists drive past the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, March 31, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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In locked down areas, trials mostly suspended apart from pandemic-related cases

20 Apr 2021 9:41 PM|

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court and Kandal Provincial Court have temporarily suspended nearly all hearings during the lockdown, except for those related to violations of the lockdown order and the…

Kem Sokha’s Cabinet Chief Muth Chantha (R), and Kem Sokha wait to meet visitors, in Phnom Penh, November 11, 2019. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Seven former CNRP members allowed to join politics again

20 Apr 2021 8:40 AM|

Seven more former members of the Cambodia National Rescue Party have been permitted to reenter politics, according to a royal decree issued Sunday, in a move that one senior opposition…

Vendors from Doeumkor market wait to be tested for COVID-19 in Phnom Penh, April 17, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Cambodia’s highest two-day COVID-19 infection count hits market, factory workers

19 Apr 2021 11:15 PM|

Authorities are tightening restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19 after Cambodian health officials announced more than 1,200 newly confirmed cases of viral infection between Sunday and Monday.

Residents walk past a barrier placed in front of a Phnom Penh road, April 19, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Cambodia’s first lockdown sees challenges as number of infections keeps rising

19 Apr 2021 9:11 PM|

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise sharply, Cambodian government has introduced even harsher measures to its lockdown restrictions in Phnom Penh and neighboring Takhmao City, in Kandal, while the capital’s…

Authorities man a barricade in Phnom Penh after the two-week lockdown went into effect, April 15, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Government calls for people to remain in their homes in Phnom Penh and Takhmao city lockdowns

16 Apr 2021 9:12 PM|

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday afternoon called for stronger measures in Phnom Penh and Kandal’s Takhmao city, saying too many people had been violating a two-week lockdown that began…

Authorities lock down the main road from Takhmao in Kandal province to nearby Phnom Penh after Prime Minister Hun Sen announced on Wednesday night a two-week lockdown of the metro area, April 15, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Phnom Penh goes into citywide lockdown as health officials chart 2,000 new COVID-19 cases within a week

15 Apr 2021 5:42 PM|

Early Thursday morning, Phnom Penh and Takhmao city residents began their first day under a two-week lockdown intended to stop the spread of COVID-19.

Thailand Bans Cambodian Pushcarts, Motorcycles Entering via Banteay Meanchey Border

Gov’t food distribution begins but with food stores closed, ‘red zone’ residents worry about feeding their families

Newspapers suspend printing due to COVID-19 lockdown restrictions

In locked down areas, trials mostly suspended apart from pandemic-related cases

Seven former CNRP members allowed to join politics again

Cambodia’s highest two-day COVID-19 infection count hits market, factory workers

Cambodia’s first lockdown sees challenges as number of infections keeps rising

Government calls for people to remain in their homes in Phnom Penh and Takhmao city lockdowns

Phnom Penh goes into citywide lockdown as health officials chart 2,000 new COVID-19 cases within a week

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Thailand Bans Cambodian Pushcarts, Motorcycles Entering via Banteay Meanchey Border

Gov’t food distribution begins but with food stores closed, ‘red zone’ residents worry about feeding their families

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In locked down areas, trials mostly suspended apart from pandemic-related cases

Seven former CNRP members allowed to join politics again

Cambodia’s highest two-day COVID-19 infection count hits market, factory workers

Cambodia’s first lockdown sees challenges as number of infections keeps rising

Government calls for people to remain in their homes in Phnom Penh and Takhmao city lockdowns

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