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PTT gas stations see lower customers after Cambodia bans import of Thai fuel, including supply by Thai-owned PTT, June 23, 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Cambodia Bans Import of Thai Fuel As More Borders Close

23 Jun 2025 1:51 PM|
Seoung Nimol|

Despite ongoing talks by the Cambodian-Thai Joint Boundary Committee (JBC), tensions between the countries show no signs of easing, with Cambodia officially halting fuel and gas imports from Thailand and permanently closing the Choam and Choub Korki border checkpoints to imports of Thai fruits and vegetables.

A healthcare worker prepares a dose of the Chinese-made Sinovac vaccine during Cambodia's ongoing COVID-19 vaccination campaign in Phnom Penh, April 1, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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TikTok users arrested and charged with spreading fake news about COVID-19 vaccines

14 Apr 2021 7:20 AM|

Police have arrested three more people under a recently passed law the government says is intended to maintain public order during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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Curfew extended for two weeks as UN calls for review of COVID-19 law

13 Apr 2021 9:23 PM|

Phnom Penh’s evening curfew was extended by two weeks on Tuesday, a day after the United Nations said new legal measures adopted by the government in response to the COVID-19…

Cassava plants on an illegal cleared portion of the Phnom Ses community forest in Kratie province's Sambo district. Photo taken in October 2020. CYN

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Kratie’s indigenous community fear losing forest amid large-scale land grab

13 Apr 2021 12:41 PM|

Nearly half of an indigenous community forest in Kratie province has been destroyed and cleared by unknown groups and locals accuse provincial authorities of failing to stop the encroachment.

Residents approach barricades in a locked down area in Meanchey district's Stung Meanchey I commune, in Phnom Penh, April 12, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Phsar Chas closed, three more villages locked down as Covid spreads

12 Apr 2021 8:46 PM|

A second garment factory and a popular Phnom Penh market have been shut down and three more villages have been placed under lockdown, as the COVID-19 caseload rose by another…

The garment workers leave from a factory in Phnom Penh, April 12, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Industry 4.0 could threaten Cambodia’s garment and tourism sectors, says new ADB report

12 Apr 2021 8:37 PM|

The economic impact of the pandemic on Cambodia’s garment sector and tourism industry may only be the first blow to these economic engines.

The capital's southwest commune of Stung Meanchey II is one of many now under official lockdown in Phnom Penh April 10, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Parts of three capital districts locked down after more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases confirmed within two days

10 Apr 2021 6:39 PM|

On early Saturday, residents of some Phnom Penh districts woke up to neighborhood lockdowns set by the city government to contain COVID-19 hotspots after health officials recorded more than 1000…

Cambodian civil society groups petitioned the Myanmar Embassy in Phnom Penh in February to restore democracy after the military coup earlier this month. Licadho

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Cambodian and regional CSOs urge ASEAN to take a stronger stance on Myanmar coup

10 Apr 2021 11:50 AM|

More than 200 civil society organizations and institutions from Southeast Asia and beyond have called on ASEAN governments to take a stronger stand against Myanmar’s military junta, as indiscriminate violence…

Din Han's garment workers arrive for COVID-19 testing after other factory workers tested positive for the virus, April 8, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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More than 500 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Phnom Penh in highest day yet

9 Apr 2021 8:08 PM|

Cambodia recorded 576 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the highest one-day infection count yet in the ongoing viral outbreak.

Cambodia Bans Import of Thai Fuel As More Borders Close

TikTok users arrested and charged with spreading fake news about COVID-19 vaccines

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Kratie’s indigenous community fear losing forest amid large-scale land grab

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Industry 4.0 could threaten Cambodia’s garment and tourism sectors, says new ADB report

Parts of three capital districts locked down after more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases confirmed within two days

Cambodian and regional CSOs urge ASEAN to take a stronger stance on Myanmar coup

More than 500 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Phnom Penh in highest day yet

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