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Joint survey teams from Cambodia and Thailand conduct surveys on temporary markers between boundary pillars No. 42–47 in Banteay Meanchey province and No. 52–59 in Battambang province in November 2025. (Photo: State Secretariat Border Affairs)

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Um Sam An Submits Letter to PM, Requests Royal Pardon to Return to Cambodia

15 Oct 2026 8:20 AM|
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Former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) lawmaker Um Sam An stated that the “Independent Government of 23 October” has authorized him to lead a delegation of approximately 10 people to Cambodia to discuss border issues if he is granted a royal pardon and Prime Minister Hun Manet lifts their travel ban.

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Um Sam An Submits Letter to PM, Requests Royal Pardon to Return to Cambodia

15 Oct 2026 8:20 AM|

Former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) lawmaker Um Sam An stated that the “Independent Government of 23 October” has authorized him to lead a delegation of approximately 10 people to…

Exiled opposition lawmaker Um Sam An has been asked to return to Cambodia to discuss the border demarcation issue with Hun Manet. A photo taken from Um Sam An’s Facebook.

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Hun Manet Asks Former Opposition Lawmaker Um Sam An to Return for Border Discussion

11 Oct 2026 9:37 PM|

Prime Minister Hun Manet invited exiled opposition lawmaker Um Sam An to return to Cambodia to discuss issues regarding border demarcation in Kamrieng District, Battambang Province.

Prime Minister Hun Manet shakes hand with Vietnamese Prime Minister Le Minh Hung in Phnom Penh, October 9, 2026. (AKP)

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Cambodia, Vietnam Sign Six Deals on Trade, Education and Drug Rehabilitation

9 Oct 2026 7:32 PM|

Cambodia and Vietnam deepened ties with the signing of six Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) and agreements covering trade, education, security, drug rehabilitation and cultural preservation during Vietnam’s Prime Minister Le…

National Bank of Cambodia in Phnom Penh, April 3, 2026. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Hun Sen Says Cambodia Holds $2.5 Billion in Treasury Amid Banknote Rumors

9 Oct 2026 6:58 PM|

Senate President Hun Sen on October 7 said Cambodia holds at least $2.5 billion in treasury reserves, dismissing talks that the issuance of new 50,000-riel and 100,000-riel banknotes signaled financial…

Military police officers in Phnom Penh's Tuol Kork district hand an application form to a young person seeking to enlist for military service, Oct. 1, 2026. (STPM)

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About 3,000 Apply for Military Service as Conscription Enforcement Begins

2 Oct 2026 5:07 PM|

About 3,000 people have applied for military service since Cambodia began enforcing conscription this week, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Friday, more than a year after deadly border clashes with…

Citizens vote at a polling station during the national election in Phnom Penh on July 23, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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NEC Pledges Equal Voting Rights, But Overseas Cambodians Still Can’t Vote

25 Sep 2026 9:03 PM|

Cambodia’s election body says that they are working to ensure citizens can register and exercise their right to vote, including displaced people who are unable to return home due to…

Nation Power Party adviser Rong Chhun walks with supporters to the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh to request travel permission for Pchum Ben, Sept. 22, 2026. (CamboJA/Sovann Sreypich)

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Rong Chhun, Flanked by Supporters, Seeks Pchum Ben Travel Exception

22 Sep 2026 4:45 PM|

Rong Chhun, a top adviser to the opposition Nation Power Party, on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court for permission to travel to his hometown in Kandal province for Pchum Ben,…

Cambodian and Thai delegations pose for a group photo after the first meeting of the UNCLOS Conciliation Commission in Singapore to resolve a maritime dispute, Sept. 14, 2026. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs)

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Cambodia, Thailand Wrap UN Talks as Thai FM Says Cambodia ‘Playing Victim’

16 Sep 2026 5:58 PM|

Cambodian and Thai officials concluded their first meeting Wednesday under a U.N.-backed process to resolve a maritime dispute, after Thailand's foreign minister opened Tuesday’s session with pointed criticism of Cambodia's…