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Cambodian parliament passes landmark cybercrime law after scam centre scrutiny

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Cambodian parliament passes landmark cybercrime law after scam centre scrutiny

Cambodian justice minister Koeut Rith speaks during a press conference at Minitry of Justice in Phnom Penh on April 3, 2026. Fraudsters running cyberscam operations in Cambodia could face life in prison after the Senate approved a new law on April 3, targeting criminals involved in the multibillion-dollar illicit industry. | Photo Credit: AFP Cambodia’s…

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Thailand and Cambodia agree to ‘immediate’ ceasefire: joint statement

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Thailand and Cambodia agree to ‘immediate’ ceasefire: joint statement

The Thai military fires artillery towards Cambodia, on December 26, 2025, seen from Thailand’s Sa Kaeo province. | Photo Credit: AP Thailand and Cambodia ​agreed on Saturday (December 27, 2025) to halt ‌weeks of fierce ​border clashes, the worst fighting in years between the Southeast Asian countries that has included fighter jets sorties, exchange of…

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China says arms trade with Cambodia, Thailand unrelated to border conflict

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China says arms trade with Cambodia, Thailand unrelated to border conflict

Thai military forces fire a flare during their fighting against Cambodia, Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2025, in Surin province, Thailand. | Photo Credit: AP China’s defence cooperation with Cambodia and Thailand, including arms trade, “does not target any third party … and is completely unrelated to the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict,” its Defence Ministry said on Thursday…

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Cambodia claims Thai bombing is hitting deeper into its territory near shelters for displaced people

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Cambodia claims Thai bombing is hitting deeper into its territory near shelters for displaced people

Heavy combat between Thailand and Cambodia entered a second week on Monday (December 15, 2025), with Phnom Penh claiming that Thai bombing is hitting deeper into its territory, coming close to shelters for people who had already fled dangerous areas along the border. According to Cambodia’s Defence and Information Ministries, shortly after 10 a.m. local…

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Thailand, Cambodia border tensions escalate, at least one dead

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Thailand, Cambodia border tensions escalate, at least one dead

Thai military personnel walk near the forested disputed border between Thailand and Cambodia in the Chong Bok area. File | Photo Credit: Reuters At least one person was killed in Cambodia amid a flare-up of conflict with Thailand on Wednesday (November 12, 2025) as the neighbours accused each other of opening fire along a disputed…

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Cambodian ex-PM rails against ‘immoral’ Thai target shooting video

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Cambodian ex-PM rails against ‘immoral’ Thai target shooting video

Cambodia’s former Prime Minister Hun Sen. File. | Photo Credit: Reuters Cambodia’s powerful former leader Hun Sen on Monday (October 6, 2025) blasted a social media video of a man shooting at his image during a carnival in Thailand, amid simmering tensions over the nations’ disputed border. Territorial tensions spiralled in July into the deadliest…

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Cambodian lawmakers pass bill to revoke citizenship that critics call repressive

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Cambodian lawmakers pass bill to revoke citizenship that critics call repressive

In this photo released by the Cambodia National Assembly, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, second left, front row, sits together with other lawmakers during the session on the draft law on amending the law on nationality at the National Assembly in Phnom Penh Cambodia, on August 25, 2025. Photo: Cambodia National Assembly via AP Cambodian…

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Ten Cambodian environmental activists receive prison sentences of 6-8 years each

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Ten Cambodian environmental activists receive prison sentences of 6-8 years each

An environmental activist, front right, raises his V-sign together with supporters as he leads a protest near Phnom Penh Municipality Court, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, July 2, 2024. Ten members of a nonviolent environmental activist group in Cambodia were convicted on Tuesday on charges of conspiracy to commit a crime, receiving prison sentences of…

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First-Ever Direct Flight Between India, Cambodia Launched

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First-Ever Direct Flight Between India, Cambodia Launched

The flight between the two capitals will be operated four times a week. (Representational)) Phnom Penh: Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Neth Savoeun and Indian Ambassador to the country Devyani Khobragade launched the first-ever direct flight between Phnom Penh and New Delhi on Sunday. The flight between the two capitals will be operated four times a…

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