Category: Analysis
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Cambodia’s Emergency Debt Relief Has Expired. Thailand’s Occupation Has Not.
Two rounds of emergency relief, two rounds of expiry, and an occupation with no end date.
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Australia backs Cambodia’s top public-private forum. No one has independently tested whether it works.
Australia has funded Cambodia’s Government-Private Sector Forum for over two decades. The forum’s private sector chair is a government appointee…
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Cambodia’s Compound Banking Stress: Multiple Shocks, Structural Gaps, and a Safety Net Built Mid-Crisis
The individual shocks have each been reported. The compound architecture connecting them has not.
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Thailand Told Cambodia to Wait for a New Cabinet. The Cabinet Is in Office. Thailand Took Journalists to O’Smach Instead.
On the same day Cambodia proposed sending joint survey teams to O’Smach for boundary work, Thailand brought international media there…
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Cambodia’s Domestic Product Push Rests on a Number No One Agrees On
Cambodia’s government says local goods are 60-70% of the market. Its top SME lobby says 30%. Neither can prove it,…
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Cambodia’s Tourism Meeting Announced Urgent Measures. The Documentary Record Tells a Different Story.
An April 1 gathering of 150 stakeholders cited tax incentives, electricity subsidies, and a six-pillar strategy. Three months of documentary…
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Thailand’s Outgoing Defence Minister Claims Pre-Clash Diplomacy With Cambodia. The Timeline Has a Problem.
Thailand’s outgoing Defence Minister says he urged Cambodia to withdraw troops before both 2025 clash rounds; the documentary record, from…
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Cambodia Formally Protests Thai Military Activities in Three Border Provinces
Cambodia formally protested Thai military activities in three border provinces on April 3, citing specific provisions of the December 2025…
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Cambodia orders investigation into Thai fuel smuggling allegations as import ban holds
Hun Manet’s order was conditional “if the allegations are proven true” responding to Thai media reports, not a Cambodian confirmation…
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Cambodia’s anti-misinformation campaign signals an emerging information governance doctrine
New phase of “Zero Fake News” initiative, backed by China-funded Mekong program, highlights Phnom Penh’s effort to counter online misinformation…
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U.S. Launches Trade Probe Into 16 Economies After Court Limits Tariff Powers
The United States has opened a new set of trade investigations into structural excess industrial capacity across 16 economies, including…
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Cambodia steps up anti-scam crackdown as Hun Manet links fraud networks to threat against ‘legitimate economy’
Cambodia has escalated its anti-scam crackdown, but the real test is whether raids and deportations translate into lasting dismantlement of…
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Cambodia pushes legal and diplomatic case as Thai border tensions continue
Phnom Penh says it remains committed to ceasefire terms, civilian return and internationally recognised boundary principles, while Thailand rejects Cambodian…
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G7 weighs emergency oil reserve release after war-driven crude surge
G7 finance ministers were set to discuss a possible co-ordinated release of emergency oil reserves with the IEA after war-driven…
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Thailand Moves to Shield Economy as Middle East Conflict Raises Oil, Trade and Tourism Risks
Thailand is moving to protect its economy from rising global oil prices after the escalating Middle East conflict threatened supply…
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Thai poll body certifies election results, clearing path for new parliament and Anutin-led coalition
Thailand’s Election Commission has certified 499 of 500 parliamentary seats from the February 8 general election, clearing the way for…
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Asia Stocks Slide as Energy Shock Fears Mount Amid Middle East Conflict
Asian stocks tumbled as investors priced in the risk that Middle East conflict could disrupt oil flows and prolong global…
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Thailand’s China Trust Gap Reprices Tourism and Property, A Regional Warning for Cambodia
Safety concerns amplified on Chinese social media are reshaping travel and investment decisions toward Thailand, eroding its former status as…
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Thailand inflation stays negative in February as energy relief and price controls mask weak demand; Cambodia faces fuel-supply and import-price spillovers
Thailand’s consumer prices fell 0.88% year-on-year in February, extending a period of below-target inflation driven mainly by lower energy costs…
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Cambodia Rice Exports Reach $142 Million in Early 2026 as Milled Shipments Expand
Cambodia exported 247,822 tonnes of milled rice worth $142.87 million in the first two months of 2026, with ASEAN markets…