Category: Cambodia
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Thailand moves to cancel Cambodia border pacts without following the treaty law it cited
Thailand’s Senate cited the Vienna Convention to justify cancelling two border agreements with Cambodia. The Convention’s own procedural requirements for treaty termination have not been initiated.
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Cambodia Ships 90 Percent of Its Cashews to Vietnam. Japan Is Investing in That Gap.
Cambodia exported one million tonnes of raw cashews in 2025 and sent approximately 90 percent to Vietnam for processing. Japan’s largest in-country processor is on track to handle 600 tonnes this year.
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Cambodia Seeks $2 Billion AIIB Pipeline as Graduation Clock Runs
Cambodia and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank held high-level talks in Phnom Penh on April 1, with Cambodian official channels reporting that both sides are advancing a proposed Country Cooperation Framework for 2026 to 2030 with a reported value of up to approximately $2 billion. The meetings involved Prime Minister Hun Manet, who received AIIB…
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Thailand classified Cambodia’s soldiers as POWs. Then called their release goodwill.
Thailand invoked Geneva Convention prisoner-of-war rules for 18 Cambodian soldiers in August 2025. That framework only exists inside international armed conflict. Five months later, Thailand described their repatriation as goodwill. The Convention calls it an obligation.
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Cambodia’s Nine-Month Enforcement Architecture: From Legal Amendment to Syndicate Removal
Between June 2025 and April 2026, Cambodia assembled nationality-law amendments, an institutional enforcement body, financial regulatory action, and dedicated legislation into a sequence that removed two figures linked to the Chen Zhi syndicate three years before the FATF assessment that could carry economic consequences.
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South Korea’s $13.5M forensic project sits where development aid meets a security crisis
On March 31, Cambodia’s Ministry of Interior and the Korea International Cooperation Agency signed a $13.5 million agreement to build forensic science laboratories inside the national police. The project’s official title frames it as capacity development. The bilateral timeline tells a more specific story. The Record of Discussion, signed by KOICA Cambodia country director Choi…
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Cambodia says fuel station closures drop to 400 from 2,000-plus
Cambodia’s Commerce Ministry says fuel station and depot closures fell to just over 400 from more than 2,000 after inspections and partial supply recovery, though the full cause remains unresolved.
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Cambodia cabinet approves draft law to target online scam operations
The draft law would criminalise online scam operations, related recruitment and certain data theft, while expanding asset-freezing and international cooperation measures.
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Why Fuel Prices in Cambodia Don’t Always Fall When Oil Prices Fall
Fuel prices in Cambodia do not move in step with global crude oil headlines. The country imports refined gasoline and diesel from regional markets, where prices depend on supply, refinery output, shipping costs, and purchase timing. As a result, pump prices often reflect earlier market conditions rather than the latest movements in crude oil.
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Cambodia approves first anti-scam law as crackdown widens beyond compounds
Draft legislation raises penalties and expands liability to landlords and complicit officials, but the central test remains whether authorities can break the financial and protection networks that allow scam operations to regenerate.
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UN Official Urges Peace and Respect for International Law After Cambodia–Thailand Border Tensions
The United Nations’ top official in Cambodia called for peace and respect for international law after meeting Cambodian human rights authorities, while allegations about the 2025 border conflict remain disputed between Phnom Penh and Bangkok.
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Cambodia Expands AI-Assisted Screening as Survey Reveals Hidden Tuberculosis Burden
Health authorities move to widen chest X-ray screening after a national prevalence survey finds many infections occur without symptoms and large numbers of cases among men go undetected.
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Cambodia, South Korea signal deeper investment cooperation as trade rises in early 2026
Cambodia and South Korea are stepping up efforts to strengthen economic cooperation, with bilateral trade rising in the first two months of 2026 and officials planning new investment dialogues and a potential Cambodian promotion mission to Seoul later this year.
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Cambodia’s SchneiTec unveils 1 GWh battery storage roadmap as solar expansion accelerates
Plan aggregates existing pilot batteries and projects under development into a long-term portfolio target aimed at stabilizing Cambodia’s renewable-heavy grid.
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Cambodia says cyber-scam crackdown has halved compound activity as new law targets landlords
Cambodia says its crackdown on cyber-scam compounds has cut activity by half since the start of the year, as Phnom Penh moves to introduce tougher legislation that would hold landlords and local officials responsible for illegal operations.
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Fuchs Eyes Cambodia Pepper Processing as Phnom Penh Pushes Up Value Chain
German spice company Fuchs is considering establishing a pepper-processing facility in Cambodia as the Southeast Asian country looks to expand domestic agro-industrial capacity and capture more value from its agricultural exports.
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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 while raising questions about transparency and media regulation.
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Cambodia says public debt rose to $13.05 billion in 2025 as IMF flags slower growth and higher financing needs
Cambodia says its 2025 public debt remained manageable, but IMF projections point to a narrower fiscal buffer as growth slows and public financing needs rise.
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Cambodia, UK launch skills partnership to support workforce modernisation
Cambodia and the United Kingdom have launched a three-year partnership on vocational training aimed at strengthening workforce skills and supporting the country’s long-term economic upgrading.
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Cambodia denies Thai claim on border talks timing, says survey requests already submitted
Cambodia has rejected Thai claims that Prime Minister Hun Manet planned border talks after Khmer New Year, saying no such statement exists and that Phnom Penh has already submitted five requests to resume joint boundary surveys.