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Cambodia marks 70 years of United Nations membership
December 14, 2025 marks 70 years since Cambodia joined the UN. The report reviews the organisation’s origins and purposes and Cambodia’s overseas peacekeeping contributions, including women and men in engineering, level-two medical, demining, military-police and unexploded-ordnance disposal roles.
Read the original report or page ↗Report: heavy Thai fire continues at Cambodian positions as of 8:50 a.m. on December 14
The report described continuing Thai fire and attempted infantry advances as of 8:50 a.m. on December 14, with Cambodian resistance. It listed F-16 attacks at Thma Da, shelling at Boeung Trakuon and Chok Chey and attacks at multiple Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear positions.
Read the original report or page ↗Cambodian government announces border-crossing suspension after Hun Sen’s recommendation
Hun Sen recommended that the prime minister and government consider suspending cross-border travel by Cambodian and Thai citizens. The report said the government announced a suspension at all Cambodia–Thailand checkpoints that afternoon, with citizens already across the border to remain there until the ceasefire was fully implemented.
Read the original report or page ↗Anutin says Thai military action will continue until security risks are removed
Responding on his official social platform on December 13 to earlier US presidential remarks, Anutin said Thai soldiers’ mine incident was not accidental and that Thailand would continue what he called necessary military action until territorial and public-safety risks were fully removed.
Read the original report or page ↗Thai soldier asks in frontline video: “What are we fighting for?”
The report describes a social-media video in which a tired Thai soldier asks what they are fighting for. The uploader criticised the government’s handling of the crisis and favoured diplomacy; the report’s analysis considered soldiers’ stress and the costs of continued conflict.
Read the original report or page ↗“A Cambodian Man Came Out of the Wardrobe and Sexually Assaulted Me”
Japanese media report that police arrested a 24-year-old Cambodian man suspected of breaking into a home and sexually assaulting a woman in her 50s in Akiruno, Tokyo. He denies the allegations.
Read the original report or page ↗Myanmar’s Wa State Hands 18 Chinese Telecom-Fraud Suspects to China
According to the report, Wa State’s judicial committee handed 18 Chinese nationals suspected of telecom fraud and related crimes to Chinese law enforcement at the Meng’a and Yonghe crossings on December 13.
Read the original report or page ↗Cambodian Defence Ministry Reports Thai Attacks in Military Region 5 on December 12
Cambodia’s Defence Ministry listed infantry and tank movements, drone reconnaissance and bombing, shelling and what it called toxic smoke in Military Region 5 between 8 a.m. and 1 p.m. on December 12.
Read the original report or page ↗Man Arrested After Allegedly Firing at Police During Phnom Penh Chase
A man allegedly refused a police stop and fired at officers while fleeing in Phnom Penh’s Russey Keo district early on December 12. He was apprehended, with no casualties reported.
Read the original report or page ↗Pech Chanmony Visits Soldiers and Civilians Receiving Treatment at Phnom Penh Hospitals
Pech Chanmony visited soldiers and civilians at four Phnom Penh hospitals on December 11, conveying greetings from Hun Sen, Bun Rany and Hun Manet and delivering food, essentials and financial assistance.
Read the original report or page ↗Cambodia’s Information Ministry Rejects Posts by Thai Burma Railway and Thai Military Force as False
Cambodia’s Information Ministry said information spread by the Thai Burma Railway and Thai Military Force pages was false and intended to mislead the public and media, urging use of official sources.
Read the original report or page ↗Chinese Embassy: 46 Chinese nationals rescued from scam compounds since late November
The Chinese Embassy in Cambodia said 46 Chinese nationals had been rescued from scam compounds since late November, with Cambodian authorities arranging their return home.
Read the original report or page ↗Displaced border residents at safety centres describe anguish over Thai military actions
Battambang Governor Sok Lou visited displacement centres and called for help with residents’ difficulties, as people fleeing border districts described their distress and voiced support for Cambodian leaders and troops.
Read the original report or page ↗Cambodia warns failure to halt Thai military action could threaten other weaker states
Cambodia’s defence ministry warned on December 11 that failure to stop Thai military action could expose other weaker states to similar threats, and called for Thai forces to halt operations and withdraw.
Read the original report or page ↗Donations from Hem Sovath, Net Thidavichhuna and Rithy Rasmei reach 500 displaced families in Chhaeb
On December 10, a charity team delivered food and supplies worth US$23,606.76 from Hem Sovath, Net Thidavichhuna and KPS99 TV director-general Rithy Rasmei to 500 displaced families in Chhaeb.
Read the original report or page ↗Cambodia’s Insurance Regulator launches mobile insurance complaints app
Cambodia’s Insurance Regulator launched its “Insurance Complaints” mobile app on December 11 to help policyholders complain about insurers’ failure to fulfil contractual obligations.
Read the original report or page ↗Continued Cambodia–Thailand border conflict adds pressure to Thailand’s GDP
The report says border conflict and flooding are weighing on Thai tourism and trade. Kasikorn Research Center forecasts a possible GDP decline of about 0.4% if the conflict continues into 2026.
Read the original report or page ↗Over 100 Chinese scam suspects riot at Thai detention centre, demanding return to China
The report says more than 100 Chinese scam suspects rioted at a temporary immigration detention centre in Mae Sot early yesterday, demanding repatriation. Police used water cannon; two people were injured in fights.
Read the original report or page ↗Cambodia’s defence ministry says Thailand continues armed aggression against its territorial integrity
Cambodia’s defence spokesperson said Thai attacks continued in Military Regions 4 and 5 on December 11, citing artillery fire near Khna temple at 04:40 and shelling of Prey Chan village at 07:52.
Read the original report or page ↗UNESCO urges urgent protection of cultural heritage amid Cambodia–Thailand tensions
UNESCO voiced serious concern over renewed Cambodia–Thailand tensions on December 10, urging urgent protection of cultural heritage and saying it had shared heritage-site coordinates with the parties to help prevent damage.
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