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Cambodia Orders Halt to Fuel Imports From Thailand
AFP – Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said on 22 June that the country would halt all fuel imports from its neighbor, Thailand, as tensions escalate over an ongoing border dispute. The nations have been at loggerheads since a Cambodian soldier...

Tourism, trade & ties: 11 envoys present credentials to President Dr. Muizzu
In a ceremony held this morning at the President’s Office, several non-resident ambassadors and high commissioners officially presented their Letters of Credence to President Dr Mohamed Muizzu. Each diplomat was escorted from Republic Square to...

Cambodia halts fuel and gas imports from Thailand as crisis simmers
Cambodia’s PM Hun Manet announced that the decision would take effect from midnight on Sunday. Cambodia has announced it will stop all fuel imports from its neighbour Thailand as relations have plunged to their lowest ebb in more than a decade...

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Pattaya bookings bounce back as tourists do their bit — still cheaper than Europe, if you skip the bar scene
Pattaya bookings bounce back as tourists do their bit — still cheaper than Europe, if you skip the bar scene PATTAYA, Thailand — As global travel steadily rebounds, Pattaya is once again appearing on the radar of international tourists, with...

Protests in Thailand over prime minister’s handling of Cambodia border dispute
Thousands of protesters swamped Bangkok’s Ratchaprasong intersection today, calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin for his conflict heading on a fueled Cambodia border row. The rally, called by a coalition of opposition...
Cambodia’s Response to Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong’s Cybercrime Allegations
AKP Phnom Penh, June 22, 2025 -- Cambodia firmly rejects the recent allegations made by Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong of Thailand’s Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, as reported in the Bangkok Post on June 20, 2025. The claim that...

Singapore court lets Netflix star David Yong travel to Malaysia, South Korea in July as bail hits S$1.5m
SINGAPORE, June 29 — David Yong, the Singaporean entrepreneur who gained fame on Netflix’s Super Rich in South Korea, has been granted court approval to travel to Malaysia and South Korea for urgent business matters despite facing five criminal...

Samdech Techo: Cambodia Records 45,386 Enterprises, Employing 1.87M Workers (Video inside)
Hits: 57 (Phnom Penh): President of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), Samdech Techo Hun Sen reported that the number of enterprises in Cambodia had risen to 45,386, employing a total of 1.87 million workers with an increase of approximately...

Samdech Techo Hun Sen Expresses Pride in Cambodia’s Economic Momentum in the First Half of 2025, with 5.2% Growth Forecast (Video inside)
Hits: 60 (Phnom Penh): Samdech Techo Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), expressed pride in Cambodia’s accelerating economic momentum during the first half of 2025, noting that the national economy is projected to achieve a...

Backroads Unveils New Active Adventures for Travelers in Their 30s and 40s
Backroads, the global leader in active travel, today announced the launch of a dynamic new trip collection for travelers in their 30s and 40s. Selected from Backroads’ extensive portfolio, these journeys deliver meaningful experiences for...

Cambodia Shuts Two More Border Crossings with Thailand
(MENAFN) Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet announced on Sunday that two additional border checkpoints with Thailand have been fully closed amid the escalating border dispute between the neighboring ASEAN countries. Hun Manet revealed that late...

PM Hun Manet: Modernised Payment Systems Empower Growth of Cambodian MSMEs (Video inside)
Hits: 153 (Phnom Penh): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said that the modernisation of payment systems has significantly contributed to streamlining operations for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), particularly through the adoption...

How Thai-Cambodia Border Tensions Disrupt a Billion-Baht Casino Network
The recent escalation of tensions between Thailand and Cambodia, triggered by a border skirmish on May 28th that resulted in a Cambodian soldier’s death, has led to significant disruptions. Thailand has imposed power and fuel cuts, and drastically...

Border restrictions extend beyond the gate — Pattaya faces fallout in trade, tourism, and labor
What happens at the border doesn’t stay at the border — Pattaya’s trade, tourism, and labor flow all stand to lose. (Photo by Jetsada Homklin) PATTAYA, Thailand – The economic shockwaves from the sudden tightening of Thai-Cambodian border controls...
Cambodia Celebrates 11th International Day of Yoga, Strengthening Tourism and Cultural Ties with India
AKP Phnom Penh, June 21, 2025 -- Cambodia marked the 11th International Day of Yoga this morning with a public celebration at the park in front of Botum Vattey Pagoda in Phnom Penh, under the theme “Yoga for One Earth, One Health.” The annual...
Archaeologists complete restoration of Banteay Samre Temple's ruined window pillars in Cambodia's Angkor complex
PHNOM PENH, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Archaeologists have completed the restoration of broken window pillars at two locations in the Banteay Samre Temple in Cambodia's Angkor Archaeological Park, the APSARA National Authority (ANA) said in a news...

Pattaya Immigration Police deploy drones to track and arrest Cambodian drug dealer in construction camp
Cambodian laborer arrested in Pattaya for trafficking methamphetamine and crystal meth to local workers. PATTAYA, Thailand – Chonburi Immigration officers have arrested a 30-year-old Cambodian national who used his construction job in Pattaya as a...

Paedophile Gary Glitter told hospital worker his Asia holiday to abuse girls was 'the time of his life'
Paedophile Gary Glitter boasted that a holiday to Asia where he abused girls was 'the time of his life', a health worker has revealed. The woman in her 30s, who cared for the shamed singer while he was having a knee operation at a hospital in...

UN exposes Cambodia as hub of transnational human trafficking and online scam operations
Types of scams victims are forced to carry out: Romance scams: Victims pose as attractive men or women, building fake online relationships with unsuspecting targets. Once trust is gained, they begin requesting money for fake emergencies or...