Cambodia

Social issues and public affairs across Cambodia.

Thai Embassy Officials Leave Cambodia via Daung International Border Gate in Battambang

Sok Lou, Governor of Battambang Province, said on July 25, 2025, that the Cambodian government had allowed Thai embassy officials to return to Thailand via Daung International Border Gate in Kamrieng District, Battambang Province, that afternoon.

2025-07-25KPS99TV

Report: Thai military invasion leaves many Cambodian children without shelter or schooling

This station reports that border fighting displaced many residents and disrupted children’s schooling. Citing images released by the Preah Vihear provincial information department on July 25, 2025, the report says nearly 10,000 people, including children, were temporarily staying at the “Five Thousand Bodhi Trees” pagoda safety centre.

2025-07-25KPS99TV

Cambodia’s culture ministry asks UNESCO to protect Preah Vihear Temple after reported Thai shelling

Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts asked the ICC-Preah Vihear co-chairs and UNESCO’s Phnom Penh representative to urgently protect Preah Vihear Temple. It also requested impact assessment through UNESCO mechanisms, particularly advisory bodies, with a report for future World Heritage Committee discussion.

2025-07-25KPS99TV

Cambodian Education Minister: Thailand Dropped Four Shells into Manorom No. 1 and No. 2 Primary Schools in Banteay Ampil

Minister of Education, Youth and Sport Hang Chuon Naron said four shells fell into the compounds of Manorom No. 1 and No. 2 primary schools in Banteay Ampil district, Oddar Meanchey province, on July 25.

2025-07-25KPS99TV

Cambodia prepares to sue Thailand over reported bombing of World Heritage-listed Preah Vihear Temple

According to the report, Cambodia’s Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts announced preparations to sue Thailand over damage to Preah Vihear Temple. In its 24 July statement, the ministry said it would compile documentation to seek justice and compensation under international law.

2025-07-25KPS99TV

Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn meets foreign diplomats posted to Cambodia

On the morning of July 25, 2025, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn met foreign diplomats posted to Cambodia at the ministry headquarters in Phnom Penh to brief them on the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict.

2025-07-25KPS99TV

UN Security Council to hold urgent meeting on Cambodia–Thailand border conflict

The UN Security Council was scheduled to hold an urgent closed meeting on the Cambodia–Thailand border conflict at 3 p.m. on July 25, 2025, in New York, corresponding to 2 a.m. on July 26 in Cambodia. The meeting was requested by Cambodia.

2025-07-25KPS99TV

Hun Sen responds to Thai media: “I am not fleeing anywhere; I am participating in directing the troops”

Via his official Telegram channel on the afternoon of July 24, 2025, Hun Sen denied Thai newspaper reports that he had left Cambodia for China. He said he was not fleeing anywhere and was participating in directing the troops.

2025-07-24KPS99TV

Frontline troops report continued Cambodia–Thailand fighting and full Cambodian control of តាមាន់ and តាក្របី temples

According to frontline troops’ reports, fighting along the Cambodia–Thailand border continued as of the afternoon of July 24, 2025, and Cambodia was reported to have full control of the តាមាន់ and តាក្របី temples.

2025-07-24KPS99TV

Cambodian committee secretariat: Reports that Thai troops destroyed a Cambodian infantry base are false

On July 24, the Secretariat of Cambodia’s National Committee for Coordination of Information and Public Opinion Affairs said Thai media reports that Thai troops had destroyed a Cambodian infantry base were untrue and urged the public not to believe or spread them.

2025-07-24KPS99TV