Thailand-Cambodia border talks enter second day as clashes ease
Bangkok/Phnom Penh, Dec 25 (IANS) Thailand’s military announced on Thursday that border negotiations with Cambodia have entered the second day, with overall clashes along the frontier showing a downward trend. According to Thai media reports, the Secretariat meeting of the Thai-Cambodian General Border Committee (GBC) kicked off at around 9 am local time on the […]
Thailand, Cambodia start General Border Committee Secretariat meeting
Bangkok, Dec 24 (IANS) Military delegates from Thailand and Cambodia convened a meeting at the Thai side of the border in Chanthaburi province on Wednesday to prepare for formal talks regarding a ceasefire and monitoring mechanisms along their disputed border. The Secretariat-level meeting of the General Border Committee (GBC) began at the Ban Phak Kat […]
South Korea urges peaceful resolution to Cambodia-Thailand clashes
Seoul, Dec 23 (IANS) South Korea on Tuesday urged Cambodia and Thailand to hold talks to resolve escalating border clashes, welcoming efforts by neighbouring countries to ease tensions. “We appreciate ASEAN’s efforts to de-escalate tensions and seek a peaceful resolution to the situation,” South Korea’s foreign ministry spokesperson Park Il said in a commentary. “The […]
ASEAN Foreign Ministers urge Cambodia and Thailand to cease hostilities
Kuala Lumpur, Dec 22 (IANS) The Foreign Ministers of Association of SouthEast Asian Nations (ASEAN) member countries, who held a ‘special meeting’ in Malaysia’s Kuala Lumpur on Monday to address the current situation between Cambodia and Thailand, have urged both countries to exercise restraint and take immediate steps for the cessation of all forms of […]
Thailand to hold bilateral talks on border issues after Cambodia’s ICJ warning
Phnom Penh, June 4 (IANS) Cambodia and Thailand are scheduled to hold a Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) meeting on June 14 in Phnom Penh, centering on the border issues, as confirmed by the Cambodian foreign ministry on Wednesday. The meeting comes at a time after soldiers of both countries briefly exchanged gunfire at the border […]
Tourists gather at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat to watch equinox sunrise
Siem Reap, March 22 (IANS) Large crowds of tourists rallied in front of Cambodia’s iconic Angkor Wat temple here early Saturday morning to see the stunning sunrise during the spring equinox, the APSARA National Authority said in a news release. “A total of 37,003 tourists, including 33,500 domestic and 3,503 foreign tourists, witnessed the sunrise […]
Cambodia introduces enterprise innovation index guidelines
Phnom Penh, March 3 (IANS) Cambodia on Monday introduced the Cambodia Enterprise Innovation Index (CEII) guidelines, aiming at enhancing the national innovation capabilities of businesses and their competitiveness. Speaking at the event in Phnom Penh, Hem Vanndy, Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation, said enhancing enterprises’ innovation capability presented a new and crucial opportunity […]
India and Cambodia continue to strengthen Buddhist linkages
Phnom Penh, Feb 12 (IANS) India and Cambodia continue to solidify Buddhist linkages, including religious tourism. Indian Ambassador to Cambodia Vanlalvawna Bawitlung called on the Cambodian Minister of Culture and Religion Chay Borin and discussed ways to further strengthen various cultural partnerships. During their meeting, they also discussed the expansion of cooperation in religious affairs […]
Cambodia records 46 per cent drop in dengue cases in 2024
Phnom Penh, Jan 12 (IANS) Cambodia reported 18,987 dengue cases in 2024, a sharp decline of 46 per cent from 35,390 cases in the year before, said a Ministry of Health’s report on Sunday. “The disease killed 46 people last year, down 53.5 per cent from 99 deaths a year earlier,” the report said. Leang […]
Cambodia records first death from H5N1 in 2025
Phnom Penh, Jan 10 (IANS) A 28-year-old man from southeast Cambodia’s Kampong Cham province died of H5N1 human avian influenza on Friday, becoming the first death in 2025, the Ministry of Health said in a press statement. “Laboratory results from the National Institute of Public Health showed on January 9, 2025 that the man was […]
