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Pope Leo XIV Calls on Cambodia and Thailand to Immediately Cease Fire and Resume Dialogue

AKP Phnom Penh, December 11, 2025 -- Pope Leo XIV, Head of the Catholic Church, has called for an immediate halt to the renewed fighting along the Cambodia-Thailand border. “I am deeply saddened by the news of the renewed conflict along the border between Thailand and Cambodia, wh...

World Bank Urges Cambodia to Leverage Buffers and Structural Reforms to Withstand Economic Pressures

AKP Phnom Penh, December 11, 2025 -- Prudent fiscal and monetary policies, together with targeted structural reforms, will continue to be essential to cushion the slowdown and reinforce economic resilience, World Bank said in a press release issued on Dec. 11. Cambodia’s economy is proje...

Over 900 Schools in Six Provinces Temporarily Closed

AKP Phnom Penh, December 11, 2025 -- As of the morning of Dec. 11, a total of 909 schools in 20 districts across six provinces — Oddar Meanchey, Banteay Meanchey, Preah Vihear, Pursat, Koh Kong, and Battambang — have been temporarily closed due to the continued indiscriminate and brutal attacks c...

Cambodian Red Cross Delivers Royal Aid to Thousands Displaced by Border Tensions

AKP Phnom Penh, December 11, 2025 -- The Cambodian Red Cross (CRC), led by President Samdech Kittiprittpundit Bun Rany Hun Sen, has distributed crucial humanitarian assistance to thousands of families displaced by ongoing tensions along the Cambodia-Thailand border. The relief effort fol...

Displaced Population Nears 200,000 as Thai Forces Continue Attacks on Cambodia

AKP Phnom Penh, December 11, 2025 -- The number of civilians displaced by continued Thai military attacks on Cambodian territory has risen to nearly 200,000 people, representing more than 57,000 families, according to official data released this morning by the Ministry of Interior. The displac...

Border Tensions Prompt More Than 1,000 Cambodians to Flee Thai Market and Return Home

AKP Phnom Penh, December 11, 2025 -- More than 1,000 Cambodian nationals—a mix of migrant workers and traders—returned home swiftly across the border from Thailand late Wednesday, fleeing the adjacent Rong Kluea Market due to heightened tensions in the border area. The mass repatriation...

Culture Minister Condemns Thai Military for Continuing to Destroy Ta Krabey Temple

AKP Phnom Penh, December 11, 2025 -- After suffering heavy destruction from Thai military attacks on Dec. 9, 2025, Ta Krabey Temple, a sacred site of Cambodia, has once again come under renewed shelling on Dec. 10, resulting in the complete devastation of its appearance and architectural structur...

Spokeswoman: Thailand Must Show Sincerity If It Truly Desires Peace

AKP Phnom Penh, December 11, 2025 -- Thailand must show sincerity and goodwill if Thailand truly desires real peace, because peace cannot come only through words, but only through concrete actions. H.E. Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata, Spokeswoman of the Ministry of National Defence, made the sta...

Thai Forces Continue Indiscriminate Attacks Against Civilians and Cultural Sacred Sites

AKP Phnom Penh, December 11, 2025 -- Thai military forces have continued indiscriminate attacks on Cambodia, targeting civilian infrastructure—including schools, homes, and ancient sacred temples—resulting in the deaths of 10 civilians, including an infant, and injuring more than 60 others. Th...

AFD, EU Support Strengthens Cambodia’s Water-Supply Development

AKP Phnom Penh, December 11, 2025 -- Cambodia’s national push to expand water supply continues to gain momentum with renewed technical and financial support from the French Development Agency (AFD) and Team Europe. During a meeting between Minister of Industry, Science, Technology & Innova...

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