Opinion

Op-Ed: Shared Tears, Shared Horizons: The Dual Mood of the Mekong Region

AKP Phnom Penh, October 26, 2025 -- The diplomatic stage rarely presents such a striking tableau of emotional contradiction as the one unfolding this week between Cambodia and Thailand. While Phnom Penh celebrates the delivery of a long-sought Peace Deal, solidifying reconciliation and a shared future of tranquility, Bangkok pauses in d...

OPINION: Role of the Thai Military: From Good to Bad Examples

AKP Phnom Penh, October 09, 2025 -- According to the Editorial of The Jakarta Post entitled “Thai military’s bad example” on 16 September 2025, “A closer look at universally accepted norms reveals that Thailand's military-backed system should be seen as a bad example”. Meanwhile, the Thai military has also been a good example in the past. Thi...

OPINION: Global Cooperation in Culture and Peace is More Urgent Than Ever

AKP Phnom Penh, October 07, 2025 -- Since the dawn of civilisation, culture has been the soul of our societies—shaping identity, fostering empathy, and building bridges across communities. In times of conflict, cultural heritage and artistic expression offer pathways to dialogue, healing, and social cohesion. Culture plays a monumental role —...

OPINION: Yet Another Example of Cultural Vandalism by Thai Military Forces

AKP Phnom Penh, August 21, 2025 -- As part of a Cambodian parliamentary observation team, I visited the border village of Anseh in ChoamKsan district in Preah Vihear province on July 30. The team was led by H.E. Suos Yara, chairman of the National Assembly Commission on Foreign Affairs, International Coope...

OPINION: Thailand’s Landmine Narrative: A Manufactured Pretext for Border Aggression

AKP Phnom Penh, August 12, 2025 -- The Royal Thai Army’s latest accusation against Cambodia over a landmine incident near Tamone Temple in Oddar Meanchey province is not only baseless—it is a calculated attempt to create a pretext for military escalation. Second Army Area Commander Lt. Gen. Boonsin Padklang’s claim that the blast was a “provocat...

OPINION: A Wolf in Sheep's Clothing: A Ceasefire Signed in Kuala Lumpur, a War Threatened by Thai Region 2 Commander

AKP Phnom Penh, August 12, 2025 -- The ink has barely dried on the ceasefire agreement between the governments of Thailand and Cambodia, and already its promise of peace feels like a cruel deception. While diplomats in Kuala Lumpur, with the full backing of international observers, toasted a 13-point plan for de-escalation, a chillingly differen...

OPINION: Fight No longer Just in the Trenches; It’s in the Narrative

AKP Phnom Penh, August 11, 2025 -- Since Cambodia and Thailand signed the ceasefire agreement in Kuala Lumpur on July 28, Thailand has moved on us in six ways. They shaped last week’s Extraordinary General Border Committee Meeting by pushing eight “peace conditions” that look orderly on paper but keep their advantage locked in. ...

OPINION: Why are we back here again?

AKP Phnom Penh, July 27, 2025 -- On July 11, the World Heritage Committee added Cambodia’s fifth site to its list. A week later, on July 18, Phnom Penh’s Olympic Stadium was overflowing with enthusiasm to welcome this achievement. Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet spoke of how the Cambodian Memorial Sites...

Opinion: Stop Lying to the World: Thailand’s Dangerous Game on the Border with Cambodia

AKP Phnom Penh, July 19, 2025– In recent weeks, Thailand has irresponsibly accused Cambodia of laying new anti-personnel mines along the shared border — a baseless, provocative claim that not only insults international norms but also reveals Thailand’s long-standing pattern of unilateralism, historical distortion, and sovereign aggression. Ca...

Opinion: Polling Propaganda vs. Public Truth: Why the Thai Narrative About Samdech Techo Hun Sen Fails to Convince Cambodians

AKP Phnom Penh, July 06, 2025– In a time of rising tension and rampant misinformation, surveys can either reveal the truth—or be weaponized to distort it. Such is the case with the recently released NIDA Poll, Thai state-funded institution, which attempts to smear Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Cambodia’s Senate President and former long-serving Prime M...

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