ព្រះអាទិត្យលិចយ៉ាងស្រស់ស្អាត នៅចំកំពូល ប្រាសាទបាគង

Japan Provides $17 Million to Support Cambodians Affected by Border Conflict

 

PHNOM PENH, March 23, 2026 — Japan has provided approximately $17 million in assistance to support Cambodian citizens affected by the Cambodia–Thailand border conflict, reinforcing international backing for Cambodia’s humanitarian needs and recovery efforts.

 

Speaking to reporters, Japan’s Ambassador to Cambodia, Ueno Atsushi, said the aid has been directed toward displaced Cambodian civilians, returning migrant workers from Thailand, and critical sectors such as mine action and unexploded ordnance (UXO) clearance.

 

The support includes emergency assistance delivered in cooperation with the International Organization for Migration and UNICEF, including an initial $1.8 million package for border communities affected by armed clashes since mid-2025.

 

Since early 2026, Japan has expanded its support to assist vulnerable populations and returning workers, helping to stabilise livelihoods in areas impacted by tensions along the border.

The assistance underscores growing international recognition of the challenges faced by Cambodian communities, particularly those displaced by the conflict and exposed to lingering threats such as landmines and unexploded ordnance.

 

Ambassador Ueno reaffirmed Japan’s commitment to supporting peace, stability and long-term development in Cambodia, while expressing hope that tensions between Cambodia and Thailand will be resolved through full adherence to ceasefire agreements, restraint and peaceful dialogue.

 

Cambodia and Japan, which established diplomatic relations in 1953, elevated ties to a Comprehensive Strategic Partnership in 2023. Japan remains one of Cambodia’s most trusted development partners, playing a key role in infrastructure, human resource development and public service improvements.

Observers say Japan’s continued assistance highlights strong international solidarity with Cambodia and reinforces efforts to protect civilians, restore livelihoods and promote lasting peace in border areas.

 

ក្រសួងវប្បធម៏ ថៃ ចង់ដាក់ឈុតសម្លៀក បំពាក់ ដើម. កំណើត ថៃ ភាគខាងត្បូង តំណាងជាតិថៃ

 

It's not really Thai people's fault - the common people that is - that they reject their own true historical and cultural roots because their rulers have for centuries plundered and adopted Khmer cultural expressions and riches and claim these things as their own. For hundreds of years the T'ai or Siamese had been a subjugated ethnic minority subsisting in the shadow of the more dominant and enviable Khmer civilisation. In fact, the earlier Siamese adopted just about everything that were Khmer including architecture, writing system, language, religious rituals, greeting, royal court customs and etiquettes etc. not only traditional dress. 

The ancient Khmers had also absorbed and adopted ideas and cultural influences from India and integrated these into their own indigenous Khmer-Mon mainstream culture including within the sphere of religious worship and belief without jettisoning or rejecting their own Khmer-Mon roots. Nowhere is this more evident than in the practice of Khmer Buddhism today which is an amalgamation of Khmer indigenous animism, Indian Brahmanism and Buddhism. This process of integration and adoption of foreign influences is known as 'acculturation' in anthropology. 

It’s not hard to see why the Siamese rulers would want to rewrite and teach the Siamese people a completely distorted version of history unlike the Khmers who acknowledge ancient Indian influences with pride and dignity. Moreover, unlike the Siamese and modern day Thais the ancient Brahmans and India did not invade and plunder the Khmer empire or Cambodia with swords, cannons or F16s but rather with religious texts, knowledge, literature, science and cosmology and their undeniable influence and historical footprints can still be seen today across South East Asia. 

It’s not farfetched to surmise that these Siamese rulers would rather hide from their populace and descendents truths and facts that were uncomfortable, ignoble, characterising their deeds throughout their violent conquests and mistreatment of the Khmers than the truth of their savage and demonic past – not too dissimiliar to what the world is witnessing today through their illegal invasion and mistreatment of Cambodian people who have neither the desire for war nor military might to match theirs. 

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When Faith Meets Conflict on the Border

Photo: Thai Press

    By: Chanroeun Pa
    March 21, 2026, 7:00 PM
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Recent reports of monks taking part in land clearing and building religious structures such as Buddha statues along the Cambodia-Thailand border have raised concerns that go beyond politics.

This has happened especially in Preah Vihear and Oddar Meanchey where disputes remain unresolved. They touch on something deeper: our shared values, our faith, and our responsibility to one another.

Cambodia and Thailand are not just neighbours. We are connected through a long and rich Buddhist tradition that has shaped how we think, live and relate to each other.

This shared heritage is something we should protect carefully. It reminds us that what we do — especially in the name of religion — should bring people closer, not pull them apart.

When Good Intentions and Merit Need Careful Reflection

Buddhism teaches us about compassion, loving-kindness and right action. These are not just ideals we talk about. They are principles we are meant to live by, especially in difficult situations.

Spain’s PM Calls to Abolish UN Veto Power — ‘The World Can’t Be Controlled by a Few Nations!

 

 

 

Spain’s Prime Minister, Pedro Sánchez, has made a bold call for sweeping reforms within the United Nations, urging the abolition of veto power in the UN Security Council.

In an interview with El Diario, Sánchez argued that the veto mechanism often blocks critical decisions, especially during urgent global crises. According to him, this system allows a handful of powerful nations to stall international action based on their own political interests.

He also questioned the legitimacy of permanent seats held by countries like Russia and the United States, particularly given their involvement in ongoing conflicts such as in Ukraine and Iran.
Sánchez emphasized that reform is no longer optional, but essential. Without it, the UN risks remaining ineffective and overly influenced by a small group of global powers, rather than serving as a fair and representative body for the international community.

“We must abolish the veto power within the UN.”

He warned that without fundamental changes, global governance will continue to face deadlock—while conflicts and humanitarian crises persist without meaningful resolution. 

តុលាការអូស្ត្រាលីសម្រេចឱ្យ Al Jazeera ឈ្នះបណ្តឹងឧទ្ធរណ៍ក្នុងរឿងក្តីក្តាំជាមួយលោក ហ៊ុន តូ

Heritage Under Attack: The Evidence Emerging from Preah Vihear…

 

Barbarians and brutes have no comprehension, regard or appreciation for cultural heritage that is recognised of universal value for civilised humanity. Indeed, they even filmed themselves cheering their "precision" rocket attacks on these historical sites, telling lies to the world that these are 'military bunkers' even though the temples situate inside Cambodia's territory as defined by the Franco-Siam Treaties of 1904 and 1907 and the lightly armed Cambodian guards were there for protective purposes. 

In fact, the physical evidence of damages to the temples - Ta Krobey and Preah Vihear - indicate that it was the temples themselves rather than the guards that were the targets of their co-ordinated precision attacks. They could have chosen any other locations along the 800 km plus border to launch their offensive and senseless destruction. But, that would not have been as gratifying, would it for these well-armed vandals and psychopaths? You know a tree by the fruits it bears...

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យើងត្រូវការបណ្ឌិតនិយាយការពិតបែបនេះដើម្បីកែសង្គមជាតិ

 

Neighbouring states like Vietnam and Thailand know just what Cambodia's weaknesses and disadvantages are and time their strikes at the right moments to drive home their advantages with complete confidence and certainty. 

In recent years alone Cambodian leadership has been given ample opportunities to reform and modernise its military, namely in 2008 and 2011 over the same 'dispute' that flared up again of late. Even the relatively recognised disparities in military strengths on statistics possessed by the two nations do not reflect the real or actual gap in the two nations' armed forces because statistics and figures on paper never reveal the actual number of soldiers officially assigned to every unit or battalion owing to widespread and endemic corruption in the military itself. Hence, the phenomenon of "ghost soldiers". 

On the other hand, having a robust and adequate military strength does not necessarily imply that a state, especially, smaller ones such as Cambodia, prefers going to war to solve international disputes over peaceful means like dialogue and diplomacy. It is simply a means of deterrence in the last resort; an insurance posture that makes your enemy think twice and hard before committing to violence over peaceful resolutions or means. This failure to reform the military institution and heed repeated warnings given by Thailand's aggressions is precisely why the Thais feel embolden to attack Cambodia whilst disregarding international laws and border treaties the two countries have signed. 

Moreover, it is somewhat dangerously naive to assume that all states abide by international laws or treaties and this reality is reflected by the elites in both countries in terms of their behaviours internally where power, wealth and personal interests often dictate their respective ambitions and agendas. 

In the east, anyone who traverses the border areas would be able to see civil and police structures right by the international boundary line; these are homes, farm settlements, border police stations, district and community centres etc. built to cement claims over territories after having forcibly evicted tens of thousands of Khmer families and villagers off their ancestral lands. In the west, the Thais have viewed all this with keen interest and want their pieces of Cambodian land too. 

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Cambodia Files Protest Against Thai Infrastructure Works Near Preah Vihear Temple

Cambodia Refutes Thai Allegations, Urges to Resume Joint Border Survey Work

 

PHNOM PENH, March 12, 2026 — Cambodia on Thursday rejected allegations made by Thailand regarding a reported border incident and territorial claims, while reaffirming its commitment to resolving bilateral boundary issues through peaceful means and international law.

 

In a statement, Cambodia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said a Thai report alleging that Cambodian forces fired a 40-mm grenade on Feb. 24, 2026 was incorrect.

 

The ministry said Cambodia had already clarified the matter through a diplomatic note issued on the same day, stating that the incident did not occur and that the situation had been jointly verified by military liaison teams from both sides.

 

The Cambodian statement came after Thailand’s foreign ministry issued a press release on March 11 urging Cambodia to demonstrate “good-faith cooperation” in advancing the survey and demarcation of the land boundary between the two countries.

 

Phnom Penh also rejected Thailand’s claim concerning the Ta Oum statue in the An Ses area of Preah Vihear province, saying the site lies entirely within Cambodian territory based on the 1:200,000-scale map produced by the Franco-Siamese Mixed Commission under the 1904 Convention and the 1907 Treaty.

 

The ministry added that claims based on Thailand’s unilaterally drawn L7017 map were “legally untenable,” noting that a joint survey conducted by the two countries’ Joint Survey Team in September 2015 had also addressed the issue.

 

Cambodia said it had sent five invitations to Thailand to resume the technical work of the Joint Survey Team under the Joint Boundary Commission (JBC) to accelerate demarcation work, particularly in sensitive areas along the border.

 

Phnom Penh reiterated that it remains committed to resolving border issues peacefully and in accordance with international law and existing bilateral agreements, including the Joint Statement of the 3rd Special Meeting of the General Border Committee signed on Dec. 27, 2025.

 

The Cambodian government said it hopes to see “good-faith cooperation reflected through concrete actions on the ground” to advance the border demarcation process between the two neighbors.

 

Soumaya Ghannoushi, a British-Tunisian writer and expert on Middle East politics, says that by serving Israel’s agenda, US President Donald Trump has betrayed Gulf allies.

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BREAKING: Cambodian Observer Warns Against Risks in New Thailand Peace Proposal 🇰🇭⚠️

Since the Ceasefire agreement was signed, it appears only Cambodia has been repeatedly asking for resumption of JBC talks and dialogues whilst Thailand has kept delaying such meetings, citing one excuse after another. In the mean time Thailand has moved in bull dozers and shipping containers to mark off more of Cambodia's territory and destroyed civilian homes and forests as well as erecting illegal structures on occupied lands in violation of the same ceasefire agreement. 

The Thais are not only shy of seeking resolutions through independent international legal forums and arbitrators such as the UN Security Council (where their FM defamed and painted Cambodia the actual victim as the aggressor) or the ICJ because they know full well that Thailand has no case to answer or defend but, Thailand's blatant unilateral territorial claims rest on no firm legal grounds, frameworks, treaties or international laws. Indeed, their unilateral actions in this regard completely make a mockery of these conventions and treaties and show their undisguised contempt for both Cambodia as a neighbour as well as towards international legal norms that place diplomacy and dialogue above and before violence. 

In fact, Thailand's preference for and arrogance over its unilateral position or claims have not changed since its illegal occupation of Preah Vihear temple in the 1960s and this stance is further reflected in its preference for "bilateral" talks or dialogues since the 'bilateral' works to protect and shield the "unilateral" in any case, keeping Cambodia's legitimate grievances out of international legal scrutiny and allowing Thailand to force its terms and conditions down Cambodia's throat. The Thais' thinking and methods would be childish and embarrassing in the extreme were it not also fiendish and gross for the other innocent party to the conflict. Yeah, much like what we read and hear from their vicious critics here online since day one....

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The New York Editorial

A prominent Cambodian political observer has raised serious concerns regarding Thailand's latest peace proposal aimed at resolving the ongoing border dispute. The analysis suggests that the terms of the new proposal may contain language that could disadvantage Cambodia, potentially undermining national sovereignty and territorial integrity.

 

Experts are warning that relying solely on bilateral mechanisms might favor Thailand's position and are urging the Cambodian government to exercise extreme caution. Instead of rushing into a new agreement, observers are calling for a return to international legal frameworks—specifically involving the International Court of Justice (ICJ) and the UN Security Council—to ensure a fair resolution that protects Cambodia's claims over disputed areas, including the Ta Moan and Ta Krabey temples.

 

This warning comes amidst heightened tensions following the clashes of 2025 and early 2026, as both nations struggle to find a lasting ceasefire.

 

West Mebon

Cambodian diplomats urged to continue efforts amid territorial incursions

 

Global shifts and competition between superpowers have placed significant pressure on Cambodia.

Niem Chheng

The Phnom Penh Post

Foreign minister Prak Sokhonn has called for the Kingdom’s diplomats to redouble their efforts in the face of aggression. PHOTO: CAMBODIA FOREIGN MINISTRY/THE PHNOM PENH POST

March 6, 2026

PHNOM PENH – Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn has urged the Kingdom’s diplomats to redouble their efforts as Cambodia faces aggression, territorial encroachment and defamation from a neighbouring country.

Addressing the March 5 foreign ministry annual review meeting, Sokhonn highlighted how Cambodia is currently suffering at the hands of a neighbour which possesses military and economic advantages.

At the same time, global shifts and competition between superpowers have placed significant pressure on Cambodia regarding decision-making, policy choices and political positions, putting Cambodia’s national interests at risk, he noted, as quoted by the BTV media outlet.

“Our nation is facing and suffering from aggression, territorial encroachment and defamation from neighbours who use their military and economic superiority to pressure us. Now, more than ever, our diplomats must exert all their efforts — physically and mentally — to resolutely protect the core interests of the nation and our people,” he said.

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Soumaya Ghannoushi, a British Tunisian writer and expert in Middle East politics ...

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Cambodia Invites Foreign Military Attachés to Inspect Thai Installations at Prey Chan

 

 

BANTEAY MEANCHEY, March 4, 2026 — Cambodia’s defence ministry on Wednesday brought foreign military attachés from 12 countries to inspect a site near the Cambodian-Thai border where Phnom Penh says Thai forces installed barbed wire and shipping containers following recent tensions. 

The visit, coordinated by Cambodia’s Ministry of National Defence, took place in Prey Chan village in O’ Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province, and aimed to show foreign military representatives the location of an alleged attack and assess conditions along the border. 

Officials said the inspection also focused on reviewing the implementation of the ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, which took effect on Dec. 27, 2025. According to the defence ministry, Cambodian authorities remain fully committed to respecting and implementing agreements reached between the two countries, including the joint statement of the 3rd Special Meeting of the Cambodia–Thailand General Border Committee (GBC) and the October 2025 peace declaration. Phnom Penh said the agreements are intended to restore normal conditions, stability and long-term security along the border. 

The ministry said the visit was organized to inform the public and the international community about developments on the ground amid ongoing efforts to maintain peace following the ceasefire.

Apsara is Cambodia

 

Every time you catch a ‘thieve’ with your possession that he has stolen from you, 10 out of 10 times he'll say it's his and not yours. The problem with many Thais is that they have absorbed Khmer culture for so long that they instinctively believe this culture to be theirs in origins. In fact, the Thais have so proactively adopted and assimilated into Khmer culture that they have become - at least in terms of veneer or appearance and in cultural spheres - 'Khmerised' and are more so than other of Cambodia's neighbours. 

The Koreans, Vietnamese and Japanese have also similiarly absorbed China's cultural influences since ancient time and can also be considered 'Sinicized' in the same way. One doubts, however, that these other nations would deny the historical influences China exerted on their people and culture because of China's pre-eminent past and heritage just as the Khmers' rich past and civilisation were the subject of envy and emulation from later arrivals into their territorial and cultural spheres such as the Siamese or T'ais from Southern China. 

On the ground of Thailand’s Royal Palace in Bangkok today visitors can still find a small replica of Cambodia’s famed Angkor Wat temple; built there by a Thai king to inspire his people – according to scholars. In fact, a Thai/Siamese king even ordered that Angkor Wat – the real one in Siem Reap! – be transferred to Siam but the sheer scale of the monument itself proved the idea to be too much of a challenge along with the native resistance.  

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Thailand’s prime minister declined to answer questions from Thai reporters regarding recent remarks made by Cambodia’s leader in a recent interview

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Response to the Interview of the Thai Foreign Minister on France 24

 

This Thai FM has been nothing short of an embarrassment to even his countrymen and a complete disgrace to international diplomacy and the civilised world. His evasive language, rhetoric and unsubstantiated claims serve only to highlight contradicting facts on the ground and confirm Thailand's hypocrisy and lies. Talking of "humanitarian principles", "international laws" and accusing a disproportionately weaker party of initiating the conflict whilst using F-16s to terrorise civilians and bomb civil infrastructures and sacred ancient sites like Preah Vihear, bridges, homes, schools etc. are hardly the acts of one ‘abiding by international laws’ or diplomacy. 

In one interview when reminded that the issue of ownership over Preah Vihear temple was already settled in 1962 by the ICJ in Cambodia's favour, the same FM claimed that 'There are Khmer ruins in Indonesia too. It does not mean Cambodia owns them'. Now that is news to you and me! Allowing Thailand to get away with its aggression against a neighbouring state like Cambodia who is much smaller and weaker in every means and respect will set a dangerous precedent and example for the region and the wider world where states settle their differences through military violence without even trying to engage peaceful dialogue or existing legal mechanisms.

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អាណានិគមយួនអាចរឹតត្បិតសេរីភាពបាន តែមិនអាចឃុំឃាំងបេះដូងស្នេហាជាតិរបស់បងប្អូនខ្មែរក្រោមបានឡើយ។

មហិច្ឆតាឈ្លានពានទន្ទ្រានទឹកដីកម្ពុជាពីសំណាក់ចោរសៀម

ប្រមុខការទូតកម្ពុជា និងថៃ តតាំងគ្នារឿងវិវាទព្រំដែន នៅក្នុងកិច្ចប្រជុំក្រុមប្រឹក្សាសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស UN

 

If Hun Sen's interference in Thailand's internal affairs is really the reason for Thailand's grievances then Thailand should deal with him personally like the US's president Trump did with Maduro of Venezuela instead of this wholesale attacks against Cambodian civilians and civil infrastructures as well as seizing Cambodian territory by force, using shipping containers and barbed wires as fences and obliterating homes and properties under Thai military occupation. 

It is also the height of Thai hypocrisy that this same Thailand and its Foreign Minister have the temerity to denounce Trump's aggression against Venezuela, urging "restraint" by Washington!! The bottom line that remains and still stands out is: while Thailand accuses Cambodia of “territorial encroachments” then why has it not sought resolution through international and legal mechanisms instead of using its vastly superior military arsenal to reclaim the territory in question? In any case, Thailand’s acts of aggression against Cambodia and her people are disproportionately unjustifiable under the terms of even Thailand’s cited grievances relating to scams or “territorial encroachments”. 

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Thai Navy Seizes Cambodian Fishing Boat in Disputed Waters

Phnom Penh denounced the capture of the vessel and its crew as “an unauthorized incursion” into Cambodian territorial waters.

By Sebastian Strangio
February 23, 2026

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Thailand’s Navy yesterday seized a Cambodian fishing boat that it said was operating in Thai territorial waters, prompting an angry protest from Phnom Penh and adding additional strain to the two nations’ tense relationship.

The First Naval Area Command said that the boat was intercepted and confiscated at 10 a.m. at latitude 11°31.51’ North and longitude 102°53.40’ East, Khaosod English reported.

The Navy also detained three Cambodian crew members “who were unable to communicate in Thai and had no identification documents or lawful vessel entry/exit paperwork,” according to a report by The Nation. The crew admitted they had been fishing in Thai waters for two days, it added. Both they and the vessel were then taken to a port in Trat province for processing.

The Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs swiftly issued a statement protesting what it described as “an unauthorized incursion” into Cambodian waters, stating that the seizure took place “approximately 7.2 nautical miles from Koh Yor, in Koh Kong province” – i.e., within Cambodia’s territorial waters. “These actions constitute a clear violation of Cambodia’s sovereignty and territorial waters, as well as international law,” it stated.

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