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Jul- 2025 -

28 July

Thailand and Cambodia Truce Talks Due but Strikes Continue

Thailand and Cambodia's leaders are due to meet for peace talks on Monday, as a festering territorial dispute along their shared frontier dragged into a fifth day of open combat.

27 July

Asia Pacific

A Royal Cambodian Armed Forces soldier reacts to a simulated improvised explosive device hidden inside bushes along the roadway during Counter-IED training at the Peacekeeping Operations School in Kampong Speu province, March 15. Idaho Army National Guard soldiers partnered with RCAF during Angkor Sentinel 2012, an annual bilateral military exercise sponsored by U.S. Army Pacific and hosted by Cambodian forces.

Staff Writer With AFP

Thailand, Cambodia Clash Despite Ceasefire Hopes

Thailand and Cambodia clashed for a fourth day Sunday, despite both sides saying they were ready to discuss a ceasefire after a late-night intervention by US President Donald Trump.

26 July

Asia Pacific

Cambodian soldiers stand in formation during the opening ceremony of Shanti Prayas III in Nepal. Shanti Prayas III is a multinational United Nations peacekeeping exercise designed to provide pre-deployment training to U.N. partner countries in preparation for real-world peacekeeping operations. (U.S. Navy Photo by Petty Officer 2nd Class Taylor Mohr)

Staff Writer With AFP

Death Toll Rises in Thai-Cambodian Clashes Despite Ceasefire Call

Thailand and Cambodia clashed for a third day on Saturday, as the death toll from their bloodiest fighting in years rose to 33 and Phnom Penh called for an "immediate ceasefire."

25 July

Asia Pacific

Troops march on parade during an oath-of-allegiance ceremony, presided over by army chief Gen Narongpan Jitkaewthae, to mark Royal Thai Armed Forces Day on 18 January 2023 at the armys Cavalry Centre in Saraburi. Some 2,846 soldiers took part in the parade.

Staff Writer With AFP

Thailand Says Over 100,000 Civilians Flee Clashes With Cambodia

More than 100,000 people have fled the bloodiest border fighting between Thailand and Cambodia in a decade, Bangkok said Friday, as the death toll rose and international powers urged a halt to hostilities.

24 July

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Cambodia, Thailand Trade Fire in Fresh Border Clashes

Cambodian and Thai troops exchanged fire in a new round of clashes on Thursday, hours after the two sides downgraded diplomatic relations in an escalating row over a disputed border.

14 July

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Cambodia to Implement Military Conscription in 2026

Cambodia's military will begin conscripting civilians next year amid rising tensions with Thailand.

Jun- 2025 -

13 June

Asia Pacific

Staff Writer With AFP

Cambodia Orders Troops on ‘Alert’ in Thai Border Spat

Cambodia ordered troops to stay on "full alert" and banned Thai dramas on television on Friday in an ongoing border spat between the Southeast Asian neighbors.

May- 2025 -

29 May

Asia Pacific

Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra gestures as she arrives at the Government House ahead of a royal oath-taking ceremony in front of Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn in Bangkok, Thailand, on September 6, 2024. (Photo by Chaiwat Subprasom/NurPhoto) (Photo by CHAIWAT SUBPRASOM / NurPhoto / NurPhoto via AFP)

Staff Writer With AFP

Thai, Cambodian Army Chiefs to Meet Over Border Clash

The military chiefs of Thailand and Cambodia will meet Thursday, both governments said, after a Cambodian soldier was killed in a border clash.

Apr- 2025 -

5 April

Asia Pacific

Cambodian navy personnel walk on a jetty at the Ream naval base during a government-organized media tour in July, 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

Cambodia Hails Opening of Naval Base Renovated by China

Cambodia's leader Hun Manet there was "nothing to hide" as he inaugurated a naval base renovated in recent years by China.

Feb- 2025 -

25 February

Americas

General Ronald P. Clark, Commanding General of the U.S. Army Pacific, held constructive meetings with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and top military leadership during a visit to Phnom Penh on February 24, 2025. Officials of both nations expressed their support for ongoing dialogue regarding these matters.

Staff Writer With AFP

US Army Commander Meets Cambodian Leader to ‘Expand Defense Ties’

A senior US army commander met with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Monday to "expand bilateral defense ties," the Cambodian army said, with Washington having previously raised concerns over the kingdom's Chinese-renovated naval base.

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