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Sao Phal Niseiy @saophalniseiy.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Cambodia’s civil service faces a fundamental dilemma: while the law envisions a professional and politically neutral bureaucracy, the reality has long blurred the boundary between serving the state and serving the ruling party. cambodianess.com/article/sepa...
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Separating Politics from Civil Service: A Reform Cambodia Keeps Avoiding
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s civil service faces a fundamental dilemma: while the law envisions a professional and politically neutral bureaucracy, th...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 02/09/2026
Cambodia has spent years making the case that sovereignty and territorial integrity are non-negotiable principles. cambodianess.com/article/betw...
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Between Kyiv and Moscow: What Cambodia's Senate President's Russia Trip Tells Us
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia has spent years making the case that sovereignty and territorial integrity are non-negotiable principles. Its position on Russia&...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 02/09/2026
Cambodia cannot fully heal from its violent past without addressing the psychological scars that conflict has left on individuals and communities. cambodianess.com/article/reco...
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Reconciliation Is Not Enough: Cambodia Must Treat the Mental Scars of War
Cambodia cannot fully heal from its violent past without addressing the psychological scars that conflict has left on individuals and communities. The experi...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 02/09/2026
The Ministry of Environment and the UN Development Program (UNDP) have pledged stronger cooperation on development and mobilizing finance for climate resilience, with $40 million finalized in the last 12 months. cambodianess.com/article/camb...
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Cambodia, UNDP Finalize $40m for Climate Projects
PHNOM PENH – The Ministry of Environment and the UN Development Programme (UNDP) have pledged stronger cooperation on development and mobilizing financ...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 02/09/2026
Cambodia's Defence Ministry has rejected a Thai Air Chief allegation that Cambodian forces fired first in the deadly border clashes, triggering Thai retaliation and displacement of more than 100,000 civilians. cambodianess.com/article/camb...
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Cambodia Denies Firing First Shot in Clash with Thailand
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia's Defence Ministry has rejected a Thai Air Chief allegation that Cambodian forces fired first in the deadly border clashes, t...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 15/08/2026
Bou Meng, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge’s notorious S-21 interrogation center, has died at 85, further narrowing an already vanishing pool of Cambodians who witnessed the genocide firsthand. Read: cambodianess.com/article/s-21...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 09/08/2026
Two senior US defense officials, including Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby, will visit Cambodia this week as part of a four-nation regional tour aimed at deepening bilateral defense ties.
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Senior US Defense Officials to Visit Cambodia as Security Ties Grow
PHNOM PENH — Two senior US defense officials, including Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby, will visit Cambodia this week as part of a four-nation re...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 31/07/2026
Cambodian authorities have found 20-year-old Singaporean Aishah Siregar, who had been reported missing, after she traveled to Cambodia due to emotional distress and deliberately cut off contact with her family. Read more: cambodianess.com/article/camb...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 01/06/2026
Every imported meerkat, raccoon, iguana or sugar glider arriving in Cambodia carries more than an exotic appeal. cambodianess.com/article/camb...
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Cambodia's Exotic Pet Trade Raises Risks of Disease, Wildlife Crime and Ecological Damage
PHNOM PENH — Every imported meerkat, raccoon, iguana or sugar glider arriving in Cambodia carries more than an exotic appeal. It also carries microbes,...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 14/05/2026
Young Brao Woman Leads Community to Save Fisheries | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/youn...
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Young Brao Woman Leads Community to Save Fisheries
PHNOM PENH – Indigenous Brao woman Koeun Seyha, 23, travels from district to district by motorbike as  a volunteer trainer in fisheries resource c...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 14/05/2026
Expert Says UNCLOS Can Ease Cambodia-Thailand Maritime Tensions if Politics Do Not Interfere | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/expe...
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Expert Says UNCLOS Can Ease Cambodia-Thailand Maritime Tensions if Politics Do Not Interfere
PHNOM PENH – An international law expert has urged Cambodia and Thailand to return to negotiations under the United Nations Convention on the Law of th...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 30/04/2026
Envoys Concerned as Appeal Court Upholds Kem Sokha Verdict | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/envo...
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Envoys Concerned as Appeal Court Upholds Kem Sokha Verdict
PHNOM PENH – The Appeal Court on April 30 upheld the 2023 treason verdict against former opposition leader Kem Sokha. ...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 28/04/2026
$5 Million Cashew Plant Planned as Cambodia’s Processing Sector Struggles | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/5-mi...
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$5 Million Cashew Plant Planned as Cambodia’s Processing Sector Struggles
PHNOM PENH — A $5 million cashew processing plant is set to be built in Kampong Thom province as Cambodia doubles down on adding value to one of its bi...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 28/04/2026
$5 Million Cashew Plant Planned as Cambodia’s Processing Sector Struggles | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/5-mi...
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$5 Million Cashew Plant Planned as Cambodia’s Processing Sector Struggles
PHNOM PENH — A $5 million cashew processing plant is set to be built in Kampong Thom province as Cambodia doubles down on adding value to one of its bi...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 28/04/2026
Cambodian, Thai Top Diplomats Hold Border Talks in Brunei to Strengthen Trust | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/camb...
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Cambodian, Thai Top Diplomats Hold Border Talks in Brunei to Strengthen Trust
PHNOM PENH – After months of tension and fragile calm along the Cambodia-Thailand border, a quiet but telling moment unfolded in Brunei, where diplomac...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 28/04/2026
Kingdom to Cosmos: Cambodia Eyes First Satellite Within Five Years | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/king...
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Kingdom to Cosmos: Cambodia Eyes First Satellite Within Five Years
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia is setting its sights on the cosmos. In a quiet but striking shift, the governmen...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 28/04/2026
New Life, New Momentum: Sixth Dolphin Birth Fuels Cambodia’s Conservation Push | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/new-...
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New Life, New Momentum: Sixth Dolphin Birth Fuels Cambodia’s Conservation Push
PHNOM PENH — Along a quiet bend of the Mekong, a tiny dorsal fin has broken the surface—and with it, a sense of renewed hope. Cambodia is celebra...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 09/04/2026
Gold Reserves Boosted to Enhance Stability | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/gold...
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Gold Reserves Boosted to Enhance Stability
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia bought a net one tonne of gold in February, a move that highlights the country’s approach to macroeconomic management, mana...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 09/04/2026
Thailand’s Threat to Scrap Maritime Pact ‘Regrettable’: Cambodia | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/thai...
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Thailand’s Threat to Scrap Maritime Pact ‘Regrettable’: Cambodia
PHNOM PENH – Cambodians have expressed concern over Thailand’s potential withdrawal from the 2001 memorandum of understanding (MoU) on maritime d...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 09/04/2026
Cambodia Turns to India in Calculated Shift to Diversify Defence Alliances | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/camb...
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Cambodia Turns to India in Calculated Shift to Diversify Defence Alliances
PHNOM PENH — As geopolitical fault lines sharpen across Asia, Cambodia is quietly widening its strategic options. A second joint military exercise with...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 26/03/2026
Thailand’s push to terminate the land border agreement with Cambodia, despite a fragile border truce, reflects a significant shift from bilateral engagement to unilateral conduct in Thai statecraft. cambodianess.com/article/thai...
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Thai Confrontation Looms as Border MOU at Risk
PHNOM PENH – Thailand’s push to terminate the land border agreement with Cambodia, despite a fragile border truce, reflects a significant shift f...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 25/03/2026
Siem Reap Deserves Better Than a Copy-Paste Walking Street | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/siem...
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Siem Reap Deserves Better Than a Copy-Paste Walking Street
Siem Reap is at a turning point. Tourism is picking up again, the population is growing, and there’s in...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 25/03/2026
Job Issues and Debt Plague Returnee Migrants: Study | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/job-...
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Job Issues and Debt Plague Returnee Migrants: Study
PHNOM PENH – More than 900,000 migrant workers returned from Thailand between July and December last year after border clashes. ...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 25/03/2026
Why Northeastern Ecotourism Communities Are a Must-Visit | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/why-...
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Why Northeastern Ecotourism Communities Are a Must-Visit
PHNOM PENH – White sandy beaches, flooded forests and sightings of endangered birds at community-based ecotourism sites in Stung Treng and Kratie provi...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 24/03/2026
Priced Out of the Road: Cambodia’s Drivers Struggle as LPG Cost Soars | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/pric...
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Priced Out of the Road: Cambodia’s Drivers Struggle as LPG Cost Soars
PHNOM PENH — A conflict unfolding thousands of kilometers away in the Middle East is now hitting home in Cambodia, as soaring gas prices leave drivers ...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 24/03/2026
Who Gets Counted? Governance and Accountability in Identifying Female Beneficiaries for IDPoor | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/who-...
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Who Gets Counted? Governance and Accountability in Identifying Female Beneficiaries for IDPoor
While Cambodia has made significant strides in poverty reduction initiatives, the IDPoor program remains an integral pillar of the nation’s social prot...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 24/03/2026
Women’s Voices Needed to Shape our Cities | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/wome...
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Women’s Voices Needed to Shape our Cities
“How women experience the city differently and why their voices are critical to improve urban planning in Cambodia” In honor of women who came...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 24/03/2026
More Than Celebration: Khmer New Year Decorations Keep Tradition Alive | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/more...
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More Than Celebration: Khmer New Year Decorations Keep Tradition Alive
PHNOM PENH — As Khmer New Year draws near, the city begins to glow in quiet, familiar ways. In homes, pagodas, and public spaces, traditional decoratio...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 24/03/2026
From Silence to Support: Rethinking Mental Health in Cambodia’s Workplaces | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/from...
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From Silence to Support: Rethinking Mental Health in Cambodia’s Workplaces
PHNOM PENH — For many Cambodian workers, stress doesn’t arrive all at once. It builds quietly&mda...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 19/03/2026
Cambodia is rarely seen as a source of global public goods. Yet beyond economics or innovation, it offers something just as powerful: lived lessons in peace, reconciliation, and human connection—values the world urgently needs. cambodianess.com/article/the-...
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The Quiet Global Goods: What the World Can Learn from Cambodia
Cambodia is rarely seen as a source of global public goods. Yet beyond economics or innovation, it offers som...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 19/03/2026
The water supply expansion project in Ta Khmau district has received additional grant aid from the Japanese government, responding to the increasing population and urban development. cambodianess.com/article/japa...
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Japan Boosts Aid for Ta Khmau Water Project
PHNOM PENH – The water supply expansion project in Ta Khmau district has received additional grant aid from the Japanese government, responding to the ...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 19/03/2026
Cambodia is considering the construction of two small hydropower dams in Battambang and Preah Vihear as part of efforts to accelerate its energy transition while safeguarding water supply for agriculture and daily use. cambodianess.com/article/camb...
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Cambodia Looks to Small Hydropower Dams as Fuel Prices Rise
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia is considering the construction of two small hydropower dams in Battambang and Preah Vihear as part of efforts to accelerate its ...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 17/03/2026
Railways Await Green Light for Economic Growth | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/rail...
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Railways Await Green Light for Economic Growth
PHNOM PENH – Railways remain underused in Cambodia. The government ha...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 17/03/2026
Unionists Demand Action as Factory Extreme Heat Drives Workers to Collapse | Cambodianess cambodianess.com/article/unio...
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Unionists Demand Action as Factory Extreme Heat Drives Workers to Collapse
PHNOM PENH — With temperatures expected to climb into the high thirties in the coming weeks, union leaders are urging authorities to strengthen inspect...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 17/03/2026
For many Cambodian women, reproductive health problems do not begin in hospitals. They begin quietly — ignored through long workdays, postponed for the sake of children’s school fees, and buried beneath the daily struggle to earn enough to survive. cambodianess.com/article/dela...
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Delayed Care, Deadly Consequences: The Reproductive Health Struggles of Cambodian Women
PHNOM PENH — For many Cambodian women, reproductive health problems do not begin in hospitals. ...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 17/03/2026
As artificial intelligence reshapes industries around the world, a new question is quietly reaching Cambodia’s literary circles: can a machine truly help write a book — or even replace the writer behind it? cambodianess.com/article/can-...
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Can AI Write a Book? Cambodian Authors Say Something Essential Is Missing
PHNOM PENH — As artificial intelligence reshapes industries around the world, a new question is quietly reaching Cambodia’s literary circles: can...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 13/03/2026
A ground-level bunker has been built at a rural primary school in Oddar Meanchey province, ensuring students’ safety in emergencies. cambodianess.com/article/bunk...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 11/03/2026
The fuel price jump has prompted some logistics companies to increase their rates by five to ten percent to stay in business.
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Fuel Price Hike Puts Pressure on Transport Costs
PHNOM PENH – The fuel price jump has prompted some logistics companies to increase their rates by five to ten percent to stay in business. ...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 11/03/2026
Rising Fuel Prices Expose Cracks in Cambodia’s Urban Transport
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Rising Fuel Prices Expose Cracks in Cambodia’s Urban Transport
PHNOM PENH — Rising fuel prices driven by the conflict in the Middle East are doing more than tightening household budgets in Cambodia—they are e...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 10/03/2026
Third-grade teacher Khoem Leakhena is helping reduce the hardships faced by rural students through her social media content, providing food and school supplies with her own funds and public donations. #CambodiaEducation #FemaleTeacher
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Teacher Mobilizes Social Media Support for Rural Students
PHNOM PENH – Third-grade teacher Khoem Leakhena is helping reduce the hardships faced by rural students through her social media content, providing foo...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 10/03/2026
When War Threatens Heritage, UNESCO Must Speak Clearly #PreahVihearTemple #BorderWar #ThailandCambodia
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When War Threatens Heritage, UNESCO Must Speak Clearly
When armed conflict erupts, cultural heritage is often among its earliest casualties. ...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 10/03/2026
For Displaced Cambodian Women, the Border Conflict Isn’t Over #cambodianess #CambodiaThailandBorderConflicts
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For Displaced Cambodian Women, the Border Conflict Isn’t Over
PHNOM PENH – The Cambodia–Thailand border conflict may have eased, but for thousands of displaced Cambodian women, the struggle continues in tent...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 09/03/2026
As the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran enters its second week, Cambodian analysts are warning that the conflict could quickly spill into global energy markets — leaving fuel-import-dependent economies like Cambodia exposed to rising prices and economic pressure.
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From the Strait of Hormuz to Phnom Penh: How the Middle East War Could Hit Cambodia
PHNOM PENH – As the war involving the United States, Israel and Iran enters its second week, Cambodian analysts are warning that the conflict could qui...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 09/03/2026
Analysts believe that Cambodia could graduate from the United Nations’ Least Developed Country (LDC) status by 2029 as planned despite ongoing global uncertainties and two rounds of border clashes with Thailand in 2025.
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Despite Global Challenges and Border Tensions, Cambodia Still Set to Emerge from LDC Status
PHNOM PENH – Analysts believe that Cambodia could graduate from the United Nations’ Least Developed Country (LDC) status by 2029 as planned despi...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 08/03/2026
Small countries such as Cambodia have a great deal to lose in terms of security, autonomy, and in terms of time required to develop in a world order in which the law of the strongest is more and more openly accepted. cambodianess.com/article/danc...
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Dancing between Giants: What Cambodia Loses when International Law Retreats
Small countries such as Cambodia have a great deal to lose in terms of security, autonomy, and in terms of time required to develop in a world order in which...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 07/03/2026
In its confrontation with Thailand over their shared border, Cambodia has repeatedly chosen to rely on international law.
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Is Cambodia Right to Rely on International Law?
In its confrontation with Thailand over their shared border, Cambodia has repeatedly chosen to rely on international law. ...
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Phil Robertson @reaproy.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Speaking to @cambodianess.com about the unjust imprisonment of the Mother Nature #Cambodia 5. “They should not have to spend a single day more behind bars” because they were simply exercising their civil & political rights in a peaceful fashion. Let the #MNC5 go now! cambodianess.com/article/moth...
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Mother Nature Five Remain Jailed as Supreme Court Rejects Latest Release Bid
PHNOM PENH — Nearly two years after they were sentenced to lengthy prison terms, five young environmental activists from Mother Nature Cambodia remain ...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 07/03/2026
Vendors, workers and students in Phnom Penh say they are increasingly worried about potential fuel price increases and inflation as global instability linked to the Middle East conflict and regional tensions raises uncertainty over living costs.
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Households Brace for Price Hikes Amid Global Conflicts
PHNOM PENH – Vendors, workers and students in Phnom Penh say they are increasingly worried about potential fuel price increases and inflation as global...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 07/03/2026
Prime Minister Hun Manet has instructed key ministries to closely monitor the conflict involving Iran and prepare measures to protect Cambodians in the Middle East while guarding against energy price disruptions at home.
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Watch Iran Conflict for Safety and Fuel Risks: PM
PHNOM PENH – Prime Minister Hun Manet has instructed key ministries to closely monitor the conflict involving Iran and prepare measures to protect Camb...
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cambodianess.com @cambodianess.com · 07/03/2026
“Don’t think about making women fit the world — think about making the world fit women. ” — Gloria Steinem.
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International Women’s Day: The Fight for Equality Continues
“Don’t think about making women fit the world — think about making the world fit women. ...
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