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Capital

Phnom Penh

Head of State

King Norodom Sihamoni

Head of Government

Prime Minister Hun Manet

A man inspects a building destroyed by Thai bombing in Poipet town, Banteay Meanchey province, Cambodia, on Thursday. Photo: AKP/AP

2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict

Russia denies citizens are fighting for Cambodia in border war with Thailand

The Russian embassy in Cambodia says the false assertions could jeopardise Moscow-Bangkok ties and its citizens’ safety in Thailand.

19 Dec 2025 - 3:15PMvideocam

Singapore

Singapore arrests US-sanctioned yacht captain linked to tycoon Chen Zhi

19 Dec 2025 - 10:54AMvideocam

US-China relations

China urged to win ‘hearts and minds’ to fill leadership void as US retreats

19 Dec 2025 - 10:00AMvideocam

China-Asean relations

Cambodia and Thailand tell China’s Wang Yi they’re willing to cease fire

Thai and Cambodian foreign ministers brief Chinese counterpart on border conflict, while Beijing vows to ‘serve as a bridge’.

18 Dec 2025 - 9:53PM

Civilians flee Srei Snam district in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province on Monday following an attack by Thai military forces. Photo: Agence Kampuchea Presse via Xinhua

Thailand

Thai-Cambodia border dispute reignites with bombing claims of casino hub

Cambodia accuses Thailand of bombing Poipet amid escalating border disputes, prompting Asean emergency talks and global ceasefire appeals.

18 Dec 2025 - 4:26PMvideocam

Thailand

Will holiday high season survive Thai-Cambodian border conflict?

Curfews, increased airport screening and the bombing of the province housing Angkor Wat have rattled foreign travellers.

18 Dec 2025 - 4:40PMvideocam

Thailand

Cambodia says Thai F-16s hit near displaced civilian camp

The strikes reportedly penetrated 70km into Siem Reap province, bringing the war close to Angkor Wat.

15 Dec 2025 - 6:32PMvideocam

Residents evacuate following air strikes in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province, amid clashes along the Cambodia-Thailand border. Photo: Handout via Agence Kampuchea Press/AFP

Malaysia

Trump’s tariffs on Southeast Asia put US Christmas gifts at risk

From Hot Wheels to headphones, new levies are squeezing the supply of Americans’ festive favourites.

15 Dec 2025 - 8:02AM

Thailand

Thailand considers blocking fuel exports to Cambodia as conflict escalates

Thailand last year exported 2.2 billion litres of fuel to Cambodia, according to the energy ministry’s data.

18 Dec 2025 - 4:40PM

Thailand

Thailand confirms first civilian killed in week of Cambodia fighting

The latest killing comes a day after Bangkok denied Trump’s claim that a truce had been agreed between the Southeast Asian neighbours.

15 Dec 2025 - 7:41AMvideocam

A village security volunteer splashes water to control a fire at a house after what a Thai soldier said was a Cambodian artillery strike in the area in Sisaket province, Thailand on Sunday. Photo: AP

Thailand

Cambodia suspends all border crossings with Thailand amid more clashes

Both nations reported attacks on Saturday, the day after US President Donald Trump claimed they had agreed to renew a truce.

13 Dec 2025 - 10:57PMvideocam

People wait to receive supplies on Saturday at a refugee camp in Banteay Meanchey province in Cambodia amid border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia. Photo: Reuters

Video | Cambodian evacuees plead for US help

US President Trump says he will hold talks with leaders on both sides and has expressed confidence about ending the latest clashes.

12 Dec 2025 - 5:10PM

Thailand

Thai PM says he will return ‘power to the people’, setting stage for election

Thailand’s military said the coming election would not affect its operations against Cambodia amid a renewed border conflict.

12 Dec 2025 - 5:44PMvideocam

Thailand

Video | Thai military drones strike bunker, casino along Cambodian border

At least 15 people, including Thai soldiers and Cambodian civilians, have died in the most recent border clashes.

11 Dec 2025 - 8:19PMvideocam

War and conflict

Video | Cambodian evacuees shelter in makeshift tents

Over 100,000 Cambodian have been living in makeshift tents with only basic supplies as conflict enters fourth day.

11 Dec 2025 - 6:55PM

01:42

Thailand

Video | Cambodian residents flee border town

Tens of thousands have been forced to flee their homes as Thai-Cambodia border clashes expand.

11 Dec 2025 - 5:19PM

Thailand

Thai-Cambodia border clash deepens as Trump seeks to ‘put out little flame’

Bangkok reported three civilian fatalities as the US president aims to broker peace amid soaring tensions.

11 Dec 2025 - 5:23PMvideocam

Asean

‘Credible mediation’: Asean urged to help halt deadly Thailand-Cambodia clashes

Analysts urge Asean to take ‘urgent, coordinated action’ if it hopes to mediate an end to the Thailand-Cambodia conflict.

11 Dec 2025 - 5:50PMvideocam

A Thai villager inspects his house damaged during clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops, at a village in Surin province, Thailand, on Tuesday. Photo: EPA

War and conflict

Video | Tens of thousands flee fresh violence along Thai-Cambodian border

The latest clashes come after a US-brokered ceasefire crumbled and have sparked calls from the international community for both sides to exercise restraint.

10 Dec 2025 - 6:03PM

South Korea

Thais attacked in South Korea as conflict with Cambodia spills over

Attackers reportedly asked ‘which country are you from?’ before hitting four men with bottles, leaving two with head injuries.

10 Dec 2025 - 5:21PM

Thailand

Cambodia quits SEA Games in Thailand amid deadly border clashes

The national team had attended the opening ceremony in Bangkok on Tuesday, but was ordered home less than 24 hours later as fighting surged.

10 Dec 2025 - 4:15PMvideocam

Cambodia’s delegation is seen during the parade of nations at the opening ceremony of the Southeast Asian Games in Rajamangala National Stadium, Bangkok, on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

Thailand

Trump to call Thailand, Cambodia leaders and ‘stop war’ along border

More than half a million people have fled the border region since the renewed clashes erupted over the weekend.

10 Dec 2025 - 1:54PMvideocam

Security volunteers patrol a village in Thailand’s Buriram province on Tuesday. Photo: Reuters

SCMP Highlights

Singaporean Chinese ‘least attractive’, Philippines cyclones: 7 Asia highlights

From a viral image prompting a beauty debate to Chinese marriage brokers eyeing Nepal, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

9 Dec 2025 - 12:30PM

Thailand

Fighting rages across Thai-Cambodian border as US calls for calm

Tens of thousands have fled their homes for the second time this year as Thailand and Cambodia trade heavy fire, leaving at least 10 dead.

9 Dec 2025 - 10:40PMvideocam

Scams and swindles

Letters | Cambodia is confronting the scourge of online scams head-on

Readers discuss the cross-border effort targeting the syndicates behind Cambodia’s scam farms, Malaysia’s first fully home-grown EV, and the investigation into the Tai Po fire in Hong Kong.

9 Dec 2025 - 11:30AM

Suspects are detained during a police raid on a scam centre in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on July 16. The operation was part of a nationwide crackdown on cybercrime networks, following Prime Minister Hun Manet’s order to shut down online scam operations often run like sweatshops. Photo: EPA

Thailand

Video | Thai-Cambodian border sees renewed clashes

The neighbouring countries’ fragile peace deal is on the verge of collapse amid fresh violence.

8 Dec 2025 - 6:13PM

02:09

Thailand

Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia after soldier killed

Thailand says the F-16 strikes were ‘executed with caution’ against military targets to neutralise a threat to national security.

8 Dec 2025 - 8:23PMvideocam

Thailand

‘Everyone gets a cut’: why Southeast Asia’s scam industry refuses to die

Authorities are seizing assets and raiding compounds, but analysts warn the clumsy crackdown is merely scattering syndicates to new hideouts.

8 Dec 2025 - 9:51AMvideocam

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Cambodia

Russia denies citizens are fighting for Cambodia in border war with Thailand

The Russian embassy in Cambodia says the false assertions could jeopardise Moscow-Bangkok ties and its citizens’ safety in Thailand.

Singapore arrests US-sanctioned yacht captain linked to tycoon Chen Zhi

China urged to win ‘hearts and minds’ to fill leadership void as US retreats

Cambodia and Thailand tell China’s Wang Yi they’re willing to cease fire

Thai and Cambodian foreign ministers brief Chinese counterpart on border conflict, while Beijing vows to ‘serve as a bridge’.

Thai-Cambodia border dispute reignites with bombing claims of casino hub

Cambodia accuses Thailand of bombing Poipet amid escalating border disputes, prompting Asean emergency talks and global ceasefire appeals.

Will holiday high season survive Thai-Cambodian border conflict?

Curfews, increased airport screening and the bombing of the province housing Angkor Wat have rattled foreign travellers.

Cambodia says Thai F-16s hit near displaced civilian camp

The strikes reportedly penetrated 70km into Siem Reap province, bringing the war close to Angkor Wat.

Trump’s tariffs on Southeast Asia put US Christmas gifts at risk

From Hot Wheels to headphones, new levies are squeezing the supply of Americans’ festive favourites.

Thailand considers blocking fuel exports to Cambodia as conflict escalates

Thailand last year exported 2.2 billion litres of fuel to Cambodia, according to the energy ministry’s data.

Thailand confirms first civilian killed in week of Cambodia fighting

The latest killing comes a day after Bangkok denied Trump’s claim that a truce had been agreed between the Southeast Asian neighbours.

Cambodia suspends all border crossings with Thailand amid more clashes

Both nations reported attacks on Saturday, the day after US President Donald Trump claimed they had agreed to renew a truce.

.css-rcruog{color:#C79A00;}Video | Cambodian evacuees plead for US help

US President Trump says he will hold talks with leaders on both sides and has expressed confidence about ending the latest clashes.

Thai PM says he will return ‘power to the people’, setting stage for election

Thailand’s military said the coming election would not affect its operations against Cambodia amid a renewed border conflict.

.css-sioo19{color:#c79a00;}Video | Thai military drones strike bunker, casino along Cambodian border

At least 15 people, including Thai soldiers and Cambodian civilians, have died in the most recent border clashes.

Video | Cambodian evacuees shelter in makeshift tents

Over 100,000 Cambodian have been living in makeshift tents with only basic supplies as conflict enters fourth day.

Video | Cambodian residents flee border town

Tens of thousands have been forced to flee their homes as Thai-Cambodia border clashes expand.

Thai-Cambodia border clash deepens as Trump seeks to ‘put out little flame’

Bangkok reported three civilian fatalities as the US president aims to broker peace amid soaring tensions.

‘Credible mediation’: Asean urged to help halt deadly Thailand-Cambodia clashes

Analysts urge Asean to take ‘urgent, coordinated action’ if it hopes to mediate an end to the Thailand-Cambodia conflict.

Video | Tens of thousands flee fresh violence along Thai-Cambodian border

The latest clashes come after a US-brokered ceasefire crumbled and have sparked calls from the international community for both sides to exercise restraint.

Thais attacked in South Korea as conflict with Cambodia spills over

Attackers reportedly asked ‘which country are you from?’ before hitting four men with bottles, leaving two with head injuries.

Cambodia quits SEA Games in Thailand amid deadly border clashes

The national team had attended the opening ceremony in Bangkok on Tuesday, but was ordered home less than 24 hours later as fighting surged.

Trump to call Thailand, Cambodia leaders and ‘stop war’ along border

More than half a million people have fled the border region since the renewed clashes erupted over the weekend.

Singaporean Chinese ‘least attractive’, Philippines cyclones: 7 Asia highlights

From a viral image prompting a beauty debate to Chinese marriage brokers eyeing Nepal, here are a few highlights from SCMP’s recent Asia reporting.

Fighting rages across Thai-Cambodian border as US calls for calm

Tens of thousands have fled their homes for the second time this year as Thailand and Cambodia trade heavy fire, leaving at least 10 dead.

Letters | Cambodia is confronting the scourge of online scams head-on

Readers discuss the cross-border effort targeting the syndicates behind Cambodia’s scam farms, Malaysia’s first fully home-grown EV, and the investigation into the Tai Po fire in Hong Kong.

Video | Thai-Cambodian border sees renewed clashes

The neighbouring countries’ fragile peace deal is on the verge of collapse amid fresh violence.

Thailand launches air strikes on Cambodia after soldier killed

Thailand says the F-16 strikes were ‘executed with caution’ against military targets to neutralise a threat to national security.

‘Everyone gets a cut’: why Southeast Asia’s scam industry refuses to die

Authorities are seizing assets and raiding compounds, but analysts warn the clumsy crackdown is merely scattering syndicates to new hideouts.

Video | Cambodian evacuees plead for US help

Video | Thai military drones strike bunker, casino along Cambodian border