A Shell Rips Through Their Hut in Banteay Meanchey Province One December Morning. Account of a Night of Terror and a Life of Misery.

In this article, the author Pierre-Yves Clais delivers a poignant and unflinching testimony of a recent trip to the Cambodian border. Between the duty of remembrance, compassion for war victims, and denunciation of Thai arrogance, he crafts a "geopolitical" narrative doubled with an intimate reflection on the resilience of a people being humiliated and dispossessed.

Cambodia Asserts Its Ambitions to Become a Logistics Pivot in Southeast Asia. During a conference titled "Delivering Logistics-Led Growth," officials and private sector leaders highlighted advances in transport modernization and cross-border cooperation.

On March 18, Zandré van Straten, coordinator of EuroCham Cambodia's services—the European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia—led a key workshop in Phnom Penh. Organized as part of the STRACAP roadmap launch (2026-2032), this event aimed to inform on standards, trade systems, and the country's inclusive economic growth.

According to a study by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the escalation of tensions in the Gulf region could cost Southeast Asia up to 2.3 percentage points of growth by 2027. For Cambodia, a country heavily reliant on energy imports, the risk of a sustained rise in oil and liquefied natural gas (LNG) prices is compounded by shocks to supply chains and remittances.

Along the Cambodia-Thailand border, the post-2025 Cold War is evident in the taut barbed wire, aligned metal containers, and militarized posts that now dot the border communes of Pursat and Oddar Meanchey.

The European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham Cambodia) successfully held its 2026 Annual General Meeting (AGM) on March 26. This major event brought together members and national chapters around a positive review and statutory reforms adapted to geopolitical realities.

In a context of tense oil markets, exacerbated by disruptions in the Red Sea and Asia's dependence on the Strait of Hormuz, Cambodia is doubling down on efforts to secure its fuel supplies. Her Excellency the Minister of Commerce, Cham Nimul, recently reassured the population while calling for energy sobriety.

As tensions intensify in the Middle East, Mekong basin economies are taking the full brunt of an energy shock that their fragile structures struggle to absorb.

Faced with the collapse of the real estate sector, the massive return of migrants, and the rise in U.S. tariffs, Cambodia is embarking on a structural transition toward a more selective and industrial growth model.

Cambodia and France are joining forces to ensure the success of the 20th Francophonie Summit, scheduled for November 15 and 16, 2026, in Phnom Penh. In an interview with AKP on March 25, the French Ambassador to Cambodia, H.E. Olivier Richard, praised this close collaboration.

As the Phnom Penh condominium market rationalizes, foreign investors, particularly Europeans, favor projects by recognized developers in central neighborhoods and shun speculative operations.

After six successful editions organized in various Francophone regions, the International Organization of La Francophonie (OIF) continues its commitment to an ambitious and supportive economic Francophonie by organizing, in collaboration with the Djiboutian authorities, a new Francophonie economic mission from October 6 to 8, 2026, in Djibouti.

The French Embassy in Phnom Penh has announced the closure of the application period for the election on 31 May 2026. In the single electoral constituency that is Cambodia, five lists are officially registered.

The new executive board of the tech community, made up of nine members including five women, takes office eight months before the Francophonie Summit. The goal: structure a booming ecosystem and leverage international attention to attract talent and capital.

Cambodia expresses « immense pride » at the prospect of hosting the 20th Francophonie Summit in 2026, a major diplomatic event that will bring together Francophone nations in Southeast Asia for only the second time in nearly three decades.

Facing the surge in fuel prices that is paralyzing global supply chains, Cambodia's National Minimum Wage Council approved, on Friday, March 20, an emergency measure to relieve transportation costs for workers in the ready-to-wear, footwear, and travel goods sectors.

In a context of geopolitical tensions in the Middle East disrupting global oil supply chains, the Royal Cambodian Government has launched an ambitious directive to streamline fuel and electricity consumption across all ministries and public institutions.

In the shadow of the temporary shelters lining Cambodia's northwest border, hundreds of displaced families wait—sometimes for months—to return to their homes. According to them, their lands and homes, occupied by Thai forces following sporadic but recurring clashes, have become the epicenter of a humanitarian crisis compounded by a persistent diplomatic dispute.

With 348 million speakers recorded in 2025, the French language continues its remarkable global expansion, driven by the demographic dynamism of the African continent and the renewed appeal of a linguistic space in full transformation.

For this week's interview, Senior Communications Officer Stew Post sat down with Nicolas Hollanders, CEO of BRED Bank Cambodia. The pair discussed Nicolas' path to the position, what has changed since he last spoke with EuroCham nearly four years ago, and what set's BRED Bank apart in Cambodia's highly-competitive financial sector.

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet met on Tuesday at the Palace of Peace with Carlos Felipe Jaramillo, Vice President of the World Bank for East Asia and the Pacific.

In a global economy upended by trade tensions, one reality emerges: ASEAN+3 – China, Japan, South Korea, and the ten ASEAN countries – has become the world's largest market.

The surge in airfares between France and Cambodia, combined with geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and the kingdom's poor reputation regarding cybercrime, endangers the 2026 tourist season. While Hun Manet's government attempts a large-scale communication operation, warning signs are flashing red for the local economy.