Since the beginning of 2025, the border between Thailand and Cambodia has been the theater of a major geopolitical crisis that continues an old but still burning territorial dispute. The epicenter of this conflict is the contested zone around the Ta Krabei temple, a historic site adjacent to the more widely recognized temples of Preah Vihear, listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site.

In the midst of the tragedy of the border conflict with Thailand, Sergeant Samreth Pry, a dedicated soldier of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, lost his life in combat. At 58, he embodied bravery and devotion, sacrificing himself to defend his homeland.​

Signed by Hun Manet and Anutin Charnvirakul, and sponsored by U.S. President Donald Trump as well as Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, the agreement marks a major step forward for regional stability and ASEAN diplomacy

On 27 September 2025, a team from the Cambodia Documentation Centre visited Prey Chan, a village in the province of Banteay Meanchey, to gather testimonies from villagers whose homes and land had been surrounded by barbed wire laid by Thai soldiers. These events mark an escalation in a simmering border conflict between Thailand and Cambodia, causing deep concern among local residents.

By August 2025, official trade between Cambodia and Thailand had shrunk to a paltry ten million baht, a collapse of 99.9% according to the Thai Department of Foreign Trade. This figure is far from a simple accounting error; it symbolises the end of a vital trade artery that was once worth billions every month.

In New York, on the occasion of the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly, Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Prak Sokhonn, expressed his country's gratitude for the international mediation that led to the recent ceasefire with Thailand. While welcoming the initiative facilitated in particular by the good offices of the United States, he warned that this truce remained precarious and could crumble if confidence was not consoli

By Arnaud Darc On 27 September 2025, in Chong An Ma, on a ridge where daily life has all too often become a dead end of barbed wire, closed roads and tense faces, the inevitable happened. A brief, brutal flash: weapons were heard.

The special meeting of the Cambodia-Thailand General Border Committee, held in Koh Kong, led to major advances while illustrating the continuing fragility of the situation. The two nations, which have long faced recurring tensions on their land border, opted for institutionalised dialogue and the implementation of concerted actions, against a backdrop of serious incidents at Chok Chey and humanitarian concerns.