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Scam centres 'destroying' Cambodia's economy, PM tells AFP
AFP, Published on 26/02/2026
» BRUSSELS (BELGIUM) - Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Wednesday that scam centres were destroying his country's economy and giving the nation a bad name -- pushing back on allegations of government connivance.
Cambodia says it's only retaliating to Thai attacks
AFP, Published on 09/12/2025
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodia has retaliated in a reignited border conflict with Thailand, the former leader of Cambodia Hun Sen, said Tuesday, after Phnom Penh accused Thai forces of shelling positions overnight in fighting that has killed seven civilians and a Thai soldier.
Suriya Jungrungreangkit set for single day as acting PM
AFP, Published on 02/07/2025
» Thailand's acting prime minister Suriya Jungrungreangkit is set to helm the country for only one full day Wednesday, standing in for suspended premier Paetongtarn Shinawatra before being replaced himself in a cabinet reshuffle.
Border confusion as Thailand shuts land crossings with Cambodia
AFP, Published on 24/06/2025
» ARANYAPRATHET - Dozens of tourists and workers, some carrying children, were left stranded on Tuesday at Thailand's busiest land crossing with Cambodia, after the army stopped almost all border traffic in an escalating territorial dispute.
Thai PM to meet army commander to defuse political crisis
AFP, Published on 20/06/2025
» BANGKOK - Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra will on Friday visit an army commander she called an "opponent" in a leaked phone call as she battles to defuse a crisis threatening to topple her government.
Coral reefs pushed to brink as bleaching crisis worsens
AFP, Published on 23/04/2025
» PARIS — An unprecedented coral bleaching episode has spread to 84% of the world's reefs in an unfolding human-caused crisis that could kill off swathes of the essential ecosystems, scientists warned Wednesday.
A coffin for Pol Pot's memory, 50 years after Phnom Penh's fall
AFP, Published on 14/04/2025
» ANLONG VENG - A new coffin-shaped structure topped with a clear plastic roof looms over the cremation site of Pol Pot in Anlong Veng, a testament to the estimated two million Cambodian lives lost under his genocidal rule.
Cambodian lawmakers elect Hun Sen's son as next leader
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» PHNOM PENH - Cambodia's parliament on Tuesday elected long-time ruler Hun Sen's eldest son as the new prime minister, sealing a dynastic handover of power after last month's one-sided polls.
Hun Manet: Cambodia's new prime minister
AFP, Published on 22/08/2023
» PHNOM PENH - Hun Manet has an economics degree from England and graduated from the US military academy West Point, but there are few expectations he will uphold Western liberal ideals when he succeeds his father as Cambodia's prime minister.
Cambodian king appoints Hun Sen's son new PM
AFP, Published on 07/08/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Hun Manet was appointed Cambodia's new leader by the king on Monday, after having effectively been given the post by his father, who has ruled for nearly four decades.