Thousands of workers from Taral International Co. Ltd garment factory in Kampong Speu’s Kong Pisey district blocked National Road 3 in the morning, demanding better working conditions and occupational safety. After hours of negotiations, some of their demands were met while others remained unresolved.
Oxfam in Cambodia and the Village Support Group NGO have launched an emergency cash transfer programme to support 200 vulnerable families in Oddar Meanchey province, in response to the urgent humanitarian needs of communities affected by the ongoing Cambodia-Thailand border dispute.
Local authorities confirmed that hundreds of foreign workers protested in China Town, Sihanoukville city on October 4, 2025, following an alleged prohibition on religious ceremonies, sparking a dispute between foreign workers and the management.
The number of displaced people along the Cambodia–Thailand border has increased by 44 percent to more than 16,000, even as aid agencies shift their focus from emergency relief to targeted recovery efforts nine weeks after the ceasefire.
Nearly 900,000 Cambodians have returned from Thailand since July, a movement far larger than during the pandemic and one that is already straining rural economies, job markets and social safety nets.
Nearly six months after officials recorded the assets of the first residents set to be displaced by the $1.2 billion Funan Techo Canal project, communities say they still have not received updates on compensation or when excavators might arrive.
