INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY (09th – 13th Mar. 2026)
| The Philippines, as the current ASEAN Chair, has been urged to sustain diplomatic efforts and encourage dialogue to help ease tensions between Cambodia and Thailand over their long-standing border dispute, which turned into two rounds of military fighting last year. https://shorturl.at/6ZEG1 ; Office of the United States Trade Representative has launched a Section 301 investigation targeting 16 trading partners, including Cambodia, over alleged structural excess manufacturing capacity and trade surpluses, citing the Kingdom’s over $12 billion surplus with the US and strong garment exports https://url-shortener.me/H21K ; Cambodia’s National Assembly has asked South Korea to review the terms of fighter jet sales to Thailand to help maintain regional peace, a move analysts say tests Seoul’s commitment to stability and its newly elevated strategic partnership with Cambodia https://shorturl.at/3GKw7 ; Cambodian has issued renewed protests against the Thai military’s unlawful activities on Cambodian territory near Preah Vihear temple last month, noting that the actions violate the ICJ ruling which affirmed that Preah Vihear and its vicinity belong to Cambodia. |
