International Community (18th – 22nd August 2025)
International Community (18th – 22nd August 2025)
ASEAN Chair and Malaysian Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has defended his proposal to deploy additional international observers to monitor the fragile ceasefire between Cambodia and Thailand, stressing that the move was not an act of interference but a practical response to the limited monitoring resources currently in place. https://bit.ly/47FW0OA; The European Union (EU) has announced €700,000 (about $817,000) in emergency humanitarian assistance to support civilians affected by the recent escalation of conflict along the Cambodia-Thailand border. https://bit.ly/3HIyPbX; A new study from International Justice Mission (IJM), one of the world’s largest anti-slavery organizations, has linked a wave of global child sextortion cases to scamming compounds in Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos. https://bit.ly/461dGTE; Thai authorities claimed that about 200 Cambodian households, who fled the civil war decades ago, are “living within Thai territory” according to their map. While Thai officials say there are no plans to evict them, it is unclear why the issue has been raised now, with a political analyst suggesting it may be “an attempt to provoke tensions”. http://bit.ly/3JBVS8R; Cambodia and Thailand will hold two extraordinary meetings of the Regional Border Committee (RBC) next week, Lt. Gen. Maly Socheata, Under Secretary of State and Spokesperson of the Ministry of National Defence.