New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has ended his two-day visit to Cambodia, reflecting both countries’ commitment to strengthening ties and exploring areas of cooperation.
Indonesian Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs Muhammad Anis Matta wrapped up a one-day working visit to Cambodia on December 1 with a clear message: Jakarta is ready to expand economic and cultural cooperation with Phnom Penh while strengthening joint efforts to combat transnational crimes, particularly online scams.
Following the signing of the US-Cambodia Reciprocal Trade Agreement on October 26, the US-ASEAN Business Council (USABC) is looking at setting up office in Cambodia—an intention stated during their two-day visit in Cambodia to explore new opportunities and strengthen economic ties.
Thailand seizes US$300 million in assets linked to cyber scam networks. The announcement comes after authorities across Asia, Europe and the United States targeted Cambodia's Prince Holding Group and its global business network with asset seizures and freezes worth billions of dollars.
While South Korea lowered the alert level on Phnom Penh and Siem Reap, other areas, such as Bokor, Bavet and Poipet cities are still subject to Level 4 alert, which translates to a “travel ban”.
Cambodia denies Thailand’s claim that a Chinese man injured in a border landmine blast had entered the country and rejects accusations of newly planted mines, asserting the explosion occurred in an old conflict-era minefield and urging adherence to agreed cross-border demining procedures.
Cambodia has requested that the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) urge Thailand to release 18 Cambodian soldiers as well as continue monitoring their well-being. The men have now been detained by Thai forces for 126 days.
A senior Cambodian official raised the complexities and challenges of the landmine issue along the Cambodia-Thailand border with Izumi Nakamitsu, the UN undersecretary-general, who encouraged Cambodia and Thailand to resolve the issue peacefully.
Thailand and Cambodia took their renewed border dispute to a United Nations forum on landmine prohibition in Geneva this week, each vying for international support as their ties continued to unravel.
