International Community (3rd – 7th Nov. 2025)
| The US Embassy in Phnom Penh cited "unforeseen schedule constraints" for calling off the conference, advising journalists to monitor the Embassy’s official channels for updates on Assistant Secretary DeSombre’s visit to Cambodia. https://bit.ly/4oj5SDn; Hong Kong authorities said on (November 4) they had frozen assets worth HK$2.75 billion (US$354 million) linked to a criminal syndicate, which local media reports identified as the Prince Group, run by sanctioned Chinese-Cambodian tycoon Chen Zhi. https://bit.ly/4oA1G28; Taipei prosecutors said on (November 4) they had detained 25 people and seized T$4.5 billion (US$147.09 million) in assets tied to the Prince Group, a multinational network accused of running vast scam-centre operations. https://bit.ly/3Lmw3KW; Two single family offices (SFOs) that received tax incentives in Singapore have been identified as having links to Cambodia’s Prince Holding Group and its founder Chen Zhi, National Development Minister Chee Hong Tat disclosed in parliament on Wednesday (Nov 5). https://bit.ly/3LnJ86Q; According to Thai media reports, Thai defence minister Nattaphon Narkphaniting has declared that Thailand will not proceed with discussions on the release of 18 captured soldiers unless Cambodia returns control of Oddar Meanchey province’s Ta Krabei Temple, known as Prasat Ta Kwai in Thai. Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to begin, under ASEAN observation, the simultaneous removal of heavy and destructive weapons from November 1 to 21, 2025, as the first phase of their peace plan, prioritising areas in Preah Vihear Province, marking a key step toward restoring peace, stability, and cooperation between the two nations. https://bit.ly/48USeSf; ASEAN secretary-general Kao Kim Hourn has reaffirmed the bloc’s continued support for Cambodia and Thailand in implementing their newly signed peace accords. https://bit.ly/3WKaRRG; Cambodian police have detained more than 100 Indonesian nationals in a major raid on a cyber scam operation in Phnom Penh, as the country intensifies its crackdown on transnational fraud syndicates. |
