International Community (8th – 12th September 2025)
| Border talks are on the agenda after Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim called the new Thai PM, an old friend, to meet one day. Meanwhile, PM Hun Manet has called for the restoration of the relationship with Thailand, which sees Anutin relenting to start restoring calm at the border. Cambodia and Thailand agreed to consider reopening border crossings shut since June before a five-day conflict flared in late July, with both sides taking a hit to land trade. With bans still in place on Thai fuel, electricity and farm goods, and key crossings sealed, the economic strain is already weighing on farmers and foreign investors reliant on cross-border supply chains. http://bit.ly/3V7ZO3K; The U.S. blacklisted 10 Cambodian targets, including casinos and suspected operators tied to scam hubs, in its latest sanctions. The Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) also designated nine entities linked to Shwe Kokko, a notorious scam enclave in Myanmar. http://bit.ly/4pz1pOa; The German government has pledged urgent assistance to families displaced along Cambodia's conflict-affected border regions, launching a nutrition programme in partnership with World Vision Cambodia. http://bit.ly/46frJnu; Cambodia and the UK have signed an MoU to strengthen regulatory impact assessment, aiming to improve governance, law-making and sustainable development through capacity building, training and deeper bilateral cooperation. |
