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Vietnam Airlines moves operations to new airport in Phnom Penh
VietnamPlus
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August 20, 2025
Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam Airlines will officially shift all flights to and from Phnom Penh to Techo International Airport (KTI) starting from 00:01 on September 9, 2025, following an announcement from Cambodia’s civil aviation authorities to transfer...
Cambodian media highlight Vietnam-Cambodia friendship
VietnamPlus
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August 20, 2025
Phnom Penh (VNA) – Cambodian media outlets in recent days have run many articles highlighting the fine friendship and neighbourliness with Vietnam, and praising the mutual support and assistance, as well as the common aspiration for peaceful...
Cambodian scholars laud Cambodia-China economic, trade cooperation
Vietstock
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August 20, 2025
Cambodian scholars laud Cambodia-China economic, trade cooperation Cambodian officials and scholars on Tuesday lauded Cambodia-China economic and trade cooperation and a bilateral free trade agreement, saying that they have offered tremendous...
Cambodia Thanks Partners for Ceasefire and Humanitarian Assistance
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, August 20, 2025 -- The Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, H.E. Nong Sakal, has expressed Cambodia’s sincere gratitude to partner countries and development partners for their role in...
Cambodia Launches Protest over Thai Military Encroachments
AKP
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AKP Phnom Penh, August 20, 2025 -- The Cambodia Joint Border Committee (JBC) Secretariat, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, on Aug. 19 lodged an official protest against recent actions by Thai armed forces, who...
Cambodia-Vietnam $20B trade target ‘achievable’, experts say
Vietstock
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August 20, 2025
Cambodia-Vietnam $20B trade target ‘achievable’, experts say Experts tracking economic trends suggest that should the current growth rates continue, the ambitious $20 billion target is within reach. Both countries have been steadily expanding...
Cambodia’s border crisis hits tourism and labor – Pattaya feels ripple effects
Pattaya Mail
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August 20, 2025
Tourists and expats in Pattaya may face indirect impacts as regional labor shortages and travel restrictions take hold. (Photo by Jetsada Homklin) PATTAYA, Thailand – Cambodia’s ongoing border dispute with Thailand is beginning to exact a heavy...
President Trump to Mark Levin: ‘I Love Stopping the Wars’
Breitbart
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August 20, 2025
President Donald Trump told conservative radio host Mark Levin on Tuesday that he was optimistic about solving the war between Russia and Ukraine — the latest in a series of peace deals that he has pulled together. Earlier this month, Trump...
Cambodian exodus: Thai Cab. approves hiring 10k Lankan workers
The Morning
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August 20, 2025
Thailand’s Cabinet of Ministers has approved the hiring of 10,000 Sri Lankan workers as it tries to address a labour shortage caused by Cambodian workers returning home in the wake of a deadly border conflict between the two countries, a senior...
People's Public Security Force's 80th traditional day celebrated in Cambodia
VietnamPlus
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August 20, 2025
Phnom Penh (VNA) – The Ministry of Public Security’s Representative Office in Cambodia hosted a solemn ceremony on August 19 to celebrate the 80th traditional day of the Vietnamese People's Public Security Force (August 19, 1945 – 2025) and the...
World : Top News Headlines Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam: Aug 20, 2025
Bernama
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August 20, 2025
CAMBODIA 1. MINISTRY TO PROTECT PATENTS, CONSUMER RIGHTS -- AGENCE KAMPUCHEA PRESSE The Minister of Industry, Science, Technology and Innovation is implementing measures to protect patent rights belonging to businesses, thereby protecting...
Thai soldiers find phone clips of Cambodian troops laying landmines
Bangkok Post
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August 20, 2025
Recordings found on Cambodian soldier's phone PUBLISHED : 20 Aug 2025 at 10:18 Thai soldiers have found video and audio clips in a Cambodian soldier’s mobile phone showing Cambodian soldiers using anti-personnel landmines, according to the Royal...
Cabinet approves 10,000 Sri Lankan workers to replace Cambodians
Bangkok Post
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August 20, 2025
PUBLISHED : 20 Aug 2025 at 11:14 Thailand's cabinet has approved the hiring of 10,000 Sri Lankan workers as it tries to address a labour shortage caused by Cambodian workers returning home in the wake of a deadly border conflict between the two...
Chinese investors visit Cambodia to explore scope in textile industry
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Some Chinese investors recently visited Cambodia to explore the latter’s investment climate, with a focus on investment opportunities in the textile industry—from fabric and yarn production to garment manufacturing—and the plantation wood...
asia Thailand turning to Sri Lankan workers to cope with Cambodian exodus, official says
Asiaone
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August 20, 2025
BANGKOK — Thailand's cabinet has approved the hiring of 10,000 Sri Lankan workers as it tries to address a labour shortage caused by Cambodian workers returning home in the wake of a deadly border conflict between the two countries, a Thai senior...
How many wars has President Trump really ended?
BBC
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August 19, 2025
Jake Horton & Nick BeakeBBC Verify ShareSave As President Donald Trump tries to broker an end to the Russia-Ukraine war, he has been highlighting his track record in peace negotiations since starting his second term in office. Speaking at the...
China to stage massive military parade marking WWII surrender of Japan
The Straits Times
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August 20, 2025
BEIJING – China will stage a massive military parade in September involving tens of thousands of people in the heart of Beijing to commemorate 80 years since the end of World War II following the surrender of Japan. Hundreds of aircraft including...
Trump pressed Norway’s minister for a Nobel Prize, report claims
GCN
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August 19, 2025
Donald Trump’s unprecedented cold call to Norway’s finance minister reveals the extraordinary lengths to which the president will go in pursuit of the Nobel Peace Prize, mixing diplomatic protocol with personal ambition. The reported conversation,...
Association preps lawsuit in effort to restrict wage hike
Bangkok Post
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August 19, 2025
PUBLISHED : 20 Aug 2025 at 06:13 The Thai Hotels Association (THA) is preparing to file a lawsuit against the tripartite wage committee with the Administrative Court, seeking to restrict the 400-baht minimum wage hike because it hampers hotels in...
ASEAN Interim Observer Team begins fact-finding mission on Thai-Cambodian border mine incident
Pattaya Mail
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August 19, 2025
Observers from eight ASEAN nations tour Ubon Ratchathani, Si Sa Ket, and Surin to review alleged ceasefire violations and mine-related injuries. SI SA KET, Thailand – An Interim Observer Team (IOT) began a three-day visit to the border region...