Armed clashes along the Cambodia–Thailand border in late July 2025 showed once more how fragile peace is in Southeast Asia. According to Save the Children, over 1,200 schools in both countries, including Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear, and Surin provinces, were closed because artillery fire and the fighting forced 134,000 peopleContinue Reading
The tensions over Cambodia and Thailand are clearly more than a border dispute and are indicative of how the power of the media and military, as well as international biases, can threaten truth and silence the authentic voice of the people. While Cambodia and Thailand have links with a sharedContinue Reading
Divergent strategies on border disputes could be solved with an ASEAN solution. But is there the political will? The fighting along the Cambodia–Thailand border in July 2025 was short-lived but very telling. More than 140,000 people were forced to leave their homes due to five days of artillery fire and skirmishes. MoreContinue Reading