Jon Ngoo

Al Jazeera English Just happened this morning! Of course Cambodia will deny the ceasefire—just as it has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing in the past. This raises a fundamental question: do Cambodia’s political leaders genuinely exercise full control over their military, or is the army operating with its own agenda?
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The priority is often to keep Angkor looking “peaceful” and tourist-friendly. Confrontations, even justified ones, are avoided because they can create bad publicity. Apart from that, weak enforcement culture, guards are often underpaid, poorly trained, and unclear about their authority. Many are there to observe, not to intervene.
Good luck tourists!

I Was Attacked at Angkor Wat in Cambodia — Then It Got Worse This is the hardest video I’ve ever made.I was violently attacked at Angkor Wat in Cambodia—and what happened afterward was even more disturbing. It all happ...

A Cambodian soldier who was captured during the recent border clashes and later released back to Cambodia reportedly did not receive the public donation money that had been collected in his name.

According to available reports and public discussions, donations were widely promoted as support for the soldiers and their families. However, after the soldiers returned home, there was no transparent distribution of funds to them, and no clear official explanation about where the money went or how it was managed.

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Another incident. UN and ICJ, help pleaseeee!!

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Invading another country’s sovereignty? Big words about international law—zero consequences. Who cares?

“Liberty! Liberty! Liberty!” the crowd chanted in Florida.

Today, there remains an ongoing—and often endless—debate over which map scale should be applied, as each side holds a different belief regarding its legitimacy. The 1904 and 1907 French colonial treaties and the maps produced under them remain relevant, but they “do not by themselves conclusively determine the precise border in every disputed area.” Cambodia relies primarily on the older 1:200,000 treaty-era maps, while Thailand uses the more modern 1:50,000 military map series—the same scale Cambodia applies along its border with Vietnam, but not in its boundary discussions with Thailand.

As a result, the issue remains an ongoing bilateral matter, in which Thailand and Cambodia are best placed to understand and resolve, not the ICJ or anyone else. Modern bilateral arrangements and negotiation mechanisms therefore continue to play a crucial role, with a lasting solution ultimately depending on the willingness of leaders from both countries to reach a mutually acceptable agreement in the future.

Thai certain actions such as placing containers along the border, laying barbed wire, or raising national flags are violating previous agreements. Cambodia reemphasizes that it does not recognize any alteration of boundary lines resulting from the use of force.

Pen Bona, chief government spokesperson, said in a briefing on Jan. 2.

The needs for “heroes” to save face. Unfortunately, the dead can’t be paraded for propaganda—so how convenient that the survivors are still around to be repackaged as symbols of bravery. When victories are missing, narratives will do.

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King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath met 18 Cambodian soldiers who returned home safely at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on the morning of Jan. 1, 2026.