Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet delivers a special address on government measures responding to the impacts of the border conflict with Thailand on January 10, 2025. Photo: screenshot

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet on Saturday announced measures to address the impacts of the border conflict with Thailand as recovery efforts intensify, according to Cambodian media.

Delivering a special address on government measures responding to the impacts of the border conflict, Hun Manet said the border situation has improved following the December 27 ceasefire agreement and the release of 18 captive soldiers, Cambodia digital outlet cambodianess.com reported. 

On displaced people, the prime minister said that authorities are now facilitating the process of returning home, with a strong focus on clearing unexploded ordnance to ensure civilian safety. Hun Manet also recalled that the government has established a working group to oversee the restoration of livelihoods and infrastructure damaged by the conflict.

Hun Manet acknowledged the need to rebuild infrastructure destroyed during the fighting, including roads, schools, markets, and hospitals, to restore public well-being.

In the special address, the prime minister thanked countries and organizations including China and other partner countries, as well as the Asian Development Bank for providing financial and equipment assistance to support affected communities and ease the burden on the Cambodian people, according to cambodianess.com.

China has delivered the second batch of emergency humanitarian aid to Cambodia, reaffirming its role as the largest and earliest provider of assistance while pledging continued support for the ceasefire and regional peace, Cambodian English-language newspaper Khmer Times reported on January 9.  

The aid shipment, which arrived in Phnom Penh on January 8, will be distributed to displaced civilians in border areas affected by the Cambodia-Thailand conflict, according to Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wenbin, per Khmer Times.

Since the signing of the joint statement between Cambodia and Thailand agreeing to a ceasefire on December 27, 2025, there has been no fighting along the border areas between the two countries. In response to the eased situation in the border, Lin Jian, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on January 5 that China is pleased to see that the ceasefire consensus between Cambodia and Thailand is being gradually implemented, and China hopes that Cambodia and Thailand will continue to look ahead and move forward, strengthen dialogue and communication, jointly ensure a comprehensive and lasting ceasefire, gradually rebuild trust and improve relations.


Global Times