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Fifty Cambodian civil society organisations have called for the release of citizen journalist Chea Vuthy, sentenced to 18 months in prison for comments made in a private Messenger group chat. The case raises concerns about freedom of expression.
Cambodia's PM Hun Manet and Thailand's PM Anutin Charnvirakul have both signalled openness to Chinese mediation of their border dispute during simultaneous visits to Beijing, though neither has formally requested intervention.
Cambodian PM Hun Manet and Thai PM Anutin Chanvirakul will attend the World AI Conference 2026 in Shanghai on July 17, where they are expected to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping. Their visit comes as the two nations remain locked in a border dispute.