The countries have a history of occasional conflict, but this latest fight comes after an old friendship crumbled.

As fighting between Thai and Cambodian forces enters its third day, with nationalist groups from both sides clashing fiercely ...

Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen delivers a speech during his visit to Oddar Meanchey province, near the Cambodia-Thailand border, June 26, 2025 (Agence Kampuchea Press photo via AP).

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's powerful former leader Hun Sen and Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, on Thursday made separate visits to border areas as the two ...

Her father Thaksin and Hun Sen reportedly regard each other as “godbrothers.” In 2009, Hun Sen appointed Thaksin as a Cambodian government adviser, but Thaksin soon resigned the position.

For years, many had believed that the personal relationship between Mr. Thaksin, 75, and Mr. Hun Sen, 72, would be the glue holding the two neighbors together despite an intractable border dispute.

Weeks later, Hun Sen, Cambodia’s longtime leader and the father of current Prime Minister Hun Manet, released a recording of a phone conversation with Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra ...

Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen, front left, also President of Cambodian People's Party, looks at his watch during his party election campaign in Phnom Penh Cambodia, on July 1.

PHNOM PENH — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the shutdown of the last independent local news organization in the country on Sunday night, saying it had attacked him and his son and hurt ...

In contrast, Hun Sen regularly opines on government policy to his millions of social media followers. Analysts say the father remains the power behind the throne in the Southeast Asian nation.

PHNOM PENH – Cambodia's powerful former leader Hun Sen and Thailand’s prime minister, Paetongtarn Shinawatra, on Thursday made separate visits to border areas as the two countries remain ...