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Hun Manet

Hun Manet

Prime Minister of Cambodia

Appears in 5 stories

Born: October 20, 1977 (age 48 years), Memot, Cambodia
Education: University of Bristol (2008), New York University (2002), and United States Military Academy (1995–1999)
Spouse: Pich Chanmony (m. 2006)
Party: Cambodian People's Party
Siblings: Hun Many, Hun Mana, Hun Manit, and more

Notable Quotes

"Both sides agree to maintain current troop deployments without further movement." — Joint statement with Thailand, December 27, 2025

Called the October ceasefire a “historic day” for Cambodia–Thailand relations.

"Cambodia will defend every inch of its land, but we are always ready for peace," he has said.

Stories

Thailand and Cambodia's year of border wars

Force in Play

Leading Cambodia's war effort and ceasefire negotiations

A Cambodian soldier died in a border firefight on May 28, and within two months, the countries were exchanging artillery fire and airstrikes across a dozen locations. Three ceasefires—brokered by Malaysia, pressured by Trump, and witnessed by ASEAN—have left over 100 dead and a million displaced, yet the December 27 truce may fail like the others.

Updated 1 hour ago

Thailand’s wartime snap election

Force in Play

Commanding Cambodian side of escalating border war with Thailand

Thailand's prime minister, Anutin Charnvirakul, dissolved parliament barely three months into his term. He called a snap election while Thai troops trade artillery fire with Cambodia along an 800-kilometre border.

Updated Yesterday

Thailand and Cambodia slide back into border war

Force in Play

Signed December 27 ceasefire after Cambodia reported over 30 civilian deaths in December fighting

A new ceasefire signed on December 27 has brought an uneasy pause to three weeks of fighting that killed more than 100 people and sent over half a million fleeing from their homes. Thai airstrikes, Cambodian rocket barrages, and artillery duels scorched the 817‑kilometer frontier after combat reignited on December 8, shattering Trump‑brokered peace deals from July and October.

Updated 5 days ago

Thailand–Cambodia 2025 border crisis: from landmines and Trump-brokered ceasefire to airstrikes

Force in Play

Leads Cambodian government during 2025 border clashes

In 2025, a long-simmering territorial dispute along the 817 km Thailand–Cambodia border reignited after a May 28 clash near Preah Vihear killed a Cambodian soldier. The incident sparked a five-day July war—at least 48 dead, about 300,000 displaced—that ended when Trump and Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim brokered a ceasefire.

Updated 6 days ago

The collapse of Southeast Asia's scam empire

Force in Play

Leading Cambodia's scam crackdown

For five years, Southeast Asia's scam compounds operated with near-impunity, generating an estimated $75 billion while trafficking hundreds of thousands of workers into forced labor. Then a Chinese actor got kidnapped in January 2025, and Beijing decided it had seen enough. Within twelve months, China extradited scam kingpins from Thailand, Cambodia, and Myanmar, sentenced crime family leaders to death, and pressured regional governments into coordinated enforcement—transforming what was tolerated as a regional nuisance into an existential threat for the criminal networks.

Updated Jan 31