CCRS, in collaboration with the Embassy of Japan in Cambodia will organize Policy Dialogue on “Strategic Synergies: Advancing the Cambodia-Japan Partnership in a Regional Context” on 18 September 2026 at Raffles Hotel Le Royal, Phnom Penh. This dialogue brings together practitioners and scholars to examine the evolving role of the Cambodia–Japan relationship within the broader …
Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS, and Mr. Him Rotha, Deputy Director of CCRS, pen an article entitled “China-ASEAN ties pivotal for regional peace, stability, published by China Daily. The oped is accessible in this link: https://www.chinadaily.com.cn/a/202607/17/WS6a597d4ea310986e2b465b99.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawTMLhZleHRuA2FlbQIxMABicmlkETFvb0tvYnB3WWNyc0sxR2RHc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHowTi85aknM8mFMpao4GPlKlcToizQ_JgPzDzQ908LGUIGfvMpoIyFseA26l_aem_hhL4zQng5vp7hxJ95BUSVQ
Date: Friday, 3 July 2025, 9-11amVenue: Conference Hall, Cam-ASEAN International School (Toul Kouk Branch)RSVP: https://forms.gle/9kZ6h8pPsSFpD4Y67 Concept NoteThis lecture aims to promote a deep understanding of the compulsory conciliation process under the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as an international mechanism to settle disputes through peaceful means, particularly through the lenses …
Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS, were invited to attend the 3rd AOIP Vision Group Conference organized by the Foreign Policy Community of Indonesia (FPCI) in Bali, Indonesia from 9-11 March, 2026. Discussions centered around how to operationalize the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific and share perspectives among ASEAN Member States and its …
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The Cambodian Center for Regional Studies (CCRS) would like to express warmest welcome home to the 18 Cambodian soldiers after 155-day detainment in Thailand. The 18 soldiers can now return safely to their home to reunite with their families. We wish them excellent health and happiness in time for new year celebration. The return was …
The Cambodian Center for Regional Studies (CCRS) wholeheartedly supports the Joint Statement of the 3rd Special General Border Committee (GBC) signed today between Cambodia and Thailand at Prum, Pailin – Ban Pak Kard, Chanthaburi International Checkpoint with the participation of the ASEAN Observer Team (AOT) as observer, culminating a ceasefire agreement at 12:00pm today (local …
From 8 to 10 September 2025, in Singapore, Mr Him Raksmey, Executive Director of the Cambodian Center for Regional Studies (CCRS), were invited to attend a Workshop on “Cohesion Unpacked: Country Spotlights from the Southeast Asia Radar 2025”, organized by the Social Cohesion Research Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS). The event aimed …
On 2 September 2025, from 9:00-11:30am, at CAM-ASEAN Foreign Language School (Toul Kork Branch), the Cambodian Center for Regional Studies (CCRS) and the US-ASEAN Young Professionals Association (UAYPA) co-organized a panel discussion on “ASEAN’s Expansion from Cambodia to Timor-Leste: Evolving Regional Identity, Consensus, and Conflict Resolution in a Transforming Region”. About 70 participants took part …
Amb. Pou Sothirak, Distinguished Senior Advisor to CCRS, was invited to speak in a three-day interactive AICHR Training Program on Human Rights in Jakarta from 13-15 August, 2025. During the meeting, he made the following contributions: The ASEAN human right system have been criticized as responding too slow to the actual human right violation due …
From 3 to 4 June 2025, Him Rotha, Deputy Director, CCRS attended Conference on Global South and Triangular Cooperation in New Delhi, India organized by the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS). The concept of Triangular Cooperation was discussed among Indian scholars, stressing on the need to enhance multi-layered and multiplex cooperation among …
