In an article for Cambodianess, Him Rotha and Sreng Hengsal discuss what Anutin Charnvirakul's rise as Thailand's PM means for relations with Cambodia. Despite Anutin's willingness to resolve the dispute with Cambodia through "peaceful means" several constraints remain, such as Anutin's administration only lasting four months, and the prevalence of military influence in Thailand.

In an article for Mekong Independent, Phon Sothyroth brings to light the issues faced by the Canal 94 community, where residents have been fishing and farming for several decades. As Cambodia developed their new international airport, the community faced issues such as fishing grounds being cut off by construction, the lake being fenced off, and bureaucracy blocking these low-income rural residents from receiving land titles. Residents say the airport developments have left them trapped—they are unsure whether they will be evicted, but they lack money for the modern housing replacing their community.

In an article by Cambodianess, Pou Sothirak and Kanhara Eoeng bid farewell  to Cambodia's landmark Pochentong International Airport. Pochentong's closing and the opening of the new Techno International Airport marks the closing of a chapter in Cambodia's modern history, which started with Pochentong as a small airstrip in 1924 under the French colonial administration, standing resilient over years of strain.

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Call for Applications: Youth Rising Creative Workshop for Academic Freedom 2025

The call for application for Youth Rising Creative Workshop 2025 - Southeast Asian Youth for Academic Freedom is now open.

Youth Rising is envisioned as a nexus of academic freedom and artistic freedom among young people — a creative workshop that brings together students, young scholars, and artists to explore how imagination and critical inquiry can confront repression and inspire collective action in academic spaces and in solidarity with academic communities and other stakeholders.

Through participatory dialogue, art-making, storytelling and content creation, the workshop seeks to reclaim campuses and classrooms as spaces of freedom, while amplifying youth voices in the broader struggle for rights, democracy, and social justice in Southeast Asia.

The camp program aims to support this ecosystem by empowering youth to participate in cross-cutting conversations and alliances for academic freedom — a form of engaged scholarship.

FULLY-FUNDED OPPORTUNITY

15 selected youth participants, aged 15-35 years old from across Southeast Asia

October 31 - November 1, 2025

Mahidol University, Salaya Campus, Thailand (about 25 km from central Bangkok)

Deadline of Application - September 26, 2025

CKS invites Cambodian PhD holders and doctoral students to apply for research fellowships in the social sciences and humanities. Application deadline: January 31, 2026. For more information and to apply, visit: https://khmerstudies.org/programs/cambodian-scholar-research-fellowships/