Vocational Skills Push: Nearly 500,000 Cambodians—especially youth from low-income families—received vocational and technical training under Hun Manet’s 3-year mandate, with the labour ministry citing expanded TVET qualifications and thousands of instructors. Border Displacement & Rights: Information Minister Neth Pheaktra urged safe return for the roughly 650,000 people displaced by the 2025 Cambodia–Thailand border conflict, stressing accountability and protection of homes, schools, pagodas and health services. Press Freedom Under Pressure: Phnom Penh sentenced a defrocked monk and citizen journalist to 18 months over comments tied to border tensions, while a Candlelight Party-linked official was also arrested over remarks from a private phone call—raising fresh privacy and free-expression concerns. Scam Compound Aftermath: A crackdown on scam centres across the region left many survivors stranded in Phnom Penh without passports or money, with detention centres reportedly overflowing. Culture & Identity: Hun Manet called for strict adherence to authentic Khmer wedding attire and promoted “dialogue” grounded in sincerity and national interest; he also halted demolition plans for Kirirom’s Coconut School and pledged monthly support. Cambodia on the Francophone Screen: Cambodia named Country of Honour at France’s Angoulême Francophone Film Festival, with nine Cambodian films set to screen ahead of the 2026 Francophonie Summit in Phnom Penh. Faith Milestone: Cambodia’s first Latter-day Saints temple opened to the public, marking a new chapter for the growing community. Local Craft Stories: In Siem Reap, a single mother preserves palm-wood and coconut-shell handicrafts, turning tradition into daily income.