Archive · 10 Jan 2026
US to provide $45 million to Cambodia and Thailand
The United States is giving $45 million to Cambodia and Thailand to help them make peace and rebuild after some fighting.
This money will be used to help people who had to leave their homes because of the fighting, to clean up bombs that didn't explode, and to stop bad people from doing bad things like scams and selling drugs.
The U.S. wants to help these countries because they are important for keeping the area safe and happy.
There was some fighting between Cambodia and Thailand recently, but they agreed to stop.
The U.S. is a friend of Thailand and wants to be friends with Cambodia too, so they can work together to make the area a better place to live.
The United States will provide $45 million in assistance to Cambodia and Thailand to support the implementation of the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords.
The aid includes $15 million for border stabilization, $10 million for demining, and $20 million for combating scams and drug trafficking.
The U.S. has made combating scam centers in Southeast Asia a priority, as they have targeted U.S. citizens with financial fraud.
Border clashes between Cambodia and Thailand flared up again last month after the collapse of a previous ceasefire deal.
The recent clashes included fighter-jet sorties, exchanges of rocket fire, and artillery barrages, resulting in at least 101 deaths and displacing over half a million people.
- Who
- United States, Cambodia, Thailand
- What
- US to provide $45 million in assistance to Cambodia and Thailand
- When
- During a visit by Michael DeSombre, the U.S. assistant secretary for East Asia, on Friday and Saturday
- Where
- Bangkok, Thailand and Phnom Penh, Cambodia
- Why
- To support the implementation of the Kuala Lumpur Peace Accords and promote peace, prosperity, and stability in the region
- Amount of aid
- $45 million
- Purpose of aid
- Border stabilization, demining, and combating scams and drug trafficking
- Border stabilization funding
- $15 million
- Demining funding
- $10 million
- Scam and drug trafficking funding
- $20 million
- Recent conflict casualties
- At least 101 people killed
- Displaced people
- More than half a million
