Borapich SEREI សេរី បូរាពេជ្រ

Respect is the foundation of credible journalism.

To see a publication like The Wall Street Journal refer to Cambodia as “Scambodia” is, frankly, disappointing.

Respect for a country’s name should never be optional.

Cybercrime is serious. And yes, it must be addressed. But let’s not pretend it belongs to one place, one country. This is a global issue, not a national identity.

From developed economies to emerging markets, scam networks operate across borders, across platforms, and across financial systems. No single country owns this issue. When one country is singled out and renamed, it doesn’t add clarity. It oversimplifies a complex problem and creates a narrative that is neither balanced nor fair.

Cambodia, like many others, is taking steps strengthening enforcement, improving regulation, and working with international partners. Progress takes time, but the effort is real.

We welcome honest reporting.
But turning a country’s name into a headline punchline is not it.

Cambodia cannot be defined by a single narrative.

A little escape into nature before heading back to work 🌱💕

ក្រោយពីទទួលព្រះរាជសារ ព្រះករុណាជាអម្ចាស់ជីវិតតម្កល់លើត្បូង កំពុងទទួលការព្យាបាលព្រះរោគមហារីកក្រពេញប្រូស្តាត ទូលព្រះបង្គំខ្ញុំ សូមគោរពបួងសួង និងជូនពរដ៏ស្មោះស្ម័គ្រជូនព្រះករុណា សូមទ្រង់មានព្រះសុខភាពល្អ ប្រសើរឡើងវិញយ៉ាងឆាប់រហ័ស ពីព្រះរោគនេះ ដើម្បីគង់ជាម្លប់ដ៏ត្រជាក់ត្រជុំដល់ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា និងប្រជារាស្ត្ររបស់ព្រះអង្គជានិច្ចកាល🙏🇰🇭

សូមព្រះបារមី និងគុណបុណ្យទាំងឡាយ គង់គ្រងថែរក្សាព្រះអង្គ ឲ្យទ្រង់មានព្រះជន្មាយុយឺនយូរ។ ទូលព្រះបង្គំខ្ញុំ សូមបង្ហាញនូវសេចក្តីគោរព ស្មោះត្រង់ និងសេចក្តីស្រឡាញ់យ៉ាងជ្រាលជ្រៅ ចំពោះព្រះករុណាជាអម្ចាស់ជានិច្ច🙏

May His Majesty be endowed with renewed strength, enduring good health, and a rapid restoration to full wellness, so that He may continue to reign as the revered symbol of unity, peace, and prosperity for the Kingdom of Cambodia and its people.

May divine blessings protect His Majesty. With my utmost respect, unwavering loyalty, and deepest devotion to His Majesty.

Personal Sharing:
1. As long as Cambodia can continue importing fuel normally from the international market, the domestic fuel supply remains stable. Therefore, there is currently no need to use the national strategic fuel reserves.
2. In general practice among oil-importing countries, strategic fuel reserves are used only when there are severe disruptions to supply, such as: Wars or geopolitical tensions, Natural disasters, Blockages of major oil transportation routes and Regional fuel shortages. The main objective is to ensure fuel availability for essential services, including electricity generation, hospitals, transportation, and emergency response.
3. If strategic reserves are used while imports are still functioning normally, it could unnecessarily reduce the reserve stock, creating risks in case a real supply crisis occurs later.
4. Therefore, when fuel imports continue to operate normally, Cambodia should rely on imports and preserve strategic reserves strictly for severe emergencies, when fuel cannot be imported in time.
5. In addition, Cambodia imports refined petroleum products (gasoline and diesel), not crude oil directly. As a result, the retail price includes transportation costs, insurance, supply risks, and the timing of when the fuel stock was purchased.
6. For this reason, changes in international crude oil prices do not immediately translate into retail fuel price changes in Cambodia within the same day or the next day, because the fuel being sold today was purchased and shipped earlier.
7. Furthermore, when major global oil shipping routes face risks or disruptions, shipping companies often increase service charges. This can raise import costs even if there is not yet a full supply shortage.

1. ប្រសិនបើ កម្ពុជានៅតែអាចនាំចូលប្រេងពីទីផ្សារអន្តរជាតិបានធម្មតា ការផ្គត់ផ្គង់ប្រេងក្នុងប្រទេសនៅតែមានស្ថិរភាព ដូច្នេះ មិនចាំបាច់ប្រើស្តុកប្រេងបម្រុងនៅឡើយទេ។

2. ជាទូទៅ តាមការអនុវត្តនៅក្នុងប្រទេសដែលនាំចូលប្រេងដូចគ្នា ស្តុកប្រេងបម្រុងត្រូវបានប្រើ នៅពេលមានការរំខានធ្ងន់ធ្ងរដល់ការផ្គត់ផ្គង់ប្រេង ដូចជាវិបត្តិសង្គ្រាម ឬភាពតានតឹងភូមិសាស្ត្រនយោបាយ
គ្រោះមហន្តរាយធម្មជាតិ ការរាំងស្ទះផ្លូវដឹកជញ្ជូនប្រេងសំខាន់ៗ
ការខ្វះខាតប្រេងក្នុងតំបន់ ក្នុងគោលបំណងសំខាន់ គឺ ធានាឱ្យមានប្រេងប្រើប្រាស់សម្រាប់សេវាសំខាន់ៗ ដូចជាការផលិតអគ្គិសនី មន្ទីរពេទ្យ និងការឆ្លើយតបក្នុងស្ថានភាពអាសន្នផ្សេងៗ។

3. ប្រសិនបើប្រើស្តុកប្រេងបម្រុង ខណៈពេលដែល ការនាំចូលនៅតែអាចធ្វើបានធម្មតា វាអាចធ្វើឱ្យស្តុកបម្រុង ថយចុះដោយមិនចាំបាច់ ហើយបង្កហានិភ័យ ប្រសិនបើមានវិបត្តិផ្គត់ផ្គង់ពិតប្រាកដកើតឡើង។

4. ដូច្នេះ នៅពេលដែល ការនាំចូលប្រេងនៅតែដំណើរការល្អ កម្ពុជាត្រូវបន្តពឹងផ្អែកលើការនាំចូល និងរក្សា ស្តុកប្រេងបម្រុងយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ សម្រាប់ស្ថានភាពអាសន្នធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ និងមិនអាចនាំចូលផ្គត់ផ្គង់បានទាន់ពេលវេលា។

5. បន្ថែមពីនេះ កម្ពុជា នាំចូលផលិតផលប្រេងសម្រេចចុងក្រោយ (សាំង និងម៉ាស៊ូត) មិនមែននាំចូលប្រេងឆៅដោយផ្ទាល់ទេ។ ដូច្នេះ តម្លៃនាំចូលលក់រាយត្រូវរួមបញ្ចូល ថ្លៃដឹកជញ្ជូន ថ្លៃធានារ៉ាប់រង ហានិភ័យផ្គត់ផ្គង់ និងពេលវេលានៃការទិញស្តុក។

6. ហេតុនេះហើយ ការឡើងចុះនៃតម្លៃប្រេងឆៅនៅទីផ្សារអន្តរជាតិ មិនអាចធ្វើឱ្យតម្លៃលក់រាយនៅកម្ពុជា ប្រែប្រួលភ្លាមៗក្នុងថ្ងៃនេះ រឺថ្ងៃស្អែកបានទេ ព្រោះប្រេងដែលលក់នៅថ្ងៃនេះ ត្រូវបានទិញ និងដឹកជញ្ជូនមកមុនរួចហើយ។

7. នៅពេលដែល ផ្លូវដឹកជញ្ជូនប្រេងសំខាន់ៗលើពិភពលោកមានហានិភ័យ ឬការរាំងស្ទះ ក្រុមហ៊ុនដឹកជញ្ជូនតែងតែបន្ថែមថ្លៃសេវា។ កត្តានេះអាចធ្វើឱ្យ ថ្លៃនាំចូលប្រេងឡើងថ្លៃ ទោះបីមិនទាន់មានការខ្វះខាតផ្គត់ផ្គង់ពេញលេញក៏ដោយ។

#ទស្សនៈចែករំលែកផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន

1. Why Fuel Prices in Cambodia Don’t Drop Immediately ?
2. Why Strategic Oil Reserves Are Not Used?

Many people recently noticed global crude oil prices falling and expected fuel prices in Cambodia to drop right away. When this did not happen, questions quickly appeared online.

One key reason is that Cambodia does not import crude oil for domestic refining. Instead, the country imports finished fuel products such as gasoline and diesel from regional markets. These prices follow the Singapore fuel benchmark (MOPS), which is the main reference for refined fuel trading in Asia.

Crude oil and gasoline are not the same market. Even when crude oil becomes cheaper, gasoline prices in Asia may remain high due to refinery supply, regional demand, and shipping costs.

Another factor is timing. Fuel sold at stations today was usually purchased weeks earlier, then shipped, insured, unloaded at ports, stored, and distributed across the country. Because of this supply chain, global price changes take time to reach the pump and includes shipping, insurance, taxes, and distribution costs.

Some people also asked why strategic fuel reserves are not used to reduce prices now. These reserves are designed mainly for emergencies, such as major supply disruptions or blocked shipping routes, to ensure the country does not run out of fuel. They are not intended to manage normal market price changes.

Currently, the government is also applying a reduction of about $0.065 per liter plus an additional $0.01 adjustment to help ease pressure on consumers.

In short, fuel prices in Cambodia reflect the cost of importing refined fuel from regional markets, not just global crude oil prices.

[Eng Version]

Personal view on the question many people are asking:
“Why are global crude oil prices going down, but fuel prices in Cambodia are still increasing?”

1. First, we need to understand that changes in international fuel prices cannot affect Cambodia’s retail prices immediately, such as within the same day or the next day. Cambodia is a fuel-importing country, importing gasoline and diesel from abroad. Therefore, the retail price in Cambodia does not depend only on global crude oil prices. It also includes transport costs, insurance, supply risks, and the time needed to bring fuel from abroad to fuel stations across the country.
2. Another important point is that Cambodia imports refined fuel products, such as gasoline and diesel, not crude oil directly. These refined products follow the prices of fuel markets in the regional and international markets, not only crude oil prices. This means that even if crude oil prices go down, gasoline or diesel prices can still go up if the market for refined fuel becomes tight or if refineries face disruptions.
3. Global transportation can also affect fuel prices. When major shipping routes face problems or higher risks, shipping companies increase their service costs. This can make fuel imports more expensive. For Cambodia, most fuel is imported through seaports and then transported inside the country by trucks or waterways. These logistics costs also affect the final retail price.
4. Regarding the speech by LCT Minister of Commerce on March 12, saying that the retail price of regular gasoline could decrease that night, some people felt confused when the official announcement for March 14–16, 2026 showed a slight increase.

In simple terms, retail fuel prices cannot change immediately according to international news. Fuel stations may still be selling old stock that was imported earlier at higher prices. Until that stock is used up and replaced by new fuel purchased at lower prices, retail prices may not drop right away.

At the same time, the Minister’s message can also be seen as a positive signal. If global fuel prices continue to fall, companies will be able to import new fuel at lower prices, and this may be reflected in future price announcements.

In addition, the Royal Government of Cambodia has already reduced fuel prices by 6.5 cents per liter, with an additional 1 cent per liter reduction to help reduce the burden on citizens. The Ministry of Commerce is also working to ensure fair fuel trading at stations and stable supply for the needs of citizens and businesses.

Before comparing domestic fuel prices with global crude oil prices, it is important to understand the full process of how fuel prices are determined.

At a time when the whole world is facing changes in energy markets and global economic challenges, these issues are not only happening in Cambodia. What matters most is that we stay informed, stay united, and support efforts to maintain economic stability for the country.

Below are the official announcements published by the Ministry regarding fuel prices.

“ប្អូនប្រុសនៅជួរមុខ បងស្រីនៅជួរក្រោយរៀបចំស្បៀងជូនជនភាសសឹក និងវីរៈកងទ័ពកម្ពុជានៅតាមតំបន់មួយចំនួនក្នុងខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ និងព្រះវិហារ”

មួយរយៈពេលនេះ សូមអរគុណទៅដល់បងប្អូន និងមិត្តភក្តិ ដែលបានជួយជាកម្លាំងក្នុងការរៀបចំ និងបរិច្ចាកជាស្បៀងអាហារ សម្ភារៈប្រេីប្រាស់ផ្សេងៗជូនទៅដល់បងប្អូនជនភាសសឹកនៅក្នុងស្រុកភ្នំស្រុក ខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ (សរុបជាង1100 គ្រួសារ) និងវីរៈកងទ័ពកម្ពុជានៅតាមច្រកសំខាន់ៗក្នុងខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ ព្រះវិហារ និងបន្តដល់បងៗកងទ័ពនៅស្រុកសំឡូត ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង។ ក្នុងនោះផងដែរនាងខ្ញុំក៏បានចូលរួមចំណែកបរិច្ចាកទាំងថវិការ ស្បៀង និងសម្ភារៈមួយចំនួន ទៅតាមមូលនិធិផ្សេងៗដែលបានបង្ហោះតាមហ្វេសបុក និងមិត្តភក្តិដែលមានក្រុមគ្រួសារនៅជួរមុខ ទៅតាមលទ្ធភាពផ្ទាល់ខ្លួន ក្រោមស្មារតី “ ខ្មែរស្រឡាញ់ខ្មែរ” 🇰🇭💕

លេីសពីនេះ នាងខ្ញុំសូមគោរពអរគុណដល់រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា ដែលតែងតែប្រកាន់ជំហរដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាដោយសន្តិវិធី និង នៅតែបន្តព្យាយាមចរចាតាមគ្រប់រូបភាពទាំងអស់ ដើម្បីបញ្ចប់ការប្រឈមមុខគ្នាដោយអាវុធ តាមយន្តការបច្ចេកទេស និង ក្របខណ្ឌច្បាប់ ដែលមានជាធរមាន។ ជាមួយនឹង «ឈប់បាញ់ភ្លាម នៅនឹងកន្លែង» ដែលបានចូលជាធរមានចាប់ពីម៉ោង ១២:០០ ថ្ងៃត្រង់, ថ្ងៃទី ២៧ ខែ ធ្នូ ឆ្នាំ ២០២៥ នាងខ្ញុំសូមគោរពដឹងគុណ គាំទ្រ ការពារនិងជឿជាក់ឥតងាករេលើការដឹកនាំរបស់ សម្តេចតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន និងសម្តេចធិបតី ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត ក្នុងការប្រកាន់យកមាគ៌ាសន្តិភាព និង ការតម្កល់អាយុជីវិត និង សុខទុក្ខរបស់ប្រជាជន ជាអាទិភាពចម្បងបំផុត និង ខ្ពស់បំផុតមួយរបស់ខ្លួន បើទោះជាត្រូវប្រឈមមុខនឹងសម្ពាធ ឬ ការលំបាកយ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ ។

នាងខ្ញុំសូម អបអរសាទរដល់ការខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងរបស់ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ ក្នុងការខិតខំចរចារក្នុងការដោះលែង យុទ្ធជនទាំង១៨រូប មកកាន់មាតុប្រទេសវិញប្រកបដោយសុខសុវត្ថិភាព។

ខ្ញុំសូមបួងសួងឲ្យយុត្តិធម៌មានសម្រាប់កម្ពុជា និងសូមថ្លែងអំណរគុណយ៉ាងអស់ពីចិត្តចំពោះ សាមគ្គីភាពរបស់ប្រជាជនខ្មែរទាំងអស់ ដែលបានឈររួបរួមគ្នាជាកម្លាំងស្មារតី។

“While my Brother stand bravely on the frontline, Sister stay behind the lines, prepare and deliver essential supplies to displaced families and Cambodian armed forces across several areas in Banteay Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces.”

Over this period, I would like to express my gratitude to all relatives and friends who have generously contributed their time, effort, and resources to help prepare and donate food supplies and essential items to displaced families in Phnom Srok District, Banteay Meanchey Province (reaching more than 1,100 families), as well as to our Cambodian armed forces stationed at key checkpoints in Banteay Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces, and further to frontline units in Samlout District, Battambang Province.

During this time, I have also contributed, within my own capacity to various fundraising initiatives shared on social media, as well as to friends whose family members are serving on the frontline. All of this has been done in the spirit of “Khmer Love Khmer” 🇰🇭💕

Furthermore, I would like to express my deepest respect and appreciation to the Royal Government of Cambodia for its consistent commitment to resolving challenges through peaceful means, and for its continued efforts to pursue dialogue through all possible channels to prevent armed confrontation, in accordance with established technical mechanisms and legal frameworks.

With the implementation of the “immediate ceasefire in place”, effective from 12:00 noon on 27 December 2025, I would like to convey my profound respect, support, protection, and unwavering trust in the leadership of Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet. Their steadfast dedication to the path of peace, and to placing the lives, safety, and well-being of the people as the highest priority, even in the face of pressure and hardship, deserves the utmost recognition.

I also wish to warmly commend the leadership for their tireless diplomatic efforts that led to the safe return of all 18 detained soldiers to the motherland.

I pray that justice will return to our land, and I am endlessly grateful for the solidarity of our nation, standing together, caring for one another, and refusing to look away.

Khmer love Khmer.
Together, as always🇰🇭

សូមគោរពដឹងគុណ គាំទ្រ ការពារនិងជឿជាក់ឥតងាករេលើការដឹកនាំរបស់ សម្តេចតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន និងសម្តេចធិបតី ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត

We respect, support, protect, and place unwavering trust in the leadership of Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet🙏

ក្នុងនាមជាប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរមួយរូប អ្វីដែរចង់បានខ្លាំងបំផុតគឺសន្តិភាព ហេីយក៏ជាអ្វីដែលថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំរបស់កម្ពុជាតែងតែប្រកាន់យកយ៉ាងខ្ចាប់ខ្ចួន និងអស់ពីចិត្ត ដោយរក្សានៅជំហរស្មោះត្រង់ក្នុងការដំណោះស្រាយជម្លោះព្រំដែនតាមសន្តិវិធី និងរក្សាសិទិ្ធក្នុងការការពារដែនអធិបតេយ្យភាព និងបូរណភាពទឹកដីរបស់ខ្លួន។

ក្នុងនោះផងដែរ ខ្ញុំក៏មិនខុសពីគ្រួសារដែលមានសមាជិកជាទាហានជួរមុខ កំពុងមានក្តីបារម្ភអំពីសុខទុក្ខ និងបន្តបួងសួងដល់គុណ្យបុណ្យបារមីវត្ថុស័ក្តិសិទ្ធិប្រោសព្រំពរជ័យដល់ប្អូនប្រុស និងវីរៈកងទ័ពកម្ពុជា ឱ្យទទួលបានជ័យជម្នះលេីខ្មាំងសត្រូវ និងត្រឡប់មកផ្ទះវិញដោយសុខសុវត្ថិភាព។

ទោះបីមិនអាចទាក់ទងទៅប្អូនប្រុសបាន តាំងពីផ្ទុះការឈ្លានពានខុសច្បាប់ដែលគួរអោយស្អប់ខ្ពេីមរបស់ចោរសៀម ប៉ុន្តែខ្ញុំ និងក្រុមគ្រួសារគាំទ្រ និងជឿជាក់លេីរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាក្នុងការដឹកនាំ និងការពារប្រជាជន ការពារបូរណភាពទឹកដីក្នុងដែនអធិបតេយ្យភាពរបស់កម្ពុជា ដេីម្បីទៅរកបាននូវសុខសន្តិភាពដែលយេីងទាំងអស់គ្នាខិតខំសាងជាមួយគ្នាមុនការឈ្លានពាន និងរួមសាមគ្គីគ្នាក្នុងនាមជាប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ ដើម្បីបុព្វហេតុជាតិ មាតុភូមិក្នុងដំណាក់កាលដ៏លំបាកនេះ។

As a Cambodian citizen, what I desire most is peace. This is also what Cambodia’s leadership has always firmly upheld and wholeheartedly pursued—maintaining a sincere commitment to resolving border disputes through peaceful means, while safeguarding our sovereign rights and territorial integrity.

Likewise, I am no different from families who have loved ones serving on the frontlines. I worry deeply about their safety and continue to pray to the sacred forces to bless my younger brother and all the brave soldiers of Cambodia with strength and victory over the Thai Army, and that they may return home safely.

Even though I have been unable to contact my brother since the outbreak of the unlawful and unacceptable aggression by the Thai invaders, my family and I continue to fully support and trust the Royal Government of Cambodia in its leadership to protect the people and defend our nation’s territorial integrity and sovereignty—so that we may restore the peace we have all worked so hard to build before this crucial invasion.

In this difficult time, we stand united as one Cambodian citizens for the sake of our nation and our motherland.