BANGKOK — A U.S.-based consulting firm has been formally contracted by the Cambodian government to conduct an international information campaign aimed at discrediting Thailand and swaying global opinion amid ongoing border hostilities, according to documents published by the STRONG Anti-Corruption Thailand Club.

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The club disclosed on December 14, 2025, that filings on the official U.S. website efile.fara.gov—registered under the Foreign Agents Registration Act (FARA)—show the firm “National Consulting Services, Inc.” acts as the official representative of the Cambodian government in the United States. The group stressed the documents are not rumors or AI-generated, but legal disclosures revealing “who is waging an information war against whom.”

The filed public-relations materials outline a three-pronged lobbying strategy. First, they reference communications to world leaders, claiming Cambodia’s prime minister sent letters to figures such as the U.S. president, China’s leader, European officials, and the UN secretary-general to seek support for Cambodia’s stance.

Second, the documents accuse Thailand of using unilateral force, expanding barbed-wire fencing, expelling Cambodian civilians, and violating a 2000 memorandum of understanding and international law. The club clarified these are not U.S. factual assessments but “unilateral claims by the Cambodian government” presented in official format.

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Third, the materials attempt to leverage historical and legal mechanisms—including treaties from 1904 and 1907, International Court of Justice rulings, and the 2000 MOU—to frame Thailand as the aggressor and Cambodia as the victim.

A key section of the filing reveals a written contract signed on February 19, 2025, by the firm’s executive, Don Benton, and Cambodia’s ambassador to the United States, Koy Kuong. The document describes National Consulting Services, Inc. as a Washington, D.C.-based policy-advocacy firm led by Benton, a former senior adviser to the U.S. president, former Washington State Senator, and former federal agency director.

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The STRONG Anti-Corruption Thailand Club emphasized that FARA registration does not imply U.S. endorsement, but rather exposes the structured nature of Cambodia’s overseas influence operations targeting the current border conflict.

-Thailand News (TN)