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Cambodian Designer Accuses Foreign Model of Stealing Sketch for Red Carpet?

PHNOM PENH — Social media has erupted after a Cambodian fashion designer accused a Ghanaian-German model and actress of stealing an original gown sketch — then wearing the copied dress on a red carpet in Nigeria.

Tang Sokhong, founder of the luxury brand ALmée Couture, revealed that actress Nana Akua Addo commissioned a custom cathedral-inspired gown from her in late 2025. ALmée provided detailed sketches, multiple revisions, and completed the handcrafted dress after weeks of work.

But after the dress was finished, Addo reportedly rejected it, claiming the 3D ex*****on did not meet her expectations. ALmée returned the deposit and explicitly told the actress that the design remained the sole property of the Cambodian brand.

Instead of abandoning the look, Addo allegedly took the original sketch to another foreign designer — had the gown recreated without permission — and wore the stolen design on May 9, 2026, at the 12th Africa Magic Viewers' Choice Awards in Lagos, Nigeria.

Addo has since defended herself on Instagram, insisting the entire creative concept was her intellectual property. However, Cambodian social media users have rallied behind Sokhong, with many demanding legal action against the foreign model.

No official lawsuit has been filed yet.

Reported by The Khmer Today

Thai foreign minister Sihasak Phuangketkeow appeared to reverse his earlier position on maritime negotiations with Cambodia on Tuesday May 12, returning to language previously used by Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul and supporting the use of the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) as the framework for future talks.

👉🔗 Full Story: https://phnompenhpost.com/national/thai-foreign-minister-reverses-stance-will-now-back-unclos-talks-with-cambodia/

រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីការបរទេសថៃ លោក សីហស័ក្តិ ភួងកេតកែវ ​បានផ្លាស់ប្តូរជំហរ​ជាថ្មីម្ដងទៀត​ ជុំវិញការចរចាដែនសមុទ្រជាមួយកម្ពុជា ​ថ្ងៃអង្គារ ទី១២ ខែឧសភា ដោយបានត្រឡប់ទៅប្រើប្រាស់ភាសា​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី លោក អាណុទីន ឆានវីរៈកុល ទាក់ទងនឹងការប្រើយន្ដការ​អនុសញ្ញាអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិស្តីពីច្បាប់សមុទ្រ (UNCLOS) ជាក្របខ័ណ្ឌសម្រាប់ការចរចានាពេលអនាគត។

👉លម្អិត៖ https://postkhmer.com/national/news/586285

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Conflicting statements from some of Thailand’s top politicians have raised fresh questions over Bangkok’s position on Cambodia’s move to pursue compulsory conciliation under the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS), following Thailand’s withdrawal from the 2001 maritime Memorandum of Understanding, known as MoU 44.

👉🔗 Full Story: https://phnompenhpost.com/national/thais-send-mixed-signals-on-unclos-conciliation-with-cambodia-after-mou2001-withdrawal/