Portrait of Cambodia’s king catches fire during televised New Year’s event
A large portrait of King Norodom Sihamoni was destroyed in a fire during a televised New Year’s event at Cambodia’s Royal Palace that included fireworks,...
Category : Cambodia
Cambodian company sanctioned by US scrubs its identity
Cambodian tycoon Ly Yong Phat’s self-named conglomerate has removed its logo from its central Phnom Penh offices just months after the well-connected businessman was hit...
Businessman convicted in shooting of young couple that angered Cambodians
A prominent real estate businessman was convicted of shooting a young couple during a dispute inside a Phnom Penh home, sentenced to 31 years in...
Cambodian maid deported from Malaysia facing health issues in prison
A Cambodian domestic worker who was deported by Malaysian authorities in September is seriously ill and has been suffering from seizures at a Phnom Penh...
Thailand deports 5 Cambodian opposition party activists
Thai authorities deported five Cambodian opposition activists back to their country, a Thai official said, drawing condemnation from fellow activists who said they risk persecution...
Cambodian trafficking victim describes forced marriage, abuse in China
Sok Suosdey had always worked hard to help support her family in Cambodia’s Oddar Meanchey province, on the border with Thailand, but no matter what...
South Korea cracks down on Cambodia-based scam group
South Korean police have arrested members of a scam group that operated in Cambodia saying it had relocated from the Golden Triangle Special Economic Zone...
Cambodian opposition activist flees to US amid Hun Sen threats
A former Cambodian opposition party official who fled to Thailand several years ago has arrived in the United States days after Senate President Hun Sen...
Cambodia’s National Assembly formalizes withdrawal from regional economic deal
The National Assembly on Friday repealed a law related to the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development area – the decades-old economic cooperation agreement that sparked demonstrations, online criticism...
Former Hun Sen adviser removed from top government post after fraud arrest
A former adviser to Senate President Hun Sen who was arrested at Phnom Penh International Airport in a multimillion dollar fraud case has been removed...
