Cambodia
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Two Cambodian deminers killed by anti-tank mine
Jan 17, 2025According to demining officials, two Cambodian deminers were killed while attempting to remove a decades-old anti-tank mine from a rice field that had previously been the scene of combat between government troops and Khmer Rouge soldiers.... -
Cambodia welcomes the return of looted treasures from the US
Aug 22, 2024On Thursday, US collectors and museums brought back a number of stolen Buddhist and Hindu monuments, which Cambodia welcomed. The kingdom and US officials have collaborated closely in recent years to get the restitution of hundreds... -
Cambodia PM launches project linking Mekong river to sea via canal
Aug 6, 2024Hun Manet, the prime minister of Cambodia, inaugurated a contentious $1.7 billion canal project on Monday with the goal of creating a new route from the Mekong River to the ocean. Manet pledged to “finish it... -
Cambodian lawmakers elect Hun Sen’s son as next leader
Aug 22, 2023Following last month’s lopsided elections, Cambodia’s parliament on Tuesday selected Hun Sen’s eldest son as the country’s new prime minister, completing a dynastic transfer of power. All but five seats in the lower house were won... -
ADB approves 40 mln USD loan to Cambodia for key reforms in service delivery
Jul 26, 2023According to a news release issued by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) on Wednesday, a loan of 40 million dollars has been authorized to assist the Cambodian government in advancing changes in the provision of public... -
Cambodian PM Hun Sen threatens to block Facebook access
Jun 30, 2023Prime Minister Hun Sen threatened to suspend Facebook access in Cambodia on Friday, after the company announced it would remove a video in which he threatened to beat up political opponents. The warning came ahead of... -
Cambodia will host the 10th Asia Pacific Conference Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights
May 31, 2019The 10th Asia Pacific Conference on Reproductive and Sexual Health and Rights (APCRSHR10) will be held in Siem Reap, Cambodia from May 26-29, 2020. Reproductive Health Association of Cambodia (RHAC), the leading SRHR organization with which... -
Why China to ban import pigs from Cambodia?
Apr 29, 2019China will ban imports of pigs, wild boars and related products from Cambodia, its customs said on Monday, after the Southeast nation reported its first case of the highly-contagious disease. That comes as China is already... -
UN expert warns of ‘climate of fear’ in Cambodia
Oct 2, 2018A UN expert on the rights situation in Cambodia decried Thursday that laws were being used to rein in dissent and were creating a “climate of fear” in the country. UN Special Rapporteur for Cambodia Rhona... -
Cambodia opposition says it has been ‘cut off’ in lead up to election
Jul 22, 2018In June last year, Khoeun Virath was elected as a commune councillor in the capital of Cambodia, but months later his political party was banned and most of its leadership fled into exile – so now...
