215 foreigners rescued from Cambodian scam centre Cambodian police have rescued 215 foreigners, 109 of them Thais, from a scam compound in Poipet city. Bangkok Post · Feb 24, 2025
Cambodian toddlers killed by grenade buried since civil war One child died instantly while the other succumbed at the hospital The Independent UK · Feb 23, 2025
Tragic Explosion Kills Two Toddlers In Cambodia Tragic incident in rural Cambodia highlights the ongoing threat of unexploded ordnance from past conflicts, emphasizing the need for continued demining eff... Top News · Feb 23, 2025
A decades-old rocket-propelled grenade kills 2 toddlers who found it in the Cambodian countryside Officials in Cambodia say a rocket-propelled grenade believed to be more than 25 years old has detonated and killed two cousins, a girl and a boy both 2 years old The Independent UK · Feb 22, 2025
Cambodian Farmers Risk Lives For Rice As US Freezes Demining Aid Eleven-year-old Yeat Saly lies in a hospital bed, a piece of shrapnel lodged in his forehead -- one of the many injuries inflicted by an old mortar he found near his village in Cambodia. International Business Times · Feb 20, 2025
Cambodia passes bill toughening penalties for denial of Khmer Rouge genocide Cambodian lawmakers have approved a bill that will toughen penalties for anyone denying that atrocities were carried out in the late 1970s under the rule of the Khmer Rouge, whose brutal policies are blamed for the deaths of 1.7 million people The Independent UK · Feb 18, 2025
Cambodia Nears Khmer Rouge Survivor's Dream Of Eradicating Malaria Cambodian scientist Yeang Chheang has spent six decades fighting malaria -- even in the Khmer Rouge labour camp where his wife and baby died -- and stands tantalisingly close to fulfilling his life's work. International Business Times · Feb 14, 2025
Rescued from virtual slavery in Myanmar's online scam centers, 260 foreigners are being repatriated Thailand's army says some 260 people believed to have been trafficked and trapped into working in online scam centers are to be repatriated after they were rescued from Myanmar The Independent UK · Feb 13, 2025
US aid freeze sets back fight against human trafficking in Cambodia President Donald Trump’s freeze on foreign assistance has dealt a blow organizations fighting human trafficking and forced labor in Cambodia, where tens of thousands of people are held captive and forced to work in call centers running telephone scams The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025
Gutting Aid, US Cedes Soft Power Game To China When President Donald Trump froze nearly all US foreign aid, Cambodia was forced to suspend workers removing dangerous mines from the country -- until China stepped in with the necessary funding. International Business Times · Feb 12, 2025
Cambodian bronze masterpiece West Mebon Vishnu undergoes restoration in France The West Mebon Vishnu, one of the largest bronzes found at Cambodia's Angkor archaeological site, is being restored at a laboratory in western France. Radio France Internationale · Feb 8, 2025
Cambodia's largest bank credits a unique investment for its 'exponential' growth In Channy, president of ACLEDA Bank, says a proper office convinced ordinary Cambodians to trust the bank: “They say...I want to make sure you exist!” Fortune · Feb 7, 2025
YouTubers Causing Monkeys To Attack Tourists At Cambodia's Angkor Wat Wild monkeys egged on by YouTubers have been rampaging at Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat complex, attacking tourists, wrecking temple stonework and damaging information boards, officials said Wednesday. International Business Times · Feb 5, 2025
Concerns grow over press freedoms in Cambodia after British journalist blacklisted from the country Cambodia’s Interior Ministry confirmed Wednesday it had blocked a British journalist known for his reporting on human rights abuses and environmental issues from the country, an incident that comes amid growing concerns over press freedom in the Southeast Asian nation The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025
The Independent UK · Feb 5, 2025 British investigative journalist banned from Cambodia Gerald Flynn, who writes for Mongabay, was stopped from entering country on 5 January
The Guardian - UK · Feb 4, 2025 British investigative journalist banned from Cambodia Treatment of Gerald Flynn, who writes for the outlet Mongabay, condemned as attack on independent media
The Guardian - UK · Jan 30, 2025 Demining to democracy: how Trump’s foreign aid freeze will affect south-east Asia US funding provides humanitarian assistance to a region vulnerable to natural disasters and support for pro-democracy activists battling repressive regimes
Evening Standard · Jan 23, 2025 Cambodia crowd crush kills four after tycoon offers Lunar New Year cash-stacked envelopes Crowds surge happened as after one of Cambodia’s richest men offered charity giveaway outside home in Phnom Penh
International Business Times · Jan 22, 2025 Rare Wildlife Species Found In Cambodian National Park A years-long survey of a Cambodian national park has revealed endangered species never before recorded in the country, highlighting the need for greater conservation efforts, environmentalists said Wednesday.
Fortune · Jan 20, 2025 A Chinese actor's kidnapping ordeal raises fears over traveling to Southeast Asia Users on Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu asked if it was safe to travel to Thailand while a Hong Kong singer-actor canceled his Bangkok concert.
Bangkok Post · Jan 9, 2025 Suspected killer of former Cambodian MP arrested The Thai suspect wanted for shooting a former Cambodian opposition MP to death in Bangkok has been arrested in Cambodia, police said on Wednesday night.
The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025 Cambodian opposition figure shot dead in brazen Bangkok attack Lim Kimya shot dead hours after arriving in Thailand with wife
International Business Times · Jan 8, 2025 Thai Police Hunt Suspect Over Cambodian Politician Shooting Thai police on Wednesday issued an arrest warrant for a gunman suspected of shooting dead a Cambodian opposition politician in a brazen attack in downtown Bangkok.
Al Jazeera · Jan 8, 2025 Former Cambodian opposition MP shot dead in Bangkok ‘assassination’ Lim Kimya, 74, had refused to flee Cambodia even after former PM Hun Sen threatened to make opposition MPs lives ‘hell’.
Bangkok Post · Jan 8, 2025 Former Cambodian MP shot dead in Bangkok A former Cambodian MP was shot dead by a motorcyclist near Wat Bowonniwet Vihara in Phra Nakhon district of Bangkok on Tuesday evening.