The Latest Breaking News from Cambodia

Mystery as Brit tourist, 30, is found dead lying face down in a sewer in Cambodia

The British man was found face down in a sewer in a residential area not usually frequented by tourists in Kampot around 90 miles from the capital of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Daily Mirror · Apr 7, 2023

19 Japanese detained in Cambodia after scam group's base raided

Nineteen Japanese have been detained in Cambodia for alleged involvement in phone scams in Japan, authorities in both countries said Friday.

Bangkok Post · Apr 7, 2023

How much is the world's most productive river worth? Here's how experts estimate the value of nature

Southeast Asia’s Mekong may be the most important river in the world. Known as the “mother of waters,” it is home to the world’s largest inland fishery, and the huge amounts of sediments it transports feed some of the planet’s most fertile farmlands. Tens of millions of people depend on…

The Conversation · Apr 4, 2023

Cambodian goldsmith turns bullet casings into jewellery to promote world peace

Having lost his father to war in Cambodia, goldsmith Thoeun Chantha turns brass casings of AK-47 and M-16 bullets into wearable pieces of art with an anti-war message.

ABC News · Mar 31, 2023

Malaysia, Cambodia sign pacts on Cambodian workers

Malaysia and Cambodia have signed two agreements on the employment of Cambodian migrant workers as Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim makes his first visit to Phnom Penh since becoming his country’s leader in November

The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2023

Two Cambodians held on rare royal insults charge after Facebook posts

Two Cambodian opposition figures have been charged under the country's rarely used lese majeste law with insulting King Norodom Sihamoni for posts made on Facebook about a photograph of the king and Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Reuters · Mar 23, 2023

Cambodians face rare royal insult charge

PHNOM PENH: Two Cambodian opposition figures have been charged under the country’s rarely used lese-majeste law with insulting King Norodom Sihamoni for posts made on Facebook about a photograph of the king and Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Bangkok Post · Mar 23, 2023

Cambodian refugee who escaped the Khmer Rouge regime with her family now runs prospering mango farm

Muy Keav Ma escaped Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge as a child with her family. Australia offered her refuge, and decades on, despite seemingly insurmountable setbacks, she is now a successful mango farmer.

ABC News · Mar 23, 2023

New chapter for Mekong region

This year marks the 7th anniversary of the launch of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation understanding. As a new sub-regional cooperation mechanism jointly established by the riparian countries of China, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation has developed rapidly and achieved remarkable results in the past seven years, making…

Bangkok Post · Mar 22, 2023

Cambodian court charges activists with insulting king online

Two anti-government activists in Cambodia have been formally charged with insulting the king and incitement to commit a felony for comments they made on social media about the long-serving autocratic prime minister

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023