The Latest Breaking News from Cambodia

Microfinance promises women a future instead it traps them in debt

Micro loans promised Sri Lankan and Cambodian women affected by war a way out of poverty as they rebuilt their lives. Instead the loans trapped them in debt.

360info · Mar 6, 2023

Cambodia shrugs off backlash over treason case


PHNOM PENH: Cambodia accused western countries on Saturday of political interference and arrogance after several governments condemned a 27-year prison sentence handed to opposition leader Kem Sokha for treason.

Bangkok Post · Mar 4, 2023

Cambodia gov’t rejects concern over opposition leader’s sentence

Opposition leader Kem Sokha, 69, was sentenced to 27 years on charges of treason and is currently under house arrest.

Al Jazeera · Mar 4, 2023

Cambodian opposition leader gets 27 years on treason charge

A court in Cambodia has found Kem Sokha, leader of the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party, guilty of treason

The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2023

Cambodia opposition leader Kem Sokha sentenced to 27 years

The former leader of the now-banned Cambodia National Rescue Party was arrested in 2017 and accused of treason.

Al Jazeera · Mar 3, 2023

Cambodian opposition leader set for treason trial verdict

Cambodia’s beleaguered pro-democracy forces face another day of reckoning, as the country’s most prominent opposition politician not in exile is scheduled to hear the verdict in his trial for treason

The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023

H5N1 bird flu strain that killed girl in Cambodia mutated to infect people, scientists warn

The medical science community is on high alert as health authorities across the world prepare for a pandemic

Wales Online · Mar 2, 2023

Cambodia says recent bird flu cases not spread by humans

Health officials in Cambodia say recent cases of bird flu discovered in two villagers, one of them fatal, show no sign of human-to-human transmission

The Independent UK · Mar 1, 2023

‘Children make an impact’: what one Cambodian girl’s story can teach kids about the climate crisis

It can be difficult to talk to young people about rising seas and temperatures, but a new book from Save the Children’s Wonderbooks series that tells a more personal story is helping to open up the conversation

The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023

ICC asked to investigate Turkish government over persecution of opponents around the world

European legal experts compiled a dossier of witness testimonies giving details of torture, state sponsored kidnapping, and wrongful imprisonment

The Guardian - US · Mar 1, 2023