9 students drown after river ferry capsizes in Cambodia At least nine students in southern Cambodia who were crossing a river have died after the boat they were on capsized The Independent UK · Oct 14, 2022
Prayut supports rise of women The government gave a commitment at the 2nd Asean Women Leaders' Summit in Cambodia on Thursday to promote women's empowerment. Bangkok Post · Oct 14, 2022
Post-Covid headwinds hit the region As the five economies in mainland Southeast Asia re-emerge from the Covid-19 pandemic, their prospects for recovery and return to growth and development appear challenged, characterised by deteriorating balance of payments, fiscal weaknesses, currency depreciations, and rising inflation amidst global monetary tightening and recession risks. Bangkok Post · Oct 13, 2022
Over 80,000 vehicles travel on Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway in first week PHNOM PENH: More than 80,000 vehicles travelled on Cambodia's first-ever expressway in the first week of its trial operation, according to data released by the freeway operator. Bangkok Post · Oct 12, 2022
World's coolest neighbourhoods revealed - and five UK spots made the cut Neighbourhoods in the UK, Portugal, Cambodia and more have been named in Time Out's new rankings of the 51 world's coolest neighbourhoods for 51 Daily Mirror · Oct 11, 2022
Time for Myanmar to face the music Since its inception in 1967, Asean has survived a myriad of challenges -- some it has passed with flying colours, others less so. Bangkok Post · Oct 10, 2022
Sold to gangs, forced to run online scams: inside Cambodia’s cybercrime crisis Thousands of people from Taiwan, Vietnam and Thailand have been tricked into slavery and are unable to leave a ‘living hell’ The Guardian - AU · Oct 9, 2022
Tamil Nadu working with Indian embassy in Cambodia to rescue youth being forced into illegal activities It was only a few days ago that 13 youth from the State, who were forced to be involved in online scamming activities in Thailand, were rescued. The Hindu · Oct 9, 2022
Festival where 'gates of Hell open' for 15 days and people feed hungry ghosts The annual Pchum Ben festival releases four types of ghosts from the underworld and all on the hunt for living relatives to offer them food otherwise they may curse them Daily Mirror · Oct 8, 2022
Indian workers rescued from digital job scams in Southeast Asia Minister says 130 Indians who were forced to work in cyber-scams in Myanmar, Laos and Cambodia have been freed. Al Jazeera · Oct 8, 2022
Cambodian court hands top opposition figure massive fine A court in Cambodia has imposed a heavy fine on a leading opposition politician after finding him guilty of defamation for saying that nationwide local elections in June were unfair The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022
Indian workers rescued from job scams in Southeast Asia India's government says it has rescued about 130 Indian workers from Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos after they were lured by agents for fake job opportunities in the information technology sector in Thailand The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022
21 more Malaysian scam victims return from Cambodia, Laos An additional 21 Malaysians rescued from human traffickers in Cambodia and Laos have returned home as the government intensifies efforts to locate scam victims reported missing abroad The Independent UK · Oct 6, 2022
Myanmar junta leader not invited to Asean summit: Cambodia Myanmar's junta leader has not been invited to a regional summit next month, host Cambodia said Wednesday, in a fresh diplomatic snub for the isolated military regime. Bangkok Post · Oct 5, 2022
The Independent UK · Sep 30, 2022 Two UK museums open up their collection to Cambodian archaeologists looking for looted treasure Cambodian government says artefacts could have been illegally brought into the UK museums
Reuters · Sep 30, 2022 Seven bodies found on Vietnam beach a week after Cambodia boat sinking Seven bodies have been found washed ashore on a beach in southern Vietnam, authorities said on Friday, a week after a boat with more than 40 people on board sank off the neighbouring Cambodian coastal town of Sihanoukville.
Bangkok Post · Sep 29, 2022 Cambodia and Laos in the regional mix As geopolitical tensions from Russian aggression in Ukraine and the ongoing United States-China rivalry intensify, Southeast Asia will be hard-pressed to maintain peace and security. Despite their relatively small size, Cambodia and Laos are two countries whose political trajectories will shape regional outcomes. While Cambodia has consolidated domestic political power…
The Hindu · Sep 29, 2022 Karimnagar youth return home from captivity of cyber crime gang in Cambodia KARIMNAGAR
Bangkok Post · Sep 27, 2022 Will the final Khmer Rouge ruling close a dark chapter? Last week, a UN-backed tribunal in Cambodia upheld a genocide conviction for 91-year-old Khieu Samphan, the last surviving leader of the Khmer Rouge regime.
Bangkok Post · Sep 25, 2022 Bridging the gap Cross-border trade between Thailand and neighbouring countries is thriving, thanks in part to expanded infrastructure connectivity.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 25, 2022 The Guardian view on pursuing crimes against humanity: a laborious yet urgent challenge Editorial: From Cambodia to Ukraine, achieving justice is difficult and daunting. Its champions are not giving up
The Independent UK · Sep 24, 2022 Chinese survivors had no food, water on sinking boat Chinese survivors from a boat that sank near a Cambodian island have described embarking on what they believed would be a short-term fishing job and ended up without food and water aboard the vessel and their belongings taken away
Bangkok Post · Sep 24, 2022 Cambodia boat accident death toll rises to 3 PHNOM PENH: The death toll from a capsized boat off Cambodia’s coast rose to three Chinese nationals on Saturday, with a further nine rescued in Vietnamese waters and eight still missing, Cambodian authorities said.
Reuters · Sep 24, 2022 Cambodia still searching for at least 10 Chinese missing from sunken boat Cambodian rescuers were still searching on Saturday for at least 10 missing Chinese nationals after a boat with more than 40 people on board sank near islands off the coastal town of Sihanoukville, the provincial government said.
The Independent UK · Sep 23, 2022 1 dead, more than 20 missing after boat sinks off Cambodia Cambodian authorities are searching for more than 20 people in the Gulf of Thailand after their boat sank near Cambodia’s Koh Tang island