The Latest Breaking News from Cambodia

The Friday wives: how a quiet picket grew to push for change in Cambodia

After years facing arrest and violence as they fought for their loved ones, a group of women became a rare voice of defiance

The Guardian - UK · May 2, 2022

Cambodia contemplates high-speed train to Thai border

The Cambodian government is considering upgrading several train lines, including the one to the Thai border, to promote trade and increase the mobility of its population.

Bangkok Post · Apr 28, 2022

Khmer Rouge Tribunal, helping Cambodians heal, nears end

Hybrid UN-Cambodia court has been criticised, but teaching people about the past will be its most valuable legacy.

Al Jazeera · Apr 28, 2022

In Thai villages, Chinese gangs recruit desperate for phone scams

Thai police say they have rescued some 700 Thais held against their will by Chinese gangs in Cambodia.

Al Jazeera · Apr 13, 2022

Water fights, magical decapitated heads and family reunions – the Southeast Asian festival of Songkran has it all

In many countries in Southeast Asia, such as Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia, the arrival of spring also marks the beginning of the new year. Songkran (สงกรานต์), as the festival welcoming in the new year is called in Thai, is often celebrated with playful water fights on city streets over…

The Conversation · Apr 11, 2022

White Building review – Cambodia’s modernist masterpiece is centre of attention

This gentle-going watch injects sensitivity and insight into the story of a family’s displacement at the hands of property developers

The Guardian - UK · Apr 11, 2022

The Chinese companies trying to buy strategic islands

Small businesses from China have scoured the globe for important strips of land. Are they trying to make money or are they a front for Beijing?

Financial Times · Apr 11, 2022

Robert Ashe obituary

Other lives: Humanitarian aid worker who helped people flee from the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia

The Guardian - UK · Apr 3, 2022

Friend '100% certain' Madeleine McCann suspect Christian Brueckner snatched child in night raid

Exclusive: Christian Post was tracked down by the Mirror to a small town in Cambodia where he lives under an assumed name. In his first ever interview he told how he and Christian Brueckner would go to each other’s flats after they became friends.

Irish Mirror · Apr 2, 2022

China signs deal with Cambodia's army

The Chinese and Cambodian armies have signed a memorandum of understanding, as Beijing seeks to deepen regional security ties amid increasing competition with the U.S.

Tribune News Service · Mar 31, 2022