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Cambodia takes maritime dispute with Thailand to UN

PHNOM PENH - Cambodia said on Tuesday ‌it has informed the United Nations and Thailand that it has launched a compulsory conciliation process under international law aimed at resolving a ⁠long-running maritime boundary dispute with Bangkok.

Bangkok Post

Cambodia sentences six for murder of Korean student

PHNOM PENH - ⁠A ⁠Cambodian court has convicted and sentenced six Chinese nationals to life in prison on charges they tortured and ‌murdered a South Korean student involved with one of Cambodia’s notorious scam centres, a court spokesperson said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Cambodia raids buildings linked to accused scam kingpin Chen Zhi

SHENZHEN — Cambodian authorities have raided two buildings in Phnom Penh's Prince Plaza Centre, which is linked to extradited Chinese billionaire Chen Zhi, and detained 104 individuals, including 82 Chinese nationals, local media reported.

Bangkok Post

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Inside Southeast Asia’s scam compounds: A trafficked worker tells of fraud, coercion and torture

I was recently in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and approached a group of young men in front of the Indian embassy. I told them I was a University of Toronto researcher.

The Conversation

Desperate to flee abuse in Cambodian scam compounds, these young Indonesians are now facing suspicion back home

In the first two weeks of March, two young Indonesian women died alone in a hospital in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

The Conversation

Cambodia opens a new $2 billion airport to serve Phnom Penh

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet has inaugurated a major new airport to serve Phnom Penh

The Independent UK

From Palau to Phnom Penh — where to travel in 2026

Next year, Brits will be heading to Italy, Japan and Iceland

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Tourism boost as new 30 million passenger airport has grand opening

In 2024, some 6.7 million international tourists visited the Southeast Asian country, a 23% increase from 2023

The Independent UK

British woman stabbed to death over ‘love triangle’ in Cambodia

Jessica Cariad Hopkins, 34, was found dead in a Phnom Penh park

The Independent UK

British woman, 34, stabbed to death ‘by female attacker in love triangle row’ in Cambodia

Jessica Cariad Hopkins, 34, from Harpenden, found with throat slit in park close to capital Phnom Penh

Evening Standard

Missing French backpacker who hitchhiked from Paris to Phnom Penh found dead

Autopsy reveals woman died from cardiac arrest

The Independent UK

Death Toll Rises In Thai-Cambodian Clashes Despite Ceasefire Call

Thailand and Cambodia clashed for a third day on Saturday, as the death toll from their bloodiest fighting in years rose to 33 and Phnom Penh called for an "immediate ceasefire".

International Business Times

Unpaid Thais flee Cambodia across rooftops into Thailand

Ten Thais who claimed they were being forced to work without pay in Phnom Penh fled across a border rooftop into Thailand on Wednesday morning.

Bangkok Post

Why Thailand and Cambodia are fighting and how the crisis threatens a political dynasty

Southeast Asian neighbours exchange fire along border as conflict escalates

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Cambodian soldier killed in Thai border gunfight

One Cambodian soldier was killed in a brief exchange of gunfire between Thai and Cambodian soldiers on Wednesday morning in a disputed border area in Ubon Ratchathani, the defence ministry in Phnom Penh said.

Euronews

Cambodia commemorates victims of Khmer Rouge genocide on its 50th anniversary

Hundreds of Cambodians marked the Day of Remembrance by attending a ceremony honouring victims of the Khmer Rouge at one of the "killing fields".

The Independent UK

Cambodia's 'Day of Remembrance' marks the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge genocide

About 2,000 people attended Cambodia’s annual Day of Remembrance Tuesday to mark half a century since Cambodia’s communist Khmer Rouge launched a four-year reign of terror that caused the deaths of about 1.7 million people

Euronews

Cambodian court finds opposition MP guilty of incitement, bars him from political office

The US Embassy, which has been critical of Cambodia's human rights record, had an observer at the hearing but did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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The Independent UK

China and Cambodia ink deal for massive canal project that has raised environmental concerns

Cambodia and China have signed a $1.2 billion deal to finance an ambitious canal project that aims to boost trade efficiency by linking a branch of the Mekong River near Phnom Penh to a port on the Gulf of Thailand

International Business Times

China's Xi, Seeking To Build Regional Ties, Meets Cambodian Leader

Chinese President Xi Jinping met the Cambodian premier in Phnom Penh on Thursday on the final leg of a Southeast Asia tour in which he sought to strengthen regional trade ties.

International Business Times

Silent Killing Fields 50 Years On From Khmer Rouge Atrocities

Cambodia marked on Thursday the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge's march into Phnom Penh, though survivors of its genocidal rule were forbidden from praying before victims' skulls.

Al Jazeera

Cambodia seeks China’s financial support as Xi visits amid US tariff war

Cambodia is an important leg in Xi’s regional tour, with China owning half of Cambodian businesses exporting to the US.

Al Jazeera

Fifty years after fall of Phnom Penh, history weighs on Cambodian politics

The Khmer Rouge rise to power and overthrow are foundational to Cambodian People’s Party legitimacy, but memories fade.

International Business Times

Cambodia's Chinese Casino City Bets Big On Beijing

Once a collection of sleepy fishing villages, vast Chinese investments have transformed Cambodia's Sihanoukville into a half-finished gambling resort with signs everywhere in Mandarin.

The Conversation

Cambodia’s haunted present: 50 years after Khmer Rouge’s rise, murderous legacy looms large

On April 17, 1975, tanks rolled into the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, to cheering crowds who believed that the country’s long civil war might finally be over.

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