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The Latest Breaking News from Phnom Penh

As Cambodia welcomes Asean heads of state to Phnom Penh for the 40th and 41st Asean Summits, we can expect the energy-hungry lights will be blazing and the air conditioners to hum across the capital. This meeting takes place at a critical time globally with an unprecedented energy crisis and…

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Ukraine Boosts Southeast Asia Ties with Peace Accord

Ukraine signed a peace accord Thursday with Southeast Asian nations, a largely symbolic act that comes as Kyiv seeks to shore up international support in isolating Russia. Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba signed the “Treaty on Amity and Cooperation in Southeast Asia” as the annual summit of the Association of…

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Hun Sen giving out pricey watches at Asean summit

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, an aficionado of luxury watches, will hand out intricate, locally made timepieces as souvenirs for world leaders at the Asean summit this week.

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Cambodian PM meets Ukraine foreign minister ahead of Asia summit including Russia

Cambodia's leader met Ukraine's foreign minister on Wednesday in Phnom Penh, with Prime Minister Hun Sen saying his country "opposes aggression" days ahead of a regional summit that Russia's foreign minister is due to attend.

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‘Why do we have no rights?’: Phnom Penh lake community make a last stand against developers

Cambodian capital has lost more than half its lakes to a housing boom – but a group of women are risking jail to fight against land grabs and evictions

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Prayut to attend key Asean summit in Phnom Penh

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha will be in Cambodia from Nov 10-13 to attend the Asean Summit, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry.

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Asean plans emergency talks on Myanmar

Southeast Asian foreign ministers will hold emergency talks in Jakarta next week to discuss strife-torn Myanmar ahead of the Asean leaders’ summit in Phnom Penh in November, diplomatic sources confirmed on Friday.

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At least 14 children die after ferry sinks in Cambodia's Mekong River

PHNOM PENH: At least 14 children were killed when an overloaded ferry that was carrying them home from school sank in the Mekong River, Cambodian authorities said on Friday.

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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.

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India win inaugural edition of T-10 format International Tennis Cricket Series in Cambodia

NEW DELHI: India won the inaugural edition of the 'International Tennis Cricket Tournament 2022', a T-10 format seven-match series played between the visitors and the host nation Cambodia at the National Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh on August 20-21.

The Times of India

Global Pressure Mounts on Cambodia Over Foreign-run Trafficking, Scamming Rings

Cambodian authorities have rescued at least 900 foreign citizens from trafficking rings this year, the interior minister said.

The News Lens

Last Night I Saw You Smiling review – tender Cambodian eviction story

Director Kavich Neang has captured the heartbreak of residents evicted from their Phnom Penh flats in a landmark modernist building

The Guardian - UK

Cambodia to issue first-ever sovereign bond worth $300m in September

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia will issue the first-ever sovereign bond worth US$300 in September, according to a news release from the Ministry of Economy and Finance on Thursday.

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Cambodia attracts over 740,000 international tourists in first 7 months

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia has attracted more than 740,000 international visitors in the first seven months of 2022, an increase of 560% compared to the same period last year, according to the Ministry of Tourism.

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Casino workers flee Cambodia by swimming to Vietnam

Dozens of Vietnamese casino workers allegedly forced to toil without pay in Cambodia have fled back to their homeland by swimming across a river, authorities in Phnom Penh said on Friday.

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Special train ride for Queen Mother's birthday

The State Railway of Thailand joins the nation in celebrating Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother's 90th birthday on Friday with a special steam ride to Chachoengsao province.

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Asean hardens position on Myanmar

The crisis in Myanmar has dominated this year’s Asean annual ministerial meeting in Phnom Penh due to Nay Pyi Taw’s growing intransigence as well as frustration among the bloc’s key members.

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Nigerian monkeypox patient faces charges, deportation from Cambodia

The Nigerian man who fled from Phuket to Phnom Penh after being infected with monkeypox will be charged with immigration offences in Cambodia and later be deported.

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Asean envoy laments 'lack of trust' in Myanmar

PHNOM PENH: A lack of trust and political will is stifling Myanmar’s peace process and Asean will continue to shun its ruling generals, unless they engage opponents and make concrete progress, the group's special envoy said on Saturday.

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Asean: No Myanmar junta at summits unless peace progress

PHNOM PENH: Cambodia's foreign minister on Saturday said the Southeast Asian regional bloc had decided that Myanmar's ruling generals would remain barred from any of its meetings until they show progress on a peace plan.

The Japan News/Yomiuri

China expresses anger at Japan over Taiwan

PHNOM PENH / BEIJING -- The impact of U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan spilled over into a high-level dialogue between Japan and China. A meeting between the foreign ministers of Japan and China scheduled for Thursday in Cambodia was shelved at the last minute at…

The Hindu

External Affairs Minister Jaishankar meets U.S. Secretary of State in Phnom Penh

In his opening remarks at the meeting, Antony Blinken said the U.S. and India are strong proponents of the ASEAN centrality in the Indo-Pacific, according to the U.S. State Department

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Asean ministers warn Taiwan tensions could spark 'open conflict'

PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian foreign ministers urged restraint on Thursday as China readied massive military drills off Taiwan, warning the situation risked spiralling into "open conflicts".

Al Jazeera

‘Dramatically changed’: ASEAN considers Myanmar crisis response

A warning for Myanmar’s coup leaders as foreign ministers from Southeast Asian nations meet in Phnom Penh.

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Pelosi Taiwan visit set to dominate Asean meet

PHNOM PENH: Southeast Asian foreign ministers will seek ways to help calm rising tensions over Taiwan at regional talks Wednesday, after US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi arrived on the island, enraging Beijing.

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