The Latest Breaking News from Siem Reap

SIEM REAP, Cambodia -- Japan and the United States are trying to accelerate economic cooperation with Southeast Asian countries. Home to many manufacturing plants, Southeast Asia is central to the global supply chain and an important region in terms of economic security.

Siem Reap (Cambodia) (AFP) - Among the spinach crops at a rural Cambodian school garden, children test their maths skills while weighing produce -- but as food prices rise, the vegetable patch has become a safety net for struggling families.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on the public to refrain from discriminating against the followers of a politician who has attracted thousands to what many commentators are calling a “doomsday cult”.

Cicadas sang a chorus as the forest opened out. I peered into the darkness and traced the distant contour of a monumental religious complex, a remarkable feat of human civilisation. Keyed up with my first visit, I crossed a floating bridge, a soon-to-be-dismantled construction, over a large moat in the…

Siem Reap (Cambodia) (AFP) - The melodic songs from families of endangered monkeys ring out over the jungle near Cambodia's Angkor Wat temple complex -- a sign of ecological rejuvenation decades after hunting decimated wildlife at the site.

International Finance Corporation’s watchdog is probing claims loans aimed at hard up are harming communities.

Siem Reap (Cambodia) (AFP) - As dawn breaks, foreign tourists gather by the ancient towers of Cambodia's Angkor Wat, some of the lucky few to see the World Heritage Site with the crowds thin as the country recovers from the coronavirus.

Angkor Wat hasn’t been so empty since the early 1990s when the country was recovering from decades of civil war. This is great if you’re a tourist, but not so good if you rely on the industry, writes Richard C Paddock

The ambitious plan to attract 10 million travellers is complicated by broken contracts and uncertain pandemic recovery.

Right now might be a perfect time for a trip to Siem Reap to see the ancient Angkor temples.