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Few landscapes on Earth carry the immense historical weight and cultural pride of the Angkor Archaeological Park. As a globally celebrated World Heritage site, Angkor stands as the crown jewel of Khmer identity and a vital engine for Cambodia’s tourism economy. For decades, the monumental task of safeguarding these ancient temples has fallen to the [...]
The ASEAN Observer Team in Cambodia (AOT-KH) today visited parts of Poipet which were struck by Thai shelling and air strikes during last December’s fighting, Thai F-16 fighter jets struck Cambodian territory up to 8km from Banteay Meanchey province’s border with the neighbouring Kingdom. The team inspected conditions on the ground in the town’s Kbal [...]
Well-known social media personality Siev Long Ny, a Siem Reap mobile ice cream vendor, has drawn the ire of the Apsara National Authority (ANA), after releasing a video criticising their treatment of vendors. The ANA released a statement refuting her claims. Long Ny, famous for her humorous skits using Chinese drama dubbing styles, went live [...]
Fifty civil society organisations, unions and grassroots community groups have issued a joint statement calling for the immediate release of citizen journalist Chea Vuthy. A former monk, Vuthy was sentenced to 18 months in prison for comments he made in a private Messenger group chat of about 20 people. The statement argued that the conviction [...]
As part of ongoing efforts to strengthen natural resource protection and promote sustainable livelihoods across Cambodia, the Ministry of Environment has signed new memorandums of understanding (MoUs) with partner ministries and the Kingdom’s demining authority. According to the ministry, the agreements, with the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, the Ministry of Cults and Religion [...]
The British vessel HMS Tamar has docked at Ream Naval Base, where it will conduct joint training with the Royal Cambodian Navy, in another sign of Cambodia’s expanding defence and maritime engagement with a broader range of international partners. The British embassy in Cambodia announced the arrival of the ship on August 20, noting that [...]
Thai attempts to justify a continued military presence at the Thma Da border area by invoking a post-conflict “Troop Deployment Line” has come under renewed scrutiny after a Chinese hotel owner accused Thai soldiers of taking control of his Cambodian property. Phnom Penh maintains its position that Thai forces are illegally occupying its territory and [...]
Minister of Interior Sar Sokha has issued new organisational directives to all units under the ministry, which he described as part of efforts to strengthen governance and develop human resources. He introduced the measures at an August 19 ceremony which was attended by around 1,800 officials, both in-person and online. They included senior ministry officials [...]
SEOUL – Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi pledged Wednesday that Beijing would continue to play a “constructive role” in promoting peace and stability on the Korean Peninsula, while taking a cautious stance on mediating renewed US-North Korea dialogue and calling on Washington to change what he described as its longstanding “hostile policy” toward Pyongyang. Wang made [...]
HANOI – In a rare move, state broadcaster Vietnam Television (VTV), in its flagship current affairs programme on Aug 17, devoted a full six-minute report to a fatal traffic accident that took place in Hanoi more than a year ago. In a country where more than 10,000 people are killed in traffic accidents each year, such [...]
