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Indian men taken into protective custody after call to human trafficking hotline
2 Indian men are in protective custody in Sihanoukville today after the company that they were working at was raided by police.
General Khieu Sopheak, Secretary of State and spokesman for the Ministry of Interior said stated that…
Chinese man sent to court on charges of illegal detention and torture of Malaysian, Taiwansese…
A Chinese man has today been sent to court after being arrested for allegedly illegally detaining and torturing 3 Malaysian and 1 Taiwanese national in Sihanoukville.
At 2:30 pm on September 2, 2022, the Provincial Gendarmerie…
Cambodia dismayed by UN envoy’s rebuke
Cambodia has lashed out at Vitit Muntarbhorn, the UN’s special rapporteur after his latest report urged the government to release all political prisoners and institute democratic reforms required to counter “severe human rights challenges”…
Cambodia keen to resume gas field talks
Cambodia is ready to meet with Thailand on the issue of the 26,000sq km Overlapping Claims Area (OCA) – estimated to hold up to 500 million barrels of oil and gas deposits under the seafloor – in a bid to jointly develop the area and…
Japan gov’t investigating mistreatment of pregnant foreign trainees, including Cambodians
The Japanese government is conducting a survey to determine whether foreign technical trainees have been forced by employers or intermediary groups to leave the country because they fell pregnant or gave birth.
Trainees subject to the…
Cambodia, the Philippines exchange diplomatic greetings on 65th anniversary
Cambodian and Philippine leaders have exchanged congratulatory messages to mark the 65th anniversary of bilateral diplomatic relations which falls on Saturday.
In a message to Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Cambodian King…
ASEAN Regional Forum in Cambodia sees members prioritise cooperation in counter-terrorism and…
Members of the ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) convened last week in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, agreeing to give priority to cooperation in the areas of disaster relief, counter-terrorism, transnational crime, maritime security, defence cooperation,…
US returns to Cambodia dozens of antiquities looted from historic sites
Some of the artifacts, which range from the bronze age to the 12th century, were stolen from ancient Khmer capital Koh Ker.
The United States will return to Cambodia 30 looted antiquities, including bronze and stone statues of Buddhist and…
UN Agency Warns of Cambodian Threats to Journalists
Journalists in Cambodia are facing increasing threats and being prevented from doing their jobs amid growing restrictions on press freedom and civic and political rights, the U.N human rights office there said this week.
The U.N.…
Learning center has been boosting ties between Singapore, Cambodia over 20 years
Cambodian senior civil servant Tan Sokchea is an alumnus of a learning center set up by Singapore, as are about 11,000 officials from his country's ministries and agencies.
The director-general at the Ministry of Industry, Science,…