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Foreign ministers from Asean, key partners to meet in Cambodia this week
ASEAN's foreign ministers and their counterparts from the United States, China, Russia and other key partners will meet in Cambodia's capital city for a series of annual meetings starting on Tuesday (Aug 2).
Foreign Minister Vivian…
Seven more Indonesians held captive in Cambodia released
The Cambodian Police in cooperation with the Indonesian Embassy in Phnom Penh on Sunday (July 31, 2022) released seven more Indonesians held captive by an online scammer in Sihanoukville, Cambodia.
The figure brought the number of…
WHO-Cambodia official urges people to get booster doses as more COVID-19 cases detected
COVID-19 vaccination remains one of the most effective tools to prevent severe diseases, protect the health care system and ensure business recovery, WHO representative to Cambodia Li Ailan said.World Health Organization (WHO)…
Cambodian border authorities tighten checks due to monkeypox scare
After the first case of monkeypox was imported into the country, authorities in provinces bordering Thailand have tightened checks at land border checkpoints to halt any illegal attempts to enter Cambodia, with police targeting brokers who…
Cambodia: Hun Sen’s son set for electoral success
The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) achieved a landslide victory in the commune elections in June 2022, gaining 80 percent of the 11,622 commune council positions. Yet there is speculation that Cambodian Premier Hun Sen is unlikely to stand…
Flood woes of Cambodia’s NR2 residents
Residents of Tuol Roka village in Chak Angre Krom commune are struggling with contstant flash floods due to the poor drainage system in the area.
People living along the National Road 2 always complain that they mostly live with a fear…
Cambodia’s Hun Sen Prepared to Extend His Rule
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party is well placed to extend its rule in next year’s national elections after trouncing the competition at last week’s local commune elections.
The victory would also enable Hun Sen…
Cambodia sees rapid population growth
Cambodia's population growth rate in the past two decades has remained roughly 40-50 per cent faster than the global average, as the UN projects that eight billion people will live on the Earth in November this year, according to Prime…
Cambodian foreign minister meets with Myanmar SAC’s leadership
Cambodia's Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn, in his capacity as the Asean chair’s special envoy on Myanmar, met with Senior General Min Aung Hlaing, the chairman of Myanmar’s State Administration…
Cambodian court warns Kem Sokha, on trial for ‘treason,’ not to get political
Experts at UN call for reexamination of June 14 mass trial that sent opposition activists to prison.
A court in Cambodia’s capital Phnom Penh warned opposition leader Kem Sokha not to engage in any further political activities after…