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· Ryan General
Meet the Incredible Cambodia Boy Who Can Speak Over 10 Languages
A young Cambodian vendor has captivated netizens around the world after his ability to speak over 10 languages and dialects was caught on film and shared on social media. Facebook user Venus Gwc posted a short clip of the 10-year-old Khmer boy showing off his linguistic talent…
· Bryan Ke
Cambodian Woman Cuts Off Thai Husband’s Penis, Hides It From Paramedics
A jealous Cambodian woman was arrested after she cut off her husband’s penis with a kitchen knife on Monday when she suspected that he was cheating on her. The wife, identified as 24-year-old Karuna, seduced her 40-year-old husband Siripan Sanusun and aroused him by using her…
· Editorial Staff
Man Who Survived Killing Fields in Cambodia Gets Robbed and Shot in Philadelphia
A man who survived the Cambodian killing fields as a child ended up in critical condition after getting shot by a gunman who tried to rob his store in Philadelphia last month. Mike Poeng, 50, was shot around 1:30 p.m. on May 5 while washing his car outside KCJ, his…
· Bryan Ke
Cambodian ‘Survivalist’ YouTubers Under Fire for Skinning Endangered Animals and Eating Them
Two Cambodian YouTubers are now under fire for posting several videos showing the couple hunting wild animals, cooking, and eating them. Fair warning, some of these videos may be too graphic.
· Ryan General
British Pedophile Avoids Jail After Sexually Molesting Child in Cambodia
Mark Andrew Smith, 40, was handed down a 2-year suspended jail sentence at a local court in Phnom Penh after being found guilty of sexually abusing a 5-year-old Cambodian girl. Smith, who was the victim’s British vice principal at Golden Bridge International School, reportedly…
· Ryan General
Award-Winning Playwright Relives Cambodian History Through Play ‘Cambodian Rock Band’
A new play from award-winning Asian American playwright Lauren Yee, which has been getting rave reviews from critics, is nearing the end of its limited run. Developed as part of an initiative by South Coast Repertory’s CrossRoads calling for an engagement with the diverse local…
· Ryan General
American Tourist Charged With Murdering Cambodian Masseuse Who Refused Sex
American tourist Shawn Daniel Sanchez has been arrested and charged with killing a Cambodian masseuse by slitting her throat after she refused his sexual advances, Reuters reports. Sanchez, 24, killed the woman last Tuesday in the southern province of Kep and was arrested by…
· Ryan General
British Tourists Attack Tuk-Tuk Driver When He Can’t Find ‘LadyBoy’ Prostitute in Cambodia
A pair of British tourists recently caused a commotion in Cambodia after failing to locate a certain “ladyboy” who they tried to find with the help of a tuk-tuk driver. The unnamed duo reportedly rode around Phnom Penh in a local rickshaw trying to find a transsexual prostitute…
· Carl Samson
Tourists Arrested for ‘Pornographic Dancing’ Near Sacred Temple in Cambodia
Cambodian authorities arrested a group of Caucasian tourists, this time for “pornographic dancing” in Siem Reap, the so-called “gateway” to Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world. In police photos, shirtless men can be seen straddling women on the floor in what…
· Carl Samson
Wanted American Pedophile Arrested in Cambodia After FBI Tip
A 31-year-old American man wanted on sex charges in Virginia was arrested in Cambodia. Authorities found Samuel Douglas Lovejoy at a fish market in the city of Kampot on Tuesday, Jan. 9.
· Carl Samson
California Governor Jerry Brown Defies Trump, Pardons 132 Cambodians Set for Deportation
Just before the holidays, Governor Jerry Brown of California granted clemency to 132 Cambodian immigrants detained by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) for deportation. The pardon, announced on December 24, clears the immigrants of past criminal convictions that made…
· Carl Samson
The U.S. is Deporting 70 Cambodians in ‘Batches’ For the Holidays
Around 70 Cambodians living in the U.S. will be deported this month, the first group of which could be out before the holidays. The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) believes the removal will be carried out in two “batches”. Executive Director Quyen Dinh told the…
· Carl Samson
Cambodian Men Are Reviving an Ancient Dance Originally For Women — With A Twist
A living room in Phnom Penh witnessed the rebirth of Khmer classical dance, and it all started with a group of young men putting a contemporary twist into the art. Prumsodun Ok, a Cambodian-American choreographer, is behind this attempt to resurrect the Royal Ballet of Cambodia,…
· Carl Samson
Over 100 Cambodian Immigrants Arrested in Latest ICE Deportation Crackdown
Officers of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) have arrested more than 100 Cambodian nationals with deportation orders throughout the country in recent weeks. Advocates claimed that some of the people who were taken into custody had been living in California’s…
· Carl Samson
Two Friends Shot Dead in Cambodia Town Liquor Store in Long Beach
Two men of Asian descent were killed in a shooting at a liquor store in Long Beach, California, on Tuesday night. Danny Bunthung, 21, died at the scene, and Dallas Som, 22, died at a hospital later. They were reportedly friends.
· Carl Samson
U.S. Stops Issuing Visas in Cambodia Because the Country Won’t Take Back Deportees
The American embassy in Phnom Penh stopped issuing certain visas on Wednesday as Cambodia fails to take back its citizens being deported from the U.S. The discontinued visas include B1, B2 and B1/B2 for employees of the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, above the rank of…
· Ryan General
Angelina Jolie Under Fire for Playing Cruel Casting Game on Cambodian Children
The casting method for Angelina Jolie’s latest Netflix film, which involved taunting impoverished Cambodian children with money, has sparked outrage online, with many criticizing it to be excessively cruel and unnecessary. Jolie’s casting directors reportedly employed the…
· Heather Johnson Yu
Angelina Jolie is Helping Her Son Connect With His Cambodian Roots in New Film
“I cried and cried.” From the moment Angelina Jolie saw Maddox in a Cambodian Orphanage in 2001, she felt a burning need to be his mother. After filming “Tomb Raider” in Cambodia, she fell in love with the country and visited several times with then-husband Billy Bob Thornton.…
· Ryan General
Meet the First Cambodian Woman to Enter Miss Universe Pageant
A new Asian beauty queen is ready to take the world’s stage as Cambodia is finally making its historic debut in the Miss Universe pageant this year. Representing the “Kingdom of Wonder” in the prestigious annual pageant for the first time is Miss Cambodia 2016 winner By…
· Khier Casino
Silicon Valley Bro Calls Mother ‘F*cking Cambodian N*gger’ in Front of Her Little Daughter
A California woman on a bike ride with her 9-year-old daughter was called a “bitch” and a “f*cking Cambodian n*gger” by a white Silicon Valley bro. In a Facebook post published Thursday, Paula Nuguid wrote that she was trying to make a legal left into a parking lot in Sunnyvale…