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· Isa Peralta
Pakistan, Cambodia, India, South Korea make 2023 Oscars international feature shortlist
Films from four Asian countries – Pakistan, Cambodia, India and South Korea – have made the shortlist for the 2023 Oscars Best International Feature Film category. On Wednesday, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Science unveiled the 15-film shortlist. Films from 92…
· Khier Casino
Chinese tea, Vietnamese pottery, Cambodian martial arts: Asian cultural practices granted UNESCO world heritage status
Traditional Chinese tea-processing techniques, Japanese ritual dances and Vietnamese pottery-making are some of the cultural practices that made it on this year’s intangible cultural heritage list by UNESCO. About 48 cultural practices from 61 countries were added to UNESCO’s…
· Bryan Ke
Man plans to sell shoe he threw at Cambodian prime minister for $1 million for charity
Ouk Touch, 72, threw a shoe at Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen during the latter’s visit to Washington, D. C., to attend a summit between the U.S. and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in May. Touch recalled officials condemning him even though the shoe did…
· Khier Casino
American English teacher fired over ‘inappropriate’ messages to former student in Cambodia
An English lecturer at a reputable international school in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, has been fired from his position after screenshots of “inappropriate” messages he sent to a former student emerged online. Michael Strahan, an American citizen also known by his moniker “Teacher…
· Michelle De Pacina
60 Vietnamese nationals collectively run for freedom from human traffickers in Cambodia
A group of 60 Vietnamese nationals collectively ran for freedom from a Cambodian casino where they were being exploited and held as prisoners on Saturday. Four people failed to escape as they were recaptured by casino guards. Cambodian authorities managed to rescue them along…
· Michelle De Pacina
Vietnamese consulate receives ‘constant calls day and night’ by victims of human trafficking in Cambodia
The Vietnamese consulate in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, has been receiving dozens of rescue requests from victims of human trafficking on a daily basis. Crime syndicates operating in Cambodia have targeted individuals from Southeast Asian countries. Thousands of people are lured by…
· Ryan General
Deported Cambodian refugee returns home to Southern California after 11 years
In 2011, ICE deported Cambodian refugee Sophea Phea to a country her family fled from in the 1970s to escape genocide. While in Cambodia, Phea became a teacher and started advocating for other Southeast Asian deportees in a bid to help them return home to the U.S. After years of…
· Michelle De Pacina
118 Malaysians, 50 Filipinos rescued from human traffickers in Cambodia
Human trafficking operations in Cambodia have been targeting individuals from various South East Asian countries by promising them jobs with “high wages,” when in reality, they are exploited and held as prisoners. Minister of Foreign Affairs of Malaysia Saifuddin Abdullah said…
· Michelle De Pacina
Vietnamese parents forced to buy back children as human trafficking crisis in Cambodia escalates
Chinese crime syndicates are believed to be behind the human trafficking operations in Cambodia that have targeted individuals from Southeast Asian countries, including Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Indonesia and Vietnam. Thousands of people have been lured by human traffickers…
· Michelle De Pacina
Cambodian woman acquitted of stealing $60,000 from Texas donut shop owners who trafficked her
Sophy Treadway, a Cambodian woman who was accused of stealing more than $60,000 from the owners of Rockport Donuts, who illegally trafficked her, was found not guilty on Aug. 17. The money Treadway was accused of stealing was her tips from customers, according to Treadway’s…
· Ryan General
Cambodian refugee who came to US as 1-year-old is deported after no pardon from California Gov. Newsom
On Tuesday, Phoeun You, a former child refugee from Cambodia, was deported to a country he is barely familiar with after failing to get a pardon from California Governor Gavin Newsom. You, who joined a gang in his teens, shot and killed a 17-year-old at age 20 while retaliating…
· Michelle De Pacina
Philippines is most stressed, Cambodia is saddest in Southeast Asia, says new Gallup survey
The global analytics and advice firm Gallup found the Philippines to be the most stressed, Laos to be the angriest and Cambodia to be the saddest countries in Southeast Asia. In a survey conducted from 2021 to early 2022, the global analytic firm recorded “yes,” “no” and “don’t…
· Ryan General
Gov. Newsom urged to pardon former Cambodian refugee at risk of being deported after prison sentence
Phoeun You, whose family fled the Cambodian genocide, is now at risk of being deported back to the country after U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents detained him immediately after he was released from prison in January. You had been deemed safe for early…
· Ryan General
American activist Theary Seng, dozens of other Hun Sen critics jailed for treason in Cambodia
On Tuesday, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court in Cambodia sentenced 60 opposition figures, including prominent lawyer Theary Seng, for conspiring to commit treason. Seng was sentenced to six years in prison, while the others affiliated with the dissolved group Cambodia National…
· Khier Casino
Cambodian American domestic abuse survivor graduates from college after serving 16 years in prison
A Cambodian American woman who faced deportation after serving 16 years in prison has graduated with a degree in sociology. Ny Nourn, who immigrated to the U.S. at age 5, thanked everyone who never gave up on her while she attended San Francisco State University. Nourn was…
· Ryan General
Video: Elephant once dubbed the ‘world’s loneliest’ has summer fun at Cambodian wildlife sanctuary
Kaavan, once dubbed the “world’s loneliest elephant,” is bringing joy to the internet with a video of him enjoying his stay at Kulen Prum Tep Wildlife Sanctuary in Cambodia. The 37-year-old rescue elephant, who languished for over 30 years while in captivity at the Marghazar Zoo…
· Ryan General
Cambodia’s 1,500-year-old Krishna statue showcased in National Museum of Asian Art virtual experience
An immersive experience featuring the newly restored, 1,500-year-old Cambodian stone sculpture “Krishna Lifting Mountain Govardhan” is currently on display at the National Museum of Asian Art (NMAA). Restoration of the statue was undertaken by the Cleveland Museum of Art’s…
· Carl Samson
Cambodian American woman in shock after brutal robbery outside California supermarket
Emily Chhun, 26, fell victim to a violent robbery outside a Safeway in San Leandro, California, on May 11. The male assailant allegedly punched and pistol-whipped Chhun during the attack, leaving her with a concussion and a broken nose. The suspect managed to flee with Chhun’s…
· Rebecca Moon
Cambodia urges people to stop picking its ‘penis plants’
The Cambodian government issued a warning on Wednesday asking people to stop picking “penis plants” due to the risk of extinction. After a video of three women picking the plants on Bokor Mountain in Kampot Province went viral, the Ministry of Environment released images of the…
· Bryan Ke
Thai woman saved from gang of organ harvesters after being lured by job in Cambodia, police say
A 25-year-old Thai woman was saved just moments before a gang of organ harvesters could operate on her. She was reportedly among eight Thai nationals who were rescued by Cambodian authorities on Wednesday. The woman told Police Lieutenant General Surachate Hakparn that she was…