Muay Thai or Kun Khmer? Cambodia, Thailand spar over sport’s name ahead of 2023 SEA Games

Thailand has threatened a boycott of the upcoming 2023 Southeast Asian Games after Cambodia announced that the games will use the name ̶...

Chilling footage shows people jumping to escape Cambodian casino fire that killed at least 19

A deadly fire swept through a Cambodian casino hotel on Thursday, killing at least 19 people and injuring at least 60. Located in Poipet, a ...

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...

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...

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...

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 “ina...

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 prisone...

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 da...

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 wit...

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 Southea...

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 p...

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 s...

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 Custo...

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 conspir...

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 T...

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...

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...

Chinese man lured by fake job ad is held captive as ‘blood slave’ for months in Cambodia

A former security guard in China was reportedly kidnapped by a gang after being lured to Cambodia with a fake advertisement. The man, iden...

Last known Irrawaddy dolphin in northeastern Cambodia dies after fishing net entanglement

The last known freshwater Irrawaddy dolphin in Northeastern Cambodia was found dead on Tuesday inside of a fishing net it had become entang...

Magawa, Cambodian hero rat who detected more than 65 undetonated landmines, dies at age 8

A Cambodian rat who won a medal for heroism after detecting more than 65 undetonated landmines and explosive ordinances has passed away at ...

Cambodia wants the Met to return dozens of Khmer Empire relics looted during the country’s wartime

Cambodia is demanding an explanation from New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art on how relics from the Khmer Empire ended up in its possessi...

Pchum Ben, Cambodia’s ‘Festival of the Dead,’ will end early due to COVID-19

October 5 marks the beginning of Pchum Ben, a 15-day religious festival in Cambodia during which Buddhists commemorate seven generations of ...

Trial set for autistic Cambodian teen whose house was stormed by nearly 20 armed officers over insult on messaging app

The trial for an autistic Cambodian teenager accused of insulting local government officials is set to begin Sept. 29.  Jailed over Telegram...

Death Metal Band Named After Cambodian Concentration Camp Responds to Backlash

An American band has sparked outrage for naming themselves after a Cambodian genocide concentration camp, where the Khmer Rouge murdered tho...

Cambodia Outraged After Vice Publishes Manipulated Photos of Khmer Rouge Genocide Victims

Vice Media Group recently sparked outrage after publishing an article with manipulated photographs of Khmer Rouge victims. “These People Wer...

Rat Awarded a Gold Medal for Finding Over 65 Landmines and Unexploded Ordnance in Cambodia

A landmine-detecting rodent was recently awarded a medal for heroism, the animal equivalent of the George Cross.   ...

Kentucky Man Gets 21 Years in Prison for Molesting Young Girls in Cambodia

A Kentucky man was sentenced to 21 years in prison on Thursday for sexually assaulting two young girls when he lived in Cambodia. Micky Rife...

Tourists Must Now Pay at Least $3,000 to Enter Cambodia

Foreigners planning to travel to Cambodia must now pay at least $3,000 before entering the country for “virus prevention services.” What you...

Cambodian Woman Who Makes Purses for Michael Kors, Kate Spade is Imprisoned Over a Facebook Post

A Cambodian woman employed in a local factory that produces bags for designer brands such as Michael Kors and Kate Spade has spent at least ...

Exiled Thai Human Rights Activist Reportedly Kidnapped By Gunmen in Cambodia

Cambodian police have launched an investigation for the suspected kidnapping of an exiled Thai human rights activist in Phnom Penh. Wanchale...

Separated During Khmer Rouge, Cambodian Siblings Reunite 47 Years Later

After nearly half a century, a 98-year-old Cambodian woman was reunited with two siblings she thought had died during the brutal regime of t...

Cambodian Children Will Get Lessons on LGBTQ+ Acceptance Starting 2020

Students in Cambodia will soon receive lessons on LGBTQ+ issues, a move expected to eradicate prevailing discrimination against the communit...

Cambodia’s Beloved Princess Norodom Buppha Devi Dies at Age of 76

Princess Norodom Buppha Devi, the daughter of Cambodia’s late King Norodom Sihanouk and half-sister of King Norodom Sihamoni, has died at th...

Ex-Marine Sentenced to 210 YEARS for Raping Cambodian Girls Might Go Free

A retired U.S. Marine captain who was previously sentenced to 210 years behind bars for raping young Cambodian girls in the early 2000s migh...

Dad Who Couldn’t Afford New Backpack for His Son Makes One Out of Raffia String

A Cambodian father has gone viral online for his amazing creativity and heartwarming gesture when he created a bag for his son out of raffia...

Woman Who Collected Garbage as a Child Gets Full Scholarship to University of Melbourne

A young lady who toiled as a child at a garbage dump in Cambodia will soon attend the University of Melbourne on a full scholarship. At 11, ...