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Cambodia logs 291 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death
Cambodia on Saturday registered 291 new COVID-19 cases and one more death in the last 24 hours, the country's Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement.
Cambodian Leader Warns COVID-19 Has His Nation on ‘the Brink of Death’
After months of low cast numbers, Cambodia’s worsening outbreak suggests that COVID-19 is far from being defeated in the region.
Cambodia launches lockdown in capital as COVID-19 outbreak spreads
Cambodia brought in a coronavirus lockdown in Phnom Penh and a satellite district of the capital on Thursday in a bid to contain a spike in coronavirus cases in a country that up until recently had largely managed to contain infections.
Cambodia reports 262 new COVID-19 cases, 2 more deaths
Cambodia on Friday confirmed 262 new COVID-19 cases and two more fatalities in the past 24 hours, the country's Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement.
Would Access to Cambodia’s Ream Naval Base Really Benefit China?
Gaining access to a Cambodian naval facility would give China’s navy little discernible strategic advantage.
Cambodia’s strongman is trying opposition politicians en masse
But one lucky critic seems to be getting gentler treatment.
Cambodia prioritises economic diplomacy
Since the turn of the century, ‘economic pragmatism’ — the alignment of foreign policy with economic development interests — has shaped Cambodia’s foreign engagement.
Cambodia Risks Being Left Behind by Workplace Automation
The Cambodian government has done little to prepare its population for an epochal economic shift.
MVL raises US$15m Series B funds to build electric vehicles in Cambodia
MVLLABS, the company behind South-east Asian ride-hailing service TADA, has raised US$15 million in Series B funding to build an electric vehicle (EV) model for launch in Cambodia.
Cambodians burned as forex trading company halts operations
Politically connected platform GFX promised monthly returns of up to 10%.
Manipulated images of smiling Khmer Rouge victims prompt Cambodia to threaten Vice media with...
Irish artist Matt Loughrey’s reworked pictures of people murdered in Cambodia’s Killing Fields, published by Vice, may have broken country’s Archives Act.
A Chef’s Quest to Preserve Cambodia’s Lost Flavors
Part historical record, part how-to for cooks, Rotanak Ros’s “Nhum” pieces together recipes from a time before the country’s genocide.
These People Were Arrested by the Khmer Rouge and Never Seen Again
Cambodian authorities photographed many of their 2 million victims. These portraits, recently colourised, humanise that tragedy.
Youth initiative in Cambodia reduces soil erosion during floods
In 2019, a group of young adolescents in the Cambodian village of Okcheay set out to plant trees along a patch of road to improve air quality and provide shelter from the heat. At the time, they could not have anticipated that this section of the road would be protected from severe erosion during the floods which came a year later.
Cambodia’s Prey Lang: how not to protect a vital forest
Authorities have failed to curb illegal logging and instead are cracking down on indigenous groups working to protect the forest.
Why Cambodia’s environmentalists fear new internet firewall
Disguised as a fisherman, Bun Ly chugs up and down the Mekong River in a longtail boat, counting giant barges full of sand dredged from the bed of the struggling waterway as part of his new job with outlawed activist group Mother Nature Cambodia.
Cambodia NOC chief claims new stadium will be completed by end of May
A new stadium being built in Phnom Penh for the 2023 Southeast Asian Games is 95 per cent complete, according to the secretary general of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC).
Rohit Sharma’s Cricket Academy CricKingdom collaborates with Cricket Association of Cambodia
With this massive deal, India’s veteran opener becomes the first Indian cricketer to sign a deal of such a big stature.
‘I enjoyed Cambodia, but didn’t love it’ – Paddy Barrett on moving back to...
The new St Pat's signing is raring to go ahead of Friday's clash with champions Shamrock Rovers.
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Cambodia logs 291 new COVID-19 cases, 1 more death
Cambodia on Saturday registered 291 new COVID-19 cases and one more death in the last 24 hours, the country's Ministry of Health (MoH) said in a statement.
