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Cambodian PM Hun Sen fires arrest warning to supporters of his arch-rival Sam Rainsy
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday (Oct 2) threatened to arrest supporters of his nemesis Sam Rainsy if they mobilise for the opposition figurehead's much-trumpeted return from self-exile next month.
Meet Cambodia’s first gay dance troupe
Gold jewellery glistening, six male dancers from Cambodia’s first gay “Apsara” troupe swirl in unison on a dimly lit stage, their production a radical shake-up of a ballet form peformed by women for more than a thousand years.
Cambodia’s first gay dance troupe upends centuries of tradition
Gold jewellery glistening, six male dancers from Cambodia's first gay "Apsara" troupe swirl in unison on a dimly lit stage, their production a radical shake-up of a ballet form peformed by women for more than a thousand years.
Cambodian wordsmiths to receive Mekong River Literature Awards
Two Cambodian wordsmiths – a short story writer and a poet – have been selected for honours at the 10th Mekong River Literature Awards in Myanmar.
Iran to let women attend ’22 football WC qualifier
Women fans will be allowed into the stadium for Iran's next football World Cup qualifier in October, a sports ministry official said on Sunday, ahead of a deadline to allow their attendance.
Cambodia face tricky qualifiers
Cambodia will face off against the highest-ranked team in Asia, after the draw for the second round of the 2022 Fifa World Cup Qualifiers and 2023 AFC Cup Joint-Qualifiers was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on Wednesday.
Collapsed dreams: Cambodia construction workers risk lives for ‘riches’
The work is mostly unregulated, low paid, often dangerous - and sometimes deadly.
Vietnam border guard opens fire on colleagues before committing suicide
A Vietnamese border guard open fire and injured three people at his patrol station before killing himself on Saturday (June 15), state media reported in the communist country where gun violence is extremely rare.
Cambodian surrogates freed after agreeing to keep babies
Eleven women allegedly paid to be surrogate mothers have been released on bail after agreeing to keep the babies, Cambodia's trafficking czar said Wednesday, as the poor Southeast Asian nation seeks to regulate the womb-for-hire trade.
Former Vietnamese president, who led invasion of Cambodia that ousted Khmer Rouge, dies at...
Gen. Le Duc Anh, a Communist Party hard-liner and former Vietnamese president who led the invasion of Cambodia, which led to the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime, has died at 99.
Cambodia and Thailand reconnected by rail after 45 years
A railway reconnecting Cambodia and Thailand was officially inaugurated Monday in a bid to slash travel times and boost trade between the Southeast Asian neighbors.
South Korea President Moon delights tourists at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat
South Korean President Moon Jae-in sloughed off the trappings of high office on Saturday (March 16) and mingled with thousands of other tourists at Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat.
Cambodia PM blasts ‘interference’ as EU trade deal threatens
Cambodian premier Hun Sen warned against interference in the country's affairs on Tuesday, his first comments since the European Union launched steps to cancel trade benefits that would hammer the local garment industry.
No hooks, lines or sinkers: Cambodians go traditional in fishing ceremony
Wielding handmade bamboo baskets and nylon nets, hundreds of people waded thigh-deep into a muddy lake in eastern Cambodia on Sunday for an annual fish-catching ceremony where only traditional tools are used.
In tirade, Hun Sen calls on military to ‘destroy’ opponents
Cambodia’s strongman leader Hun Sen on Thursday called on his country’s military to “destroy” opponents if the government comes under threat, in a tirade in which he described himself as the “the one who steers the wheel” of the army.
Cambodia PM says EU holding country ‘hostage’ with tariff threats
In October, the European Union threatened to withdraw the duty-free Everything But Arms scheme (EBA), which benefits exports from Cambodia's garment and footwear sector.
Bricked in by poverty, Cambodia’s farmers fight debt bondage
Bopha should be in school but instead toils seven days a week in a searing brick kiln on the outskirts of Phnom Penh - a 14-year-old trapped in debt bondage in a booming industry preying on the poverty of Cambodia's farmers.
Cambodia seizes record three-tonne haul of African ivory
Discovery of 1,026 tusks at Phnom Penh port follows a tip from the US embassy.
Cambodia genocide verdict a signal to other perpetrators: US
The US has welcomed Cambodia’s landmark genocide verdict and said it served as a warning that perpetrators of mass atrocities, "even those at the highest levels", will eventually face justice for their crimes.
Cambodia sets new record for world’s longest dragon boat
Cambodia breaks the Guinness World Record for building a 87.3 meters-long wooden dragon boat. The previous record was set by China in 2016.
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Respects paid to King Father on anniversary of his death
The government and people throughout the country paid their respects on Tuesday to the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk on the seventh anniversary of his death.
