Cambodia’s Unique Islamic Sect Fights to Resist Assimilation
Practitioners of the Kan Imam San sect are promised a better life if they convert to Sunni Islam, but many ethnic Chams prefer to hold onto their traditions.
Cambodia’s Prime Minister has had enough of trucks with musical horns
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has ordered a ban on musical horns.
Cambodia urged to target ‘key figures’ as Chinese scam gangs defy crackdowns in ‘sin city’
Some 450 people were arrested in the latest raids earlier this month, showing that crime continues to plague the coastal city of Sihanoukville.
19 Thais rescued from call scam gang in Cambodia
Cambodian officials rescued 19 Thai people from a call scam gang in Oddar Meanchey on Saturday, according to the Suranaree Task Force.
An ex-diplomat and king’s head: Inside the secret global trade of Asian art
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What Europe’s largest private collection of Asian art says about the trade in cultural heritage.
‘It’s a lose-lose situation’: Carbon ‘offset’ project in Cambodia accused of human rights violations
In Cambodia, Human Rights Watch recently issued a report about violations against Indigenous people in a carbon offset program in the Cardamom mountains.
Cambodia to divert Mekong trade via China-built canal, vexing Vietnam
Planned Phnom Penh-coast link raises alarms amid regional influence tussle.
This New UNESCO Site Is the Lesser-Known Angkor Wat
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Koh Ker, the Cambodian temple complex awarded UNESCO status in 2023, fights for the return of its plundered artifacts.
Under the Scope: Cambodia tightens its regulatory belt, aims to appease China
The announcement by Cambodia’s leadership that it is planning to halt the expansion of gambling within the country could likely be a bid to cozy up to its main regional friend China and get visitation back.
Cambodia defends family relocations around the famous Angkor Wat temple complex
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Cambodia is rejecting allegations it violated international law by evicting people living around its famous Angkor Wat temple complex, saying in a report to UNESCO released Monday that it was only relocating squatters and not residents of more than 100 traditional villages.
Federal MP Julian Hill warns Cambodia’s rulers not to intimidate critics ahead of ASEAN-Australia summit
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Labor MP Julian Hill has warned Cambodia's rulers not to intimidate its Australian critics.
Death threats and surveillance: Pro-democracy Cambodian activists in Australia fear for their safety
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The Cambodian government has been listed as one of the world's top perpetrators of transnational repression.
Hun Manet has done little, if anything, to change Cambodia
Cambodia’s new Western-educated leader portrays as a reformer but his authoritarian father is still calling the repressive shots
Activists fear that Pheu Thai-led govt will concede to Cambodia’s claims in Gulf
Thai nationalists and royalists rallied outside the Royal Thai Navy headquarters on Wednesday, calling for the Navy chief to actively protect Thai territorial waters from unilateral claims by Cambodia.
Cambodia’s Buddhist Great Supreme Patriarch Dies, Aged 92
Tep Vong, who helped revive Buddhism after the fall of the Khmer Rouge, had close and long-standing connections to the ruling Cambodian People’s Party.
Hun Sen’s dynasty consolidates grip on power
Cambodia's ruling party has won the Senate election, paving the way for strongman Hun Sen to act as its president. The victory allows the Hun family dynasty to capture all of Cambodia's political institutions.
Cambodia ex-PM Hun Sen returns to frontline politics for Senate seat
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Becoming president of the Senate will allow Hun Sen to act as head of state when the king is overseas, a move seen as the Hun family’s further consolidation of power.
China’s Naval Base In Cambodia Undergoes Rapid Construction; Can Host An Aircraft Carrier – Satellite Images Reveal
In what appears to be another step towards realizing Chinese ambitions in the Indo-Pacific, a new set of satellite images reveals that the country has, since 2020, made progress toward constructing a naval base in Cambodia, with several structures now nearing completion.
Japan MSDF destroyers make port calls in Cambodia
Two Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyers on Thursday stopped at Sihanoukville port in Cambodia, located near a naval base where construction work is under way with financial aid from China.
Thai influential ex-PM Thaksin gets visit from old ally Hun Sen of Cambodia
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Hun Sen provided Thaksin Shinawatra with sanctuary during his exile, naming him a special advisor and allowing him to visit frequently and meet allies in Cambodia.
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5,000 Indians in Cambodia, forced into cyber scams; MHA takes note
The source said those trapped in Cambodia were forced to scam people back in India and, in some cases, extort money by pretending to be law enforcement officials and saying that they had found some suspicious materials in their parcels.