As Cambodia launches $36.6bn building drive, China, Japan fight for spoils

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has unveiled a 174-project master plan that has attracted bids by rival powers.

Cambodian worker in Thailand wins 12 million baht in lottery

A Cambodian woman working as a labourer in Nakhon Ratchasima has become a millionaire after winning 12 million baht in the lottery.

Cambodian deminers find three landmines on tree

Cambodian deminers have discovered three anti-personnel landmines from the country's civil war in a tree trunk, an official said on Friday.

Indians pulled into Cambodia cryptocurrency scam demand more local jobs as ‘quick money dream’ sours

India recently rescued dozens of its citizens who were forced to run online scams in the Southeast Asian nation.

China and Cambodia begin 15-day military exercises as questions grow about Beijing’s influence

Cambodia and China began 15-day military exercises on Thursday as questions grow about Beijing’s increasing influence in the Southeast Asian nation.

Human rights group urges Thailand to stop forcing dissidents to return home

A leading international human rights organization on Thursday urged the Thai government to stop forcing political dissidents who fled to Thailand for safety to return to authoritarian home countries, where they may face torture, persecution or death.

USIP calls Myanmar, Cambodia and Laos a growing global threat

World-wide, scam compounds steal almost US$64 billion a year.

Video | Cambodian environmental activist Ly Chandaravuth fights for nature and his freedom

A member of environmental activism group Mother Nature, he spent five months in pre-trial detention on charges of ‘plotting’ to oust government.

Sex app created by Vietnamese in Cambodia scams thousands out of $2M

Police in the southern Tay Ninh Province have determined that VND50 billion (US$1.96 million) was transferred to Cambodia from Vietnam to use a fake sex app created by a group of Vietnamese.

China and Cambodia to begin annual military exercise to strengthen cooperation, fight terrorism

Cambodia and China begin their annual Golden Dragon military exercise this week to strengthen cooperation and exchange military experiences, a Cambodian official said on Monday.

Extradition worries grow for convicted money launderer after deportation to Cambodia

Convicted money launderer Su Wenqiang may have cause for worry over a possible extradition to China following his deportation from Singapore to Cambodia on May 6, The Straits Times has learnt.

A top Cambodian opposition politician is charged with inciting disorder for criticizing government

FILE - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet attends an inauguration ceremony of Cambodia’s newest and biggest airport, Siem Reap Angkor International Airport in Siem Reap province, Cambodia, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. The leader of a recently formed Cambodian political party opposed to the ruling Cambodian Peoples Party has been charged with inciting social disorder in the third major legal action this month targeting critics of the government of Prime Minister Hun Manet. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith, File)

Cambodian ‘lords’ defend tycoon against human trafficking claim

Oknhas say RFA broadcast against Ly Yong Phat is ‘malicious slander’ and damaging to Cambodia.

China, Cambodia to Kick Off Extensive Military Exercises Next Week

The Golden Dragon exercise, which has been held regularly since 2016, encapsulates the increasingly intimate defense ties between Beijing and Phnom Penh.

Chinese warships plan visit to Cambodia amid US worries

China will send two warships to Cambodia and East Timor from the first half of May to mid-June, its defence ministry said, potentially further unnerving the United States over the growing Chinese presence at a key Cambodian naval base.

A Cambodian court sentences a union leader to 18 months in prison for comments on Facebook

A Cambodian labor union leader has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in connection with comments he made in a live broadcast on Facebook two years ago that criticized the arrest of a casino worker.

Chinese warships have been docked in Cambodia for 5 months, but government says it’s not permanent

Cambodia’s Defense Ministry insisted Wednesday that the months-long presence of two Chinese warships in a strategically important naval base that is being newly expanded with funding from Beijing does not constitute a permanent deployment of the Chinese military in the country.

Cambodia Isn’t Even Trying to Tackle Its Cyber-Slavery Problem

Cambodia’s government can’t get to grips with the cyber-slavery compounds that Chinese mafia gangs operate on its territory.

Cambodian Plan For China-Funded Mekong Canal Worries Hanoi

People in Vietnam are troubled by Cambodia’s plan to expand a canal from Phnom Penh to the Gulf of Thailand amid concern the China-funded project will hit rice-growing in the Mekong Delta.

UN pressures Cambodia to release trade unionist

Despite its low-ranking court system, the government defends Chhim Sithar’s conviction and her two-year jail term.

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