Navy Officers Injured & Missing After Boat Fire
Sihanoukville: Four military officers were injured and two others were reported missing as a result of an explosion off Koh Sampoch at 1:30 pm on April 5, 2021, a few kilometers…
Boat Races and Fireworks Light Up Cambodia Water Festival 2024
The Cambodian Water Festival, known locally as Bon Om Touk, is going to be an epic three-day extravaganza of boats, lights and a whole lot of splashing fun. Celebrated this…
One Dead, Children Rescued From Koh Rong Boat Blaze
Koh Rong: A fire on a boat broke out in the sea off the administrative area of Koh Rong. The incident resulted in the death of a 50 year old…
Rescue At Sea After Fishing Boat Explodes
Sihanoukville: Two speedboats intervened to rescue the captain of a fishing boat which caught fire in the sea off Sihanoukville after an explosion from gas canisters. Two rescue teams and…
Exploding Boat Injures 3 In Chroy Changva
Phnom Penh: A boat burst into flames near the riverbank, injuring a couple and their 10-year-old son, after the three were testing their new purchase. The incident occured at about…
Boat Blaze In Saracen Bay, Koh Rong Samloem
Koh Rong Samloem: According to the Department of Fire Prevention and Rescue of the National Police, on the night of January 4, 2020 at 10:30 pm about 300 meters from the…
Angry Siem Reap Cop Fires AK At The Sky
Siem Reap: A police officer in the naval traffic department of the Siem Reap Provincial Police, after drinking heavily in alcohol, got into an argument with a fellow police officer, pulled…
Battambang After Boat Races
Battambang: The Water Festival, which ran in Battambang over 2 days on October 12 and 13, had a happy ending with many people celebrating. But after the Water Festival, when the…
Fishing Boat Burns Off Sihanoukville (Video)
Preah Sihanouk: On October 9, 2019, at 1:35 pm, there was a fire on-board a fishing boat between Koh Puos and Koh Trong, Sihanoukville. The three men were injured:1. Mam Bunthoeun…
UPDATE: Boat Burning in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh: Breaking News: A large boat (*reportedly a fuel tanker) caught on fire just before dawn on May 15th in Russey Keo district. Police arrived at the scene at…
The Making of Cambodia’s Record Breaking Long Boat
The record for the Longest dragon boat has been broken in Cambodia, with a colossal build measuring 87.3 m (286 ft 5 in) – almost the same length as the height of…
Yi Peng Festival 2024 is Set to Illuminate Your November
Prepare to have your jaw hit the floor because Yi Peng Festival 2024 is coming in hot (quite literally, thanks to all the lanterns)! Scheduled for November 15 and 16…
Loy Krathong 2024 Brings Lights Food and Letting Go
Loy Krathong 2024 is just around the corner, and if you’re looking for a festival in Thailand that combines candlelit serenity with, well, tossing things into a river, then you’re…
This Week In Cambodian History- June 11-17
On June 11, 1928, the French authority searched two adult schools of Kompong-Trach and Kampot looking for Kuomintang (Chinese nationalist) propaganda, after reports that several teachers had ‘recently arrived from…
This Week In Cambodian History: May 7-13
On May 7, 1959, President Eisenhower sent the following personal message to Prince Sihanouk, who was, at the time in France. The letter was delivered to Nong Kimny for forwarding to Prince Sihanouk in…
This Week In Cambodian History: April 9-15
On April 9, 1970, the Prasaut (in Svay Rieng Province) massacre occurred. Hundreds of civilian Vietnamese including women and children were regrouped in an open space, near an army post…
