This Week In Cambodian History: March 19-25
On 19 March 1956, a Immigration Act law was passed stipulating that ‘foreign nationals’ would be prohibited from entering 18
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Efforts to stop 1000 monkeys exported from US to Cambodia
In September of last year, Born Free USA received an urgent call from colleagues at PETA asking if its primate
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This Week In Cambodian History: March 12-18
On March 12, 1945, King Norodom Sihanouk proclaimed an independent Kingdom of Kampuchea ( changing the official name of the
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This Week In Cambodian History: March 5-11
On March 5, 1978, Khmer Rouge defector Penn Sovann was appointed the head movement to fight against the Khmer Rouge
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This Week In History- February 26-March 4
On February 26, 1974, the Battle of Kampot began. Under the command of the infamous Ta Mok, the communists began
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This Week In Cambodian History: February 19-25
On 19 February 1995, a Royal Decree on the creation of the APSARA National Authority (Authority for the protection of
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This Week In Cambodian History: February 12-18
On February 12, 1949, Yem Sambaur formed a government as prime minister. On 13 February 1904, Melouprey and Tonle-Depo in the
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This Week in Cambodian History: February 5-11
On February 5 1971, Lon Nol extended the State of Emergency across the country for an additional 6 weeks. On
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This Week In Cambodian History: Jan 29-Feb 4
On January 29, 1916, the first in a series of peasant rebellions broke out in protest at French colonial tax
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Restoration of Angkor Wat Causeway Almost Complete
After many years restoration of Angkor Wat’s famous causeway is almost complete. It has been many years since tourists were
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Get Ready for Chinese Group Tours from February
Chinese group tours will restart outbound group travel to a limited number of nations including Cambodia from February 6 2023,
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This Week In Cambodian History: January 22-28
On January 22, 1971, a Vietnamese commando unit withdrew after a night raid on Ponchentong virtually wiped out the Khmer
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This Week In Cambodian History: January 15-21
At dawn on 16 January 1941, the French (at war with Thailand) launched a large counterattack on the Thai-held Cambodian
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This Week In History- January 8-14
On January 8, 1958, King Norodom Suramarit dissolved the National Assembly. On January 8, 1976, Zhou Enlai, died. The former
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This Week In Cambodian History- January 2-7
On January 3, 1992, the U.S. embargo was lifted, normalizing economic relations with Cambodia. The U.S. also ended blanket opposition to
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