Kandal Court Detains Drug Couple
Kandal: The Kandlal Provincial Court detained two suspects in connection with a drug trafficking case on October 30, 2020. On October 28, 2020, the Koh Thom District Gendarmerie Force made…
Young Buck Arrested After Showing Sweetheart His Pistol
Phnom Penh: Authorities arrested a young men and women, aged between 16 and 17, and sent them to the 1st Chao Chao Police Station in connection with the illegal possession of…
695 Prisoners Recieve Water Festival Amnesties
Phnom Penh: 695 Prisoners, including 65 Women have been given amnesty for water festival, Kim Santepheap, a spokesman for the Ministry of Justice, confirmed by Telegram. More than 1,000 inmates from…
Tattooed ‘Giant Man’ Causes Guesthouse Mayhem
Phnom Penh: A man described as ‘a giant’ in the Khmer source destroyed items in guesthouses and people’s houses and was immediately arrested by the authorities at 3 am at…
Unsuccessful Phone Thief Taken Out By Tuk Tuk
Phnom Penh: A would-be thieves attempted to snatch a mobile phone from a Chinese man, but were hit by a tuk tuk, causing him to fall. The suspect panicked and…
500 Workers Protest Over Unpaid Salary At PP Mega Project
Phnom Penh: More than 500 construction workers erupted in protest overnight because the construction manager refused to pay salaries owed. They protested in front of the construction site to ask…
This Week In History: October 30-November 6
On October 30, 1975, Foreign Minister Ieng Sary of Democratic Kampuchea visited Bangkok for talks on establishing normal relations between Thailand and Cambodia. His trip lasted from Oct. 28-Nov. 1…
No Injuries As Falling Steel Smashes Ice Box
Phnom Penh: Four people were lucky to escape injury after a piece of steel, about 2 meters long, fell from a high-rise building under construction. The falling metal hit an…
Cambodian UN Peacekeeper Latest COVID-19 Case
Phnom Penh: The Ministry of Health on October 30, 2020 issued a press release confirming the discovery of COVID-19 case in a Cambodian man who had just returned from South Sudan…
Cher Will Sing When Pakistani Elephant Arrives In Cambodia
In May, Goddess of Pop, Cher, marked ‘one of the greatest moments’ of her life after a Pakistani court ordered freedom for a lonely elephant named Kaavan, who had become…
Cambodia To Host 60th Anniversary Cuban ‘JAR’ Launch
Pacific Cigar Company in Cambodia will host an official launch of the 60th Anniversary Jar celebrating diplomatic relations between Cuba and Cambodia on the 5th of November 2020 at Raffles…
Road 41 (Connecting Road 3-4) Closed
Kampong Speu Province: Kampong Speu Provincial Administration announced on October 29, 2020 that after the recent floods, National Road No. 41 suffered serious damage that requires immediate repairs. Therefore, the…
Thai Rangers Clash With Armed Loggers On Border
Thai army-trained rangers and forestry officials on Wednesday exchanged gunfire with a group of Cambodian lumberjacks in a border area of northeastern Thailand, a government official said. Five Cambodians, two…
6 Year Old Drowns In Battambang School Pond
Battambang: A girl died after drowning in a pond near a school in Battambang province. According to a report from the Sampov Loun district police, a girl went to visit…
Fishermen Warn Of Holiday Seafood Shortages
Kep: As the coastal areas of Cambodia are affected by the latest storm, many fishermen are not going out to see, reduced fishing yields. Both fishermen and traders say that…
No Medals, But Good Promise For Cambodian Swimmer
Phnom Penh: Mr. Hem Kiri, Secretary General of the Khmer Swimming Federation, said that Cambodian swimmer Phan Sovannarun Montross, who participated in the swimming competition in Arena Swimming Champions 2020…
