UPDATE: Two Arrests After ‘Sorcerer’s’ Murder
Pursat: Two suspects, including one woman, were arrested on suspicion of murdering a man with an ax who they accused of sorcery. According to authorities who conducted the murder investigation…
Prius Hits Corolla- Both End Up On Grassy Divider
Phnom Penh: A Corolla car trying to cross the road was hit by a Prius. Luckily no one was injured. The incident took place at 1:50 am on June 16…
Croc Found Outside Hospital After Siem Reap Flood
Siem Reap: A crocodile, presumably escaped from a farm was found in Siem Reap after heavy rainfall caused flooding in the town on the evening of June 14. On the…
Weekly Weather: Storm Warnings
Phnom Penh: The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology on June 16, 2020 issued a Climate Notice in Cambodia from June 17 to 23, 2020. The ministry said that through continuous…
290 Military Vehicles Donated To RCAF And CNP
Phnom Penh: Gen. Hun Manet, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen…
Woman Wrecks Range Rover
Phnom Penh: A woman driving a Range Rover hit a central road divider and spun out of control for about 50 meters. This happened at 1:00 am on the 16th…
New Siem Reap Airport To Be Completed By 2023
Siem Reap: On 15 June, Mao Havannall the Civil Aviation Secretariat led technical staff to inspect the construction of the new Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport (AIAI), according to a press release…
Peeping Tom Arrested For Shower Filming
Kandal: On June 15, 2020, a man was caught filming someone shower in a bathroom in Kbal Chroy village, Prek Koy commune, Saang district, Kandal province. The victim was a 14-year-old…
Today In History: Return Of Preah Vihear Temple
Phnom Penh: 15 June 2020 marks the 58th anniversary (15 June 1962 – 15 June 2020) of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague, the Netherlands, deciding on…
100.6 mm Rainfall Floods Siem Reap
Siem Reap: According to the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, on June 14, 2020 in the early evening, 100.6 mm fell on the city in a sudden downpour, causing flooding…
Battambang Woman Killed In Pesticide Explosion
Battambang: A woman died in an explosion when using chemicals to spray fruit trees. The explosion was caused by mixing sodium (chloride *probably chlorate?) on June 13, 2020 at 13:30…
Elephant & Dragon Part 8: The Fall Of Democratic Kampuchea 1975-79
After seizing power in April 1975, the newly installed Khmer Rouge regime- known locally as the ‘Angkar’ and internationally as Democratic Kampuchea- was quick to live up to its ambitions…
New COVID-19 Cases On Passengers From Indonesia
Phnom Penh – The Ministry of Health on June 14, 2020 announced that it has found new cases on COVID-19 in two Cambodian nationals who have just returned from Indonesia. According…
Pair Caught Selling Live Storks In Kampong Chhnang
Kompong Chhnang: A rare species of bird caught by two hunters were found, which were planned to sell on National Road 5 at the Teuk Toek commune. There are several…
Briton Dies In Lux Hotel
Phnom Penh: A British man died at June 13, 2020 at 09:30 pm in Lux Riverside Hotel & Apartment, Room 617, on Street 136, Village 4, Phsar Kandal 1, Khan…
British Woman Arrested For Kampot Graffiti Spree
Kampot: On 12.06.2020 at 10:00 pm, the Criminal and Immigration Force detained a foreigner for intentional damage (spray painting on a billboard and new bridge) in Kampot town. The incident…
