84 Prisoners Get Royal Pardons/Reduced Sentences
PHNOM PENH– Eighty-four prisoners in Cambodia are eligible to receive royal pardons or reduced sentences for the Visak Bochea, or Buddha Day, which this year falls on Wednesday (May 6)…
Fake Cop With Glock Charged With Scam
Phnom Penh: Police arrested a fake 2-star police officer for taking $ 10,500 from victims under the promise of giving positions in the National Police. He then threatened to kill…
Battambang UXO Kills Teen, Injures Three
Battambang: According to Battambang Provincial Police Office, on 5 May 2020, at 09.20 there was an explosion from a UXO which left one person killed and three others seriously injured in…
Armed Chinese Extortionist Captured
Phnom Penh – Police forces cracked down on one of five Chinese suspects after a man was extorted for a 200,000 yuan ($28,300, but possibly 20,000-$2,800) ransom and possession of…
Gas Gun Owner Detained In Siem Reap
Siem Reap: A man was detained at 16:30 on 04 May 2020 in Svay Dangkum Village, Sangkat Svay Dangkum, Siem Reap City, Siem Reap Province. After a search by the Internal…
Man Stabs Wife And Himself In Siem Reap
Siem Reap: At 3:00 pm on May 4, 2020, in a rice field next to Tra Tro Pagoda, Group 4 in Kok Run village, Mok Pnen commune, Puok district, Siem Reap…
Tacoma Trashed Outside Court
Phnom Penh: A man drove a Tacoma car into a road divider in front of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, causing serious damage. The incident took place at 12:30 am on…
Tourist Numbers Plummet In First Quarter Of 2020
PHNOM PENH: May 4 (Xinhua) — Cambodia received 1.15 million international visitors during the first quarter (Q1) of 2020, down 38.5 percent due to the impact of COVID-19, according to…
Chinese Drug Dealer Arrested In Sihanoukville
Sihanoukville: A Chinese man was arrested for drug dealing at 1 pm on Sunday 3 May 2020. According to information from the Criminal Police Bureau officer , said the suspect was named YANG Xing, 32, from Chongqing, China. He…
American Teacher Detained For SR Tuk Tuk Attack
Siem Reap: An American man was arrested by the police at 9 am on May 2, 2020, behind Kralanh Market in Trapeang Ses Village, Sangkat Kork Chak, Siem Reap City…
One Dead, Cop Injured In Poipet Shooting
Poipet: A cman was killed and a police officer seriously injured by gunfire at 01:20 on 3 May 2020, in Sangkat Phsar Kandal , Poipet City, Banteay Meanchey Province . The confirmed death was a 24 year old…
Fall Armyworm Destroys Corn Crops In Battambang
Battambang: Early rains and a following dry spell have caused pest problems in many corn fields in Battambang province. Last year thousands of hectares of corn crops were destroyed, mostly…
Prey Sar Bound Suspects Jump Into Stung Meanchey
Phnom Penh: According to preliminary reports, a police vehicle of the 7 Makara Police Inspector was transporting two accused men to Prey Sar prison. When they reached the Stung Meanchey…
Military Plated Lexus Hits Divider
PHNOM PENH: A man drove a car with military plates into a central divider, and then vanished. The incident occurred at 9:30 pm on May 2, 2020 at the front…
Prey Nup Chinese Couple Murdered
Preah Sihanouk: Police say a married Chinese couple found dead in Veal Renh commune, Prey Nup district, Preah Sihanouk province on May 2 were murdered. The source after a careful examination…
Train Hits Truck Near Sihanoukville
Preah Sihanouk: On the evening on May 02, 2020, there was an accident after a train hit a truck that had stopped on the train tracks in Ou Trach village…
