No New Cases, Two Frenchmen Recover
PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Health announcement on April 16 said there have been no new cases of COVID-19 discovered (4th day in a row). 98 people have now made…
Kandal Policeman Shoots Brother-In-Law
Kandal province: At 8:10 pm on April 15, 2020, a police officer from Bakheng police station killed his brother-in-law in Koh Okna, Chong Island Village, Oknha Tey Commune, Khsach Kandal District…
Khmer-American Writer, Teacher Dies Of COVID-19
New York: A promising young writer and English teacher Kimarlee Nguyen died on April 5 from complications caused by COVID-19. She was aged 33. Much of her writing work was…
Handcuffed Man Crosses Into Koh Kong
Koh Kong : On April 15, 2020, Mondul Seima district police found a man walking through the jungle from Thailand’s Trat province to Cambodia’s Koh Kong province. The man was in…
Bungled Kidnap- Wrecked Hilux, 3 Chinese Arrested
Phnom Penh: Three suspects were arrested for kidnapping in Room 902, 9th floor, Hi-Hing Minging Hotel, Street 278, Boeng Keng Kang I. At 21:20 on April 12, 2020, three suspects…
Today In History April 15: Death Of Pol Pot
Pol Pot, born Saloth Sar on 19 May 1925, and known in Cambodia as Brother Number One during the Democratic Kampuchea (Khmer Rouge) regime of 1975-79, died on 15 April…
Chinese Violence In SHK; 1 Dead, Others Injured
Sihanoukville: Various sources in Khmer and Chinese say a violent attack occurred in Sihanoukville. Chinese nationals attacked their own countrymen with sharp weapons (knives and/or swords), causing 1 death and…
No New COVID-19 Cases For 3 Days, More Recover
Phnom Penh: The Ministry of Health announced that for the third day running there have been no new cases of COVID-19 recorded. Today it was announced that 5 more people…
Chinese Tourists Rescued At Sea
Preah Sihanouk Province: Oknha Tea Vichet sent 3 speed boats to rescue a tourist boat that got into difficulties off Snake Island (Koh Puos) And Disk Island (Koh Thas). There…
EU Urged To Delay Ending Cambodia’s EBA
BRUSSELS – Fashion brands are urging the European Union (EU) to postpone the partial withdrawal of tariff preferences granted to Cambodia under the EU’s Everything but Arms (EBA) trade scheme…
Young Girl Feared Drowned On Otres
Sihanoukville: It has been reported that a 13-year-old girl named Hun Menghor went missing and is presumed drowned off the coast of Otres around 5 pm this evening. After the…
Wanted Japanese Murder Suspect May Be In Cambodia
A Japanese man wanted by police in Laos on suspicion of murder may have traveled to Cambodia. Ogu “Hiro” Horoyuki, 38, is on an Interpol ‘Red Notice’ after the body…
8 Chinese And Driver Quarantined In Koh Kong
Koh Kong: Eight Chinese nationals and a Cambodian man who arrived on a flight from Hubei, China to Cambodia, were detained for COVID-19 screening. According to the provincial emergency response…
Indian Accuses Transgender Of $3250 Robbery
Phnom Penh: An Indian man, unidentified, took a transgender woman home. After their business was completed, the Indian claimed $3250 was missing, and he called the authorities. She was taken…
Canadian Arrested For Illegal Drug Possession
Phnom Penh: Police from Phnom Penh’s Office of Immigration Investigation and Procedure arrested a foreigner on April 12, 2020 at 1:00 pm. SEENA DARVISHI, a 30-year-old male, with a Canadian…
New Gecko Species Discovered In Cambodia
A new species of bent-toed gecko (Cyrtodactylus phnomchiensis) has been described from Cambodia’s Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary by Wild Earth Allies Biologist Thy Neang in collaboration with North Carolina Museum…
