Emergency Visa Info
Phnom Penh: Reader Alex has sent us his account of applying for a visa extention in these difficult and complicated times. After asking us previously for advice (which we couldn’t…
Kampot Prepares School As Virus Center
Kampot: On the morning of March 23, 2020, HE Cheav Tay, Governor of Kampot, urgently convened a meeting of the Provincial Committee on Disease Control. At that meeting, it was…
2 New Cases Of COVID-19 Confirmed
PHNOM PENH: The Ministry of Health has identified two more COVID-19 infections on the morning of March 23, 2020, according to a statement. One case was in Kampong Cham and…
Man Killed In Kampot Hit And Run
Kampot: At 5:10 am, on March 23, 2020, along National Road 33 in front of a factory in West Trach Commune, Kompong Trach District, Kampot an unknown car hit a pedestrian…
Ancient Tree Cut Down For Road 5 Widening
Pursat: According to preliminary reports, a large tree that is hundreds of years old and about 2 meters in diameter in Chheu Teal village, Kbal Trak commune, Krakor district, was…
UPDATE: 31 More COVID-19 Cases Confirmed
PHNOM PENH – The Ministry of Health on March 23 announced the discovery of 31 new COVID-19 infections, after positive results from the Pasteur Institute were confirmed. According to the…
Ting Mong Scarecrows Come Out For COVID-19
Ting Mong are an ancient part of Khmer culture, where many in rural areas still believe in spirits and their power over the living. These scarecrow type effigies are thought…
Kep Crash Kills 2, Injures 3
Kep: A traffic accident occurred near Wat Phnom Pru, on National Road 33 between Km 17-18 in the village of Damnakor, Sangkat Prey Thom om March 22, 2020, at 9 am. Two men…
Cambodians In Korea Contract COVID-19
South Korea: The Embassy in South Korea has announced that two Cambodian women aged 23 and 46, along with a three-month-old son have been infected with COVID-19. They live in…
34 French, 3 Cambodians Quarantined In SHK
Preah Sihanouk – Three Cambodian men and thirty four French nationals linked to two French men infected with COVID-19 in Preah Sihanouk province have been detained by authorities and health officials…
Illegal Alcohol Seized In BKK1
Phnom Penh: Earlier, anti-economic police cracked down on an estimated 4,200 liters of illegal alcohol (*not sure if methanol or ethanol), which can cause poisoning and seriously damage health. The crackdown…
More Westerners Tested Positive For COVID-19
Phnom Penh:– Cambodian Ministry of Health has confirmed two new cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, bringing the total to 53, according to a press release at 9 pm. Initial reports say…
Young Woman Caught With Half Kilo Of Ice
Phnom Penh: The Anti-Narcotics Department of the National Police made a crackdown on a drug trafficking case in front of Deum Kor Market, Maoeng Seng Road, Boeng Salang Commune, Toul…
Young Kampot Monks On Meth Arrested
Kampot: At 9:40 pm on March 20, 2020, the Anti-Narcotics Bureau forces crack down on two drug-use cases in two locations on the same day, detaining five suspects, including four…
Drunk In Lexus Takes Out Toyota And Bao Seller
Phnom Penh: A drunken man drove an RX300 car collided with a Toyota Sienna and hit a roadside stall at 12.10 am on Saturday, March 21, near Pochentong Airport. The black…
UPDATE: Thai Border Crossings Closed
Oddar Meanchey: On the morning of March 21, 2020, authorities from the Thai province of Surin and Oddar Meanchey announced the international gateway at O’Smach will be closed temporarily to…
