Monk Detained With Boar Teeth In Indian Airport
Security personnel at the baggage screening area of Kempegowda International Airport detained a 44-year-old Cambodian monk after finding three teeth of wild boar in his bag on Wednesday. The accused…
Customs Seize Cigarettes
Preah Sihanouk Province: On December 29, 2019, a container truck full of cigarettes was stopped. Customs authorities searched the container truck on National Highway 4, cracking down on smuggling and…
Chinese Pair Arrested After Car Break In
Phnom Penh: Two Chinese men were arrested after three of them broke into a car and stole a large amount of cash and phones. The arrests took place at 8:30 am…
Dead Chinese ‘Burglar’ Family Contest Story
Sihanoukville: After two men were shot and killed in what was reported to have been a burglary on December 23rd, it seemed to be an open an shut case. On…
Residents Rush To Collect Spilled Diesel
Prey Nup district: According to preliminary reports, dozens of people are collecting oil flowing down a canal along National Road 3 near Boeung Veng village, Veal Rinh commune. Authorities have…
Chinese Kidnapper Caught In Poipet
Banteay Meanchey: At 4:20 pm onDecember 28, 2019, Poipet City Police Inspectorate and Chinese authorities under the direct command of the Poipet City Anti-Money Laundering Bureau conducted a search and arrested…
ACU Charges Foreign Ministry Official
Phnom Penh – The Anti-Corruption Unit on the morning of December 29, 2019 sent a deputy secretary-general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on charges…
Koh Rong Development Project
Phnom Penh: A Meeting of Chinese Investment Partners for the Development of “Koh Rong Silver Beach Recreation Project” was held on the night of December 28, 2019, in the presence…
Sunday History: Prince Sisowath And His Retinue
This photo by Emile Gsell is of Prince Sisowath and his retinue , date uncertain but possibly January 1868, for reasons which will be clear from what follows. If it…
Octoberpress: 2019 Review #9
The tenth month is for Germany to dust off the lederhosen, munch on a quality wurst and quaff down strictly pure beer brewed under the Reinheitsgebot of 1516, served by…
Smuggled Civet Cats Seized In Vietnam
Binh Phuoc (VNA) – Police from the southeastern province of Binh Phuoc have seized 10 civets transported from Cambodia to Vietnam for investigating the case of trafficking rare and precious wild animals. On…
Korean Bank To Buy 70% PRASAC From LOLC For $603.4 m
A Korean bank is to buy LOLC’s Cambodian microfinance arm for a staggering $ 603.4 million or Rs. 108.5 billion, subject to regulatory approval. The Korean firm is KB Kookmin…
Big Bad Wolf Book Fair Coming Soon To PP
The Malaysian Big Bad Wolf Books Fair, (*source says the world’s largest book fair, maybe debatable) is coming to Cambodia. It has over one million books and offers discounts ranging…
On-Duty Takhmao Fireman Killed In Hit And Run
Kandal: A Provincial Police Fire officer in charge of washing a road was hit by a car, causing his death in pools of blood on the night of December 27, 2019…
Chinese Man Admits $30k Fake Fraud
Phnom Penh: On the morning of December 28, 2019, police of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Royal Gendarmerie sent a Chinese man to court in connection with a scam. At…
Kampot Traffic Cop Seriously Injured On Duty (Video)
Kampot: Social media reported that a speeding truck hit a traffic police officer on duty near the new Kampot bridge. The incident occurred on the afternoon of December 27, 2019. According…
