Chinese Driver Detained After Prey Nop Crash
Preah Sihanouk: (*Date unspecified, presumably 17 August) 2019 in Ou Taek village, Ou Oknha Heng commune, Prey Nop district, Preah Sihanouk province, there was a fatal accident on National Road…
Chinese Female Casino Worker Suicide
Preah Sihanouk: A suicide occurred at 21:55 on August 17, 2019 in a casino staff building located in Group 30, Village 3, Sangkat 3, Sihanoukville. The victim was identified as…
Siem Reap Bakery Closed After Mass Poisoning
Siem Reap: A bakery in the Bakong district was closed after eight people were poisoned. Authorities shut down the site because they found improper hygiene in the production, which endangered…
Khmer/Malaysian Money Lending Gang Arrested
Phnom Penh: On August 16, 2019 at 10:30 pm, Nhem Sophanna, 57, a Cambodian business owner residing in Sangkat Dangkao, Khan Dangkor, Phnom Penh filed a complaint against 8 people…
UPDATE: Young Woman Jumps From Aeon II
Phnom Penh: On August 17, 2019 A woman jumped to her death from AEON 2 Sen Sok shopping complex in Sen Sok district, Khan Sen Sok, for an unknown reason. The incident occurred at the…
UPDATE: Abbey Alexander- Injured In Explosion
The following is a message sent to CNE from Erin Alexander, mother of Abbey, who was one of several bystanders (including a young British woman) seriously injured when an unlicensed…
Malaysian Caught In Drug Bust
Phnom Penh: On August 17, 2019 at 00:50 am, polices forces visited the Galaxy Residence, Room 602 in Village 3, Sangkat Chroy Changva, Khan Chroy Changva, and arrested two suspects…
Sleepy Trucker Takes On Bridge
Phnom Penh: A sleepy man driving a mixer truck hit a bridge at about 3.30 am on 17 August 2019, along Russian Federation Blvd. The driver admitted to nodding off…
Boatmen Saved by Esky
Siem Reap: At 15:20 on August 16, 2019, two fishermen left from the port in Village 6, the Chong Khla commune, Siem Reap, across the Tonle Sap to return to…
Korean Dies After Admitted To Royal Angkor Hospital
Siem Reap: A Korean man suffering from discomfort was hospitalized at Royal Angkor Hospital and later died. According to an autopsy, the foreigner died of a heart attack. The incident…
School Bus Crashed And Burned
Kandal: A school bus carrying students crashed into a truck, motorcycle and then a noodle shop before bursting into flames. Four schoolkids suffered minor injuries. The incident happened at 7:30…
Oddar Meanchey Monk Murders Money Lender
Oddar Meanchey: On August 16, 2019, Oddar Meanchey Provincial Police arrested a monk in connection with a murderwhich took place in Anlong Veng district. The monk, named as 27-year-old Chhay…
Ay Carumba! ‘Mr Brazil’ Steals Motorcycle
Prey Nop District – Prey Nop district police arrested a suspect for stealing a motorcycle at 5 pm on August 15 in the village of Trapeang Soy 1, Andoung Thmor…
Tattooist Arrested For Drugs And Domestic
Phnom Penh: Police in Depot Market 1 detained a suspect for drug use after he and his girlfriend had a violent fight on August 15, 2019, at approximately 6:30 pm…
Badly Burned Policeman In Thai Hospital
On 16 August, a Facebook account named “Born Sambo” reported on the latest situation of a police officer who was seriously injured in a gas explosion in Siem Reap. The…
Weekly Weather Update
PHNOM PENH – The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology said on August 16 that low pressure valleys were looming over Cambodia and from August 20, the southwest monsoon will…
