Youk Chhang- Documenting Cambodia’s Dark Past
The story of Youk Chhang is one of hope and grit at its best. As a genocide survivor, Chhang has a lot to share about what happened during one of…
Dodgy Lease Sees Foreign Run Restaurant Closed in Siem Reap
Siem Reap: On the 14th of March, 2018, a provincial coalition, headed by Im Sophorn, director of the cross-sectoral branch of the Siem Reap provincial court, filed the provincial administration’s…
Illegal Italian Interned in Kampong Speu
Kampong Speu: A foreigner was detained in Kampong Speu for not having correct documentation and ‘mental disorders’. The Office of Investigation and Compliance with the Immigration Department of Chbar Morn…
10 Illegal Chinese Miners Caught in Kampong Thom
Kampong Thom: Raids on illegal mining sites ended with the arrest of 10 Chinese nationals in Sandan district, Kompong Thom province. Kampong Thom Provincial Gendarmerie, in cooperation with local authorities…
Bus Sandwich
An outrageous piece of overtaking ended up with a bus wedged tight between another bus and a sand truck. The incident took place at 6:10 pm on March 13, 2019…
Illegal Ratanakiri Gem Mines Discovered
Ratanakiri: The anti-economic crime police, in cooperation with the Department of Mines and Energy and the provincial police chief, raided an illegal gem mining site. Three pits were discovered, according…
Koh Kong Power Cuts as Drought Hit Dams
Koh Kong Province: The Department of Mines and Energy Koh Kong issued an urgent notice on March 14, 2019 to the residents of Khemara Rong and Mondul Seima districts, Koh…
Chinese Worker Crushed by Container
Sihanoukville: Police in Preah Sihanouk province said that on March 14, 2019, at 17:50, there was a work accident which killed a Chinese man. The victim was working under a…
New Strategy Combating Money Laundering Launched
PHNOM PENH, March 14 (Xinhua) — Cambodia on Thursday launched a 5-year national strategy for combating money laundering and financing of terrorism (2019-2023), said a National Bank of Cambodia (NBC)…
British Birdwatchers to Protect Cambodian ‘Big Five’
On the same day it was revealed that the total amount raised by the British Birdwatching Fair for conservation has passed the £5 million mark, the event dubbed the ‘Glastonbury…
Korean Arrested For Working Without Proper Documents in SR
Siem Reap: Police Force Inspection and Compliance Office of Siem Reap Provincial Police Commissariat at 15:30 on March 14, 2019, interviewed a Korean man at Korea Travel Co., Ltd. in…
Update: American Jumps To His Death At Amari Hotel
BREAKING NEWS: An American male, Matthew Steven Simonsen, has thrown himself from the third floor at the Amari Hotel on Street 136. Psar Kandal, Daun Penh. The incident happened today…
Two Injured Taking Explosives From UXO
Ratanakiri: At 10 am on March 14, 2019, two men who took an unspent artillery shell to remove the explosives were seriously injured in Lom Thmei village, Pokna commune, O’Yadav…
Chinese Woman Dies in Kandal
Kandal: On Wednesday March 13, at 19:15 pm, a Chinese woman died on a construction site for the 3rd Ring Road, in Sdao Village, 5, Dei Edth Commune, Kien Svay…
Unauthorized Deminers Killed in Explosion
Oddar Meanchey: According to Heng Ratana, Director of CMAC, two men working as untrained private de-miners were killed after the anti-tank mine they were working on exploded. He wrote: “Today…
Suicide at Amari Hotel 136
BREAKING NEWS: A foreign male has thrown himself from the fourth floor at the Amari Hotel on Street 136. Psar Kandal, Daun Penh. The incident happened today, March 14th, 2019…
