Teen Marriage and Pregnancy in Cambodia
Mobile phone access across the country has brought young boys and girls closer to each other, and due to social pressures the underage dating quickly translates into teenage marriage and…
Crazy Bald White Guy Arrested on Street 51
Phnom Penh: On Tuesday 27 November 2018, the Central Administration Police Station, Psah Thmei 3, Khan Daun Penh, brought in a foreigner who was acting crazy on street 51. The…
Chinese Teen Slashed in SHK
Sihanoukville: On the evening of November 27, a Chinese man was attacked on the streets of downtown Sihanoukville. The assault took place in front of a Chinese restaurant near Independence…
What is a ‘VoIP Scam’?
Telephone fraud has been around a long time. The phone offers anonymity between shyster and mark, a separation which makes lies easier to tell and simpler to swallow. Ever…
Bright Sparks Light Up Chamkar Morn
Phnom Penh: At 4.40 am on 27 November 2018, an electricity pole exploded into flames along Road 173 and the corner of 416. The blaze could not be tackled immediately…
Illegal Indian Picked up in Siem Reap Pagoda
Siem Reap: SUBHAJIT CHANDRABISANZ, a 34 year old Indian was detained at Promroth pagoda, where he had been staying. Police questioned the man, who arrived in Cambodia on November 15…
Rice Rescue!
Phnom Penh: A truck transporting rice from Battambang to Phnom Penh crashed into fish ponds on Road 5 at around 3 am. A source suggests the driver fell asleep at the…
Sroung Pheavy Takes Gold
Cambodian Snooker and billiards player Sruong Pheavy has won a gold medal for Cambodia, at the Asian Championship Ladies 3-Cushion 2018 in the Republic of Korea. Pheavy wonsix matches straight, and beat…
Foreign Man and Dog Killed in Moto Crash
Phnom Penh: On November 27, 2018, at around 4:30 am, a Malaysian* man collided with another motorbike driven by two young women. a dog was also hit and died next…
Khmer in the USSR
Phnom Penh: Tep Rindaro has put together a number of interesting photographs from his past. The images, from the 1980’s document his studies in the Soviet Union, together with locals…
Why Was Cambodia Performance So Poor at Suzuki Cup?
Much was expected of Cambodia at this edition of the AFF Suzuki Cup, but how they fared in the biennial event left a bitter taste in the mouths of the supporters of…
Timber Transporter Tips and Dies
Stung Treng: A man transporting wood on a motorbike was crushed by his load on the night of November 21, 2018 along National Road No. 9, Veal Chong Village, Anlong Chrey Commune…
235 Chinese VOIP Scammers Busted in Takeo
235 Chinese nationals were arrested on November 26, 2018 in Takeo province. Gen. Y Sok Khy, director of the Anti-Terrorism and Transnational Crime Department, told Rasmei Kampuchea on the evening of…
Tree’s Company….
A tree fell onto cars and caused damage at 3:40 pm on November 26, 2018 along Norodom Boulevard at the corner of Street 240 in Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district. Luckily no…
When the Ship Goes Down……
Phnom Penh: A pontoon ship sank into the river as workers were dismantling a decorative wall after the Royal Water Festival, which ended three days ago. The incident caused surprise at…
Giant Trash Instrument on Show in Siem Reap
Siem Reap Province: Vann Phanna, an artist in Siem Reap has created a giant Chapei Dong Veng (a traditional Khmer instrument) out of 6000 discarded water bottles. The six metre long…
