Bassac Gambling Room Raided
Phnom Penh: A large “fishing game” business (Imperial Recreation Center) located next to Street 78 in Sangkat Tonle Bassac, Khan Chamkar Morn was raided in a large-scale crackdown at 12…
Between The Elephant & Dragon 9: 1979 And The United Nations
On January 11, 1979 the Kampuchean People’s Revolutionary Council (KPRC) proclaimed the People’s Republic of Kampuchea (PRK). The same week, the PRK notified the United Nations Security Council that it…
Elephant & Dragon Part 8: The Fall Of Democratic Kampuchea 1975-79
After seizing power in April 1975, the newly installed Khmer Rouge regime- known locally as the ‘Angkar’ and internationally as Democratic Kampuchea- was quick to live up to its ambitions…
The Elephant & Dragon Pt.7 Questions- April 1975
Author’s note: This series skips the civil war period from after 1970-74. I have written several pieces already on this time period. Civil War (Kampot) 1971-75 Vietnamese Commando Raid 1971…
Bavet Border Casino Raided
Svay Rieng Province: Police officers surrounded a casino and hotel suspected of hosting online gambling. More than 100 foreigners were inside, mostly Chinese. A Chinese and an Indonesian man were…
Floating Body Found In Sihanoukville Surf
Sihanoukville: Local media reports that at 1:20 pm on May 20, 2020, a body was found in the sea close to Ochheuteal Beach, Sangkat 4. The corpse was of a man…
The Elephant & Dragon 6: 1970- A Very Bad Year
The turning point for modern Cambodia came in the first half of 1970. A chain of events in Phnom Penh, Beijing, Hanoi, Saigon and Washington had consequences still felt 50…
The Elephant & Dragon 5: Independence To Civil War
This is Part 5 in a series looking at how the relationships between Cambodia -Vietnam-Thailand have shaped history. This latest piece roughly covers events from 1947-1970, both inside and outside…
Between The Elephant And Dragon Part 3: Indochina
This is Part Three in the series exploring the history between Cambodia and neighbors to the east and west. Part One can be read HERE Part Two HERE French Cambodia (1886-75)…
History: Between The Elephant And The Dragon, Part 2
This is Part Two in the series exploring the history between Cambodia and neighbors to the east and west. Part One can be read HERE *Author’s note: Sources for this…
COVID-19: One New Case, Three Recoveries
Phnom Penh: On April 11, 2020 The Ministry of Health announced that there has been 1 new case and 3 more people have recovered from COVID-19 after treatment. A 31-year-old Chinese…
New Case, A Relapse, French And Briton Recover
Phnom Penh: The Ministry of Health announced this morning that there was 1 new case of COVID-19, bringing the total detected to 118. The patient is a 30-year-old Chinese woman…
China: Another Case Of COVID-19 From Cambodia
Guangdong, China: At 2:00 on March 26, 2020, Zhanjiang City discovered one confirmed imported case of COVID-19 on a citizen traveling from Cambodia. As of 12:00 on March 26, Zhanjiang City had…
Traveling Back To China; One Woman’s Story
(Angkor Times News): Recently, the number of confirmed cases COVID-19 in Cambodia has soared. Many have chosen to return to China to avoid the virus. What is the experience of returning…
Philly’s Cambodians in the 2020 census: ‘We aren’t invisible’
With about one month to go until Census Day, April 1, it’s crunch time for job fairs hiring on-the-ground enumerators to count hard-to-reach communities. On Saturday, the Cambodian Association of…
Journalists Given Training On COVID-19 Reporting
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) — Cambodian Ministry of Health, in partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO), on Friday provided a half-day training course to journalists on reporting about…
