UK Festivals and Events in November
November, the month when the days get shorter, the air becomes crisper, and the sky seems to sparkle a little more. While the hustle and bustle of December’s holiday season…
Great Dunmow Carnival Essex 2024
The Great Dunmow carnival is a family-friendly event which is held in Essex each September. Held on the recreational grounds it includes a procession, rides, stalls, food and drink stalls…
Third Time Unlucky For ‘Hotspot’ Disco
Phnom Penh: (Preliminary information) At around 1.30a.m. on September 26, 2020, there was yet another fire at the N8 nightclub/restaurant in Sangkat Tuot Svay Prey II, Khan Boeung Keng Kang…
This Week In Cambodian History- June 25-July 1
On June 25, 1952, the US Legation (opened in Phnom Penh on November 14, 1950 and initially operating from the Hotel Le Royal) was raised to Embassy status at which…
This Week In Cambodian History- June 11-17
On June 11, 1928, the French authority searched two adult schools of Kompong-Trach and Kampot looking for Kuomintang (Chinese nationalist) propaganda, after reports that several teachers had ‘recently arrived from…
This Week In Cambodian History: May 7-13
On May 7, 1959, President Eisenhower sent the following personal message to Prince Sihanouk, who was, at the time in France. The letter was delivered to Nong Kimny for forwarding to Prince Sihanouk in…
This Week In Cambodian History: April 30-May 6
On April 30, 1967, Prime Minister Lon Nol resigned. He was replaced by Son Sann. On April 30, 1970, President Nixon publicly announced the ‘Cambodian incursion’, triggering anti-war demonstrations across…
This Week In Cambodian History: April 9-15
On April 9, 1970, the Prasaut (in Svay Rieng Province) massacre occurred. Hundreds of civilian Vietnamese including women and children were regrouped in an open space, near an army post…
This Week In Cambodian History: March 19-25
On 19 March 1956, a Immigration Act law was passed stipulating that ‘foreign nationals’ would be prohibited from entering 18 specified occupations, ranging from various civil service functions to hairdressers…
This Week In Cambodian History: Jan 29-Feb 4
On January 29, 1916, the first in a series of peasant rebellions broke out in protest at French colonial tax reforms. On January 29, 1972, Operation Angkor Chey began. The FANK…
This Week In Cambodian History- January 2-7
On January 3, 1992, the U.S. embargo was lifted, normalizing economic relations with Cambodia. The U.S. also ended blanket opposition to lending to Cambodia by international financial institutions. On January 3…
Vietnam’s “Lightning War” December 25, 1978
Early on Christmas day, 1978, while many in the Western world were at midnight mass, or hanging up stockings, a massive invasion force which had been secretly assembled crossed over…
This Week In Cambodian History: December 19-25
On 19 December 1954, US Ambassador McClintock stated that the Cambodians had negotiated a secret agreement with the French calling for 720 French military instructors to be provided for the Cambodian Armed…
This Week In Cambodian History: December 12-18
On December 12, 1936, acting French Resident supérieurs Henri Louis Marie Richomme handed over the position to Léon Emmanuel Thibaudeau. On December 12, 1963, Prince Sihanouk made a speech in Takeo…
This Week In Cambodian History: November 21-27
November 21, 1979, Khao-I-Dang Holding Center, prepared by UNHCR on a few days notice, opened for refugees crossing the Thai border. On November 21, 2011, the ECCC tribunal began Case 002…
Foreign Men Injured In Range Rover Shooting Incident
Phnom Penh: A Range Rover was driving with burst tires and bullet holes when it stopped at the Women’s Maternity Hospital and two foreign men got out of the car with…
