Monday Night Capital Crash Round Up
Case One: A man suspected of being drunk drove a car at high speed and hit the rear of a Tacoma, causing severe damage. Fortunately no one was injured. The…
Cambodian & Vietnamese Family Fight On The Sacred Riverbank (Video)
Phnom Penh: Cambodian and Vietnamese moneylenders clashed at 9 pm on the 17th June 2021 at Preah Ang Dangker Ashram along Sisowath Quay, Sangkat Chey Chumneas, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh. The…
Chinese Prius Driver Narrowly Avoids River
Phnom Penh: A Chinese man, apparently drunk, drove too fast and carelessly, then fell onto the river bank under the Chroy Changva bridge. Fortunately there were large mounds of land…
China: COVID Passengers Test + On Arrival – Flight Cancellations Planned
China: On May 21, imported cases from Cambodia appeared in the latest outbreak notifications in Sichuan, Guangdong, Shanghai and other provinces and cities in China. Guangdong Province Epidemic Notification: From 0.00-23.59…
Tipped Crane Damages House
Phnom Penh: A house roof was severely damaged after a large sand crane at a condominium construction site in Boeung Kak Lake. Fortunately no one was injured. The incident caused…
History Mystery: Who Bombed Siem Reap, February 1976?
In late February 1976, Siem Reap town was rocked by a series of devastating explosions. Days later, Deputy Prime Minister of Democratic Kampuchea led an international delegation of diplomats from…
Christianity In Cambodia III: 1900 To Year Zero
Note on sources used; most sources are from Christian Evangelical organizations, which have a tendency to use somewhat preachy language. Given the level of competition that also exists between some…
Pakistani Elephant & Cher Due In Siem Reap
EDIT: Kaavan arrived….. not only Tuesday, as the source first wrote. …..a chartered Russian Ilyushin Il-76TD airplane will touchdown at Siem Reap, Cambodia. Onboard will be a team of celebrities…
This Week In Cambodian History: November 7-13
On November 7, 1953, Jean Risterucci, the last French High Commissioner of Cambodia, agrees on behalf of the French state to demands for total independence for Cambodia. On November 7…
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…
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…
Today In History: Operation Eagle Pull, 1975
On the afternoon of 11 April 1975, the 31st Marine Amphibious Unit received orders to execute an operation had been in planning since 1973, codenamed “Eagle Pull”. The plan was…
History: Between The Elephant And The Dragon, Part 1
As great powers fall, others shall rise in their place. The Khmer empire, at its peak controlled or had under vassal, much of mainland Southeast Asia, from southern China to…
Military History Of Kampot Part 2: Civil War 1971-75
This is the second installment of the Military History of Kampot series. Part One is available to read HERE The civil war between the Khmer Republic’s FANK and the loose…
70 Years Of US-Cambodia Relations In 100 Dates
The United States of America and Cambodia have had a complicated history during the years before and after independence. From goodwill and development to war and destruction and later aid…
CNE(sus) August-Us: Review #8
August is rainy, and a nightmare for tourism business. But between the floods of ‘low season’ the freaks come out and the news is never dull. Here are some hand-picked…
