When China Invaded Vietnam Over Cambodia
At 5 AM on February 17, 1979, a massive artillery bombardment rippled across Vietnam’s mountainous northern border with China. Waves of soldiers from the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) swarmed…
Koh Kong Airport Under Construction
By Siv Meng Koh Kong: The first airport in Koh Kong province, which will be the fourth airport of Cambodia, has been under construction for the Dara Sakor project in…
Fans Complain Over National Stadium Pitch
Fans have been quick to troll Cambodia’s FA for a bizarre artificial surface in the AFF U22 championships, with the Cambodians set to host the Australian youth side “Olyroos” next…
THE CRIME FICTION OF PHNOM PENH
Drifters, Conspirators, and Noir in Cambodia’s Capital City By Paul French for Crime Reads, originally published October 2018 This installment of “Crime and the City” is about Phnom Penh and…
Aussie Company Loses Big Betting on Khmer Casinos
The closest legal gaming tables to Bangkok are a four-hour drive east, down a highway that leads to the Thai-Cambodian border. Just over the border is the frontier town of…
Mafia Goons Arrested After Casino Attack
Banteay Meanchey: At 11:00 AM on January 10, 2019, at Borei San Seanho Casino, Poipet City, Military Police arrested two Chinese men after a violent incident on January 4, 2019. 1-Li…
Poipet Casino Fire Update- 6 Injured
Banteay Meanchey provincial police chief has said that the casino fire on January 7, 2019 in Kbal Spean Village, Poipet town, caused 6 injuries, including 5 Cambodians and a Chinese, There was…
Casino Numbers Rise Over 50% in 2018
About 150 casinos are now in operation, up from 98 in 2017. In the coastal province of Sihanoukville alone there are 88. The law bans Cambodians from entering casinos. For…
Reported Deaths of Foreigners 2019
January: 1. TYMUR DMYTRIYENKO, 35, Ukranian. Killed after motorcycle crash, PP. https://cne.wtf/2019/01/02/ukranian-wine-bar-worker-killed-after-crash/ 2. LE XING HE, 36, Chinese. Heart attack on construction site, SHK. https://cne.wtf/2019/01/02/chinese-worker-dies-in-shk/ 3. Arto Rantonen, 42, drugs…
Elephant Latest Victim of Thai Border “Foreigner” Rosewood Gangs
BY KAENG E-KHIEW Waterfall in northeastern Buntrik-Yod Mon Wildlife Sanctuary a mature male elephant lay dead, with traces of a highly volatile bullet left in its mouth and its bud…
Bavet Work Docs Clampdown
Svay Rieng: The labor inspectorate team has inspected casinos and other businesses in Bavet and found Chinese passport holders without employment cards, who are thus working illegally. They were then…
“Sold by my Brother”- Brides to China
PHNOM PENH: Everyone did well from Nary’s marriage to a Chinese man, except the young Cambodian bride herself, who returned home from the six-year ordeal destitute, humiliated and with little…
Cambodian Space Project- Satellite Plans Agreed
Cambodia’s first satellite project is a joint venture between Cambodian companies and Chinese companies with an investment of $150 million. The new agreement was inked between Kith Meng, President of…
Two Held Over Vehicle Fraud
Banteay Meanchey: On December 06, 2018, at 10:00 AM, the Light Criminal Police Office received two suspects. Wong Chi Pang, a 41-year-old, and Hui Hung Shun 42 are Chinese residing in…
Taiwan Protests Over Deportations to China
Taipei, Dec. 6 (CNA) Taiwan’s government on Thursday strongly protested Cambodia’s decision to deport 46 Republic of China (Taiwan) citizens, arrested last month for their alleged involvement in telecommunications fraud…
Trio Arrested After Poipet Attack
Banteay Meanchey: Three suspects were detained after attempting to attack a Chinese man in Poipet. Kim Sreng, a 43-year-old moto dop driver was injured in the leg after trying to intervene and save…
