Gold, Swords and The Cross: Christianity In Cambodia 1500-1700
Whilst enjoying a coffee and minding my own business recently, a youngish Cambodian man struck up a conversation. He asked me a question that has come up before- “Are you…
Elephant & Dragon 11: The 1984-85 Dry Season Offensive
Around the Cambodian-Thai border areas between November 1979 and April 1989, there were over 50 direct attacks and battles on land, air and sea between Vietnamese and PRK troops, Cambodian…
Ancient Wooden Hindu Site Found Near Angkor Wat
Siem Reap: An outstanding wooden structure, thought to be a Hindu monument has been found in an archaeological excavation at the bottom of the north reservoir of Angkor Wat. The…
Kampot Military History Part 4: UNTAC & Bandit Country
This is Part Four of the series. Read PART ONE, PART TWO, PART THREE The UN Arrives Following the Paris Peace Agreement, United Nations troops moved in quickly. The advance…
As July Kit- 2019 #7
There was the usual cocktail of murder, kidnap, drugs, armed and dangerous military men and over staying visa escapades once more as the year began its slip into the last…
Battambang Loggers Drop Chainsaws And Drugs
Battambang: After reports of logging in the forest, a patrol was sent out to find them. Logging was reported in the community forest on December 3, 2019, at Point 150…
Stung Treng Fisherman Shot On Mekong
Stung Treng Province: A fishermen was shot in the leg and was taken to the Stung Treng Referral Hospital. The incident occurred on November 17, 2019, along the Mekong River…
Illegal Wood Stashed Aboard Buses
Mondolkiri: Provincial authorities cracked down on two buses smuggling illegal timber overnight from Mondulkiri to the capital Phnom Penh, at 12:15 pm Sept. 13 – on National Road 76, near…
Wheels On Fire
Kratie: On the afternoon of July 25, 2019, the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces Brigade head Brigadier General Bunthan, the provincial battalion commander, led a force to burn down four…
Mondulkiri Officials Grilled Over Forestry Crime
Mondulkiri: A report said that officials from five departments were called in for questioning at the Military Police Command HQ of Mondulkiri province early in the morning of July 13…
Off The Wheels In Kampong Speu
Kampong Speu: An illegal car transporting firewood blocked National Road 4, in Sangkat Rokar Thom, Chbar Morn City, Kampong Speu Province on the morning of July 10, 2019. The battered…
Illegal Logging Poised to Wipe Wildlife Sanctuary Off the Map
Beng Per Wildlife Sanctuary has lost more than 60 percent of its forest cover since it was established in 1993, with most of the loss occurring since 2010. A big…
Eco-Friendly Agricultural School
Advanced farming techniques will be taught to 50 students at a time in the Agriculture Technology Centre, designed by Squire & Partners and SAWA in Krong Samraong (Oddar Meanchey), Cambodia. The school, which is built from locally…
Cambodian Rescue Bears Find Love in Edinburgh Zoo
Edinburgh Zoo have released adorable footage showing a rare Malayan sun bear playing with his mate. Rotana was rescued from a private home in Cambodia where he was being kept…
Empty Forests in Virachey Park
By: Gregory McCann, Asia Sentinel The roar of the tiger has been replaced by the growl of the chain saw in Northeastern Cambodia’s Virachey National Park, along with the honking…
The Making of Cambodia’s Record Breaking Long Boat
The record for the Longest dragon boat has been broken in Cambodia, with a colossal build measuring 87.3 m (286 ft 5 in) – almost the same length as the height of…
