Westerdam Americans Returning Home
An American couple who previously said they were ‘in limbo‘ are reported to be on their way back to the states. Steve Muth, of Onsted, Michigan, and his wife are…
Families Rescued From Burning Building
Phnom Penh: A fire engulfed a building with children inside. Russei Keo district authorities and firefighters evacuated residents, rescued people trapped inside and put out the blaze at around 1:50…
Disused Shop Burns In BKK
Phnom Penh: A fire broke out in a disused shop at 10 pm on February 13, 2020, on the corner of Street 358, Toul Svay Prey I, Boeung Keng Kang…
Electricity Reaches 75% Of Households In 2019
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 11 (Xinhua) — About 92.68 percent, or 13,131 villages of Cambodia’s total villages, had access to electricity by the end of 2019, a Mines and Energy Ministry’s…
Trapped Elephant Rescued From Pit
An elephant fell into a pit in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary. The source said that at night, people saw elephants coming visiting the area, and later the elephant was spotted…
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…
Cambodian Alert For Vietnamese Cop Who Shot 5
Cambodian authorities have been put on alert after reports that a Vietnamese police officer who shot 4 people dead and injured on more may have escaped across the border. Le…
Burned Gas Station Worker Dies
Vietnam: A workers injured in fire at a Tela Station in Boeung Chhouk village, Niroth district Chbar Ampov died on February 6. According to a source the victim, identified as…
Royal Group Plan 700mw Coal Station In Koh Kong
Phnom Penh: According to initial reports this morning, two coal-fired power plants have been approved. A 265 megawatt plant in Trapeang Prasat district, Oddar Meanchey province, and factory development projects, and…
UPDATE: Military Massage Shooter Tells Story
Koh Kong: A military police officer who fired six shots at a massage parlor has been arrested by the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces. The incident took place at a massage parlor…
Kampot Military History Part 3: Vietnamese And PRK
This is Part Three of the series. Read PART ONE and PART TWO Writer’s note: To avoid confusion with name changes, the term ‘Khmer Rouge’ is used in the article…
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…
A Military History Of Kampot Part 1: Colony-Civil War
Pre-Independence Kampot Kampot came to prominence under 19th century French rule with the Circonscription Résidentielle de Kampot puuting the town in contraol of the areas of Kampot, Kompong-Som, Trang, and Kong-Pisey…
Ex-Teacher Micky Rife Pleads Guilty To Child Assault
Micky Rife, a former teacher at Hi-Bridge International School in Phnom Penh has pleaded guilty in Kentucky to engaging and attempting to engage in illicit sexual conduct with two minor…
History: The Commando Raid On Ponchentong, Jan 22, 1971
The presence of North Vietnamese forces inside supposedly neutral Cambodia had been a contentious issue for as long as the conflict had been waged. Following the coup of 1970, the…
Unpopular Kratie Chinese Gold Mine Burns Down
Kratie: A Chinese company gold mine in Kbal Damrey commune, Sambo district has been badly damaged by fire. The cause of the blaze that hit the Chinese company “Shi’a” on…
