War Within A War: The Rise & Fall Of FULRO, PT II
This article continues from PART ONE The Second FULRO Rebellion On September 15, 1965, 500 FULRO Montagnards assigned to Buôn Ma Thuộc received arms, following the latest settlement between the…
Three Men Caught In Battambang City 5kg Drug Sting
Battambang Province: Three men who smuggled drugs across the border from Thailand through the “Poipet” international gate were arrested by Battambang provincial authorities. Around 5 kg of methamphetamine was seized…
Real Madrid Online Courses For Cambodian Coaches
The Real Madrid Foundation conducted some online training sessions for the coaches of the social sports school of Battambang (Cambodia) in collaboration with the NGO Sauce. The main objective of this course…
Khmer Cousins? The Khasi People Of Meghalaya
Around 4,400 years ago, a climatic event, combined with human development led to a massive shift across Asia. The Meghalayan period- named after an area of Northeastern India, is the…
Finnish Man Dies Of OD In Phnom Penh Guesthouse
Phnom Penh: A Finnish man died on November 11, 2020 in The Bamboo House, Street 172, Khan Daun Penh. Authorities say the deceased was named TOMMI JUNANI VIKKULA , a…
Taiwanese Billionaire Cambodian Title Arrested For Alleged Money Laundering
By Sophia Yang, TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Chuang Chou-wen (莊周文), a billionaire chairman of a financial holding headquartered in Taichung, Taiwan, has been arrested for his alleged connection to illegal gambling…
Colonials & Catholics: Christianity In Cambodia 1700-1900
Conflict between Siam and Vietnamese lords raged over control Cambodia throughout the 18th Century before the kingdom agreed to become a French protectorate state. The following article is sourced from…
This Week In History: October 22-29
On October 22, 1972, Henry Kissinger flew to Phnom Penh for a 3 hour meeting with Lon Nol. On October 22, 1977, Pol Pot returned to Phnom Penh from a…
Kampot Water Levels ‘Under Control’
Kampot: The Governor of Kampot Province, led a team to assess the water situation in the area from Kampong Bay canal to Kamchay canal in Andong Chi Men village. Kampong…
National Road Closures & Flood Updates October 18
Page updated when more information arrives (these updates come from local news sources and submissions from readers-they are not official, unless otherwise stated): UPDATE: 18:14 October 18: Siem Reap: The…
Chinese Man In Sihanoukville Building Suicide Attempt
Sihanoukville: At 3:00 a.m. on October 3, 2020, a Chinese man attempted to jump off a building with a noose around his neck, causing a panic along LV Street in Sangkat…
History: Norodom Of Cambodia’s Saigon State Visit 1888
Cambodian King Norodom (1860-1904) is known to have made three state visits to Saigon, in 1869, 1880 and 1888. Here are the press reports of his third visit, which lasted from…
Flooding Affects Preah Sihanouk
Sihanoukville: Some low-lying areas in Sihanoukville and in front of Veal Renh Market, Prey Nup District are flooded due to heavy rains in Preah Sihanouk Province. The rain started from…
History: Call Sign ‘Rustic’- Secret Air War & Kampong Cham Rescue
Everyone who has any interest in the Vietnam War period has heard about the secret air war in Laos, of Air America and the infamous ‘Ravens’ – Forward Air Controllers…
Early Travels: Monsieur Brau At The Royal Palace, 1885
Marie François Xavier Joseph Jean Honoré Brau de Saint-Pol Lias arrived in Phnom Penh from Saigon onboard the steamer Mouhot on Sunday 8 February 1885, en route to Angkor. He…
Chinese Test For COVID-19 After Flight From Phnom Penh
China: According to several Chinese media sources, Zhengzhou Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention announced on the 11th the details of 5 newly imported asymptomatic infections in the city…
