Two Men Shot by Police in Prey Veng
Prey Veng A man was killed and another wounded after the police fired several shots. The incident took place at Kouk Sandaak village, Rokak Chey district, Bar Phnom district, Prey…
Blazing Merc on Monivong
Phnom Penh: A Chinese man in a Mercedes-Benz jumped out of his vehicle at 10.20 pm on the 22nd of March 2019 along 214/Monivong Boulevard before the car burst into…
5 Injured After Cherry Bomb Explosion
Ratanakiri province: A man (for reasons left unexplained) decided to remove the explosive powder from several ‘cherry bomb’ style fireworks into an empty bottle M-150 energy drink. Unfortunately, the bottle…
Dr. Kem Lay’s Killer Supreme Court Appeal
Phnom Penh: On the morning of March 20, 2019, the Supreme Court has opened a case over the conviction of Eurth Ang, shooter of Dr. Kem Ley, the social analyst…
Tunnels and Agent Orange- Memories of a Secret War
At U.S. Army fire bases in Vietnam, they used the “mad minute” as a way of keeping the enemy off guard. “At a certain time of the night, everybody would get…
Paranoid Policeman Shoots Off Finger After Wedding
Phnom Penh: A father-of-the bride police officer shot off a left finger after at 11pm on March 15th 2019 at Sen Sok Building, near Aeon II Shopping Center located in…
Meth Head Torches Father’s Moto
Kandal: A suspect was arrested after destroying items in the family home on March 12, 2019, in Kampong Svay Village, Prek Thmey commune, Koh Thom district, Kandal. According to authorities…
Gunfight Shocks Monks in PP Pagoda
Phnom Penh: Gunshots were fired in Wat Russey Thmey, in Niroth commune, Chbar Ampov commune at 9:20 pm March 12, 2019 causing monks and nuns to panic. According to a…
MDMA and Cambodian Trees
The protection of rare species and the illegal drug trade may at first seem entirely unrelated. However, the environmental impacts of illicit drug production are very real. Because these markets…
Empowering Women for Climate Change Solutions
Every morning at ten o’clock, Sok Sopheap sets off to pick up her grandchildren from the local school in time for lunch. In Tropang Thom village, Sopheap is a familiar…
Kampong Cham Cop Shoots Himself at Work
Kampong Cham: According to a police report, at 12 noon on March 4, 2019, Lieutenant Son Chan Pisey, a 29-year-old administrative police officer in Prey Chhlar commune of Cheung Prey…
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…
CMAC to Destroy Thousands of Guns
CMAC will destroy over 10,000 firearms. Director Heng Ratana said that on 1 March 2019, tthe Cambodian Mine Action Center (CMAC) will transfer and deliver light weaponry collected from more…
Highlander Crash n’ Burn, Chinese Driver Runs
At 5:45 pm on February 27, 2019, a Highlander, which was driving too fast, crashed into a tree and caught fire. The accident occurred along National Highway No.4 , KM…
“Burning Man” Murder Suspects Caught
Banteay Meanchey: Brigadier General Chea Lo, deputy police commissioner in Banteay Meanchey province, has told local media that two suspects were arrested at 11pm on February 26th in Thlak Village…
Guesthouse Manager Remanded in Siem Reap Prison
Siem Reap Provincial Court Investigating Judge Oum Chanthol rejected an appeal from an Australian-Irish man and sent him to pre-trial detention in Siem Reap Prison, charged with deliberate damage and…
