China: Half Of Passengers Denied Cambodia Bound Flight Boarding
China: A passenger boarding a flight to Cambodia was quoted in Chinese media as saying “About half of the people on our flight were intercepted by border control, and only…
Independence & Geneva: History Of Khmer Issaraks III
This continues from PART ONE and PART TWO 1953 will be remembered as the year that Cambodia achieved independence after 90 years of French colonial rule. The year began with…
Splits & Alliances- History Of The Khmer Issarak Part Two
The following article follows from PART ONE. The piecing together of the rebel movements becomes a little complicated, as there were various name changes, so the glossary of terms used…
SHV Governor Warns Casino Owners Over Illegal Worker Scams
Sihanoukville: Mr. Kouch Chamroeun, Governor of Preah Sihanouk Province, issued a press release on taking administrative and legal action against hotel and casino building owners involved, whether indirectly or directly…
Tough New Rules For Casino Minimum Capital
Phnom Penh: Chinese language media outlet “CC Times” released a video report on September 20, claiming that Cambodia will officially implement a new gaming law, stipulating that all casinos must…
The Rise & Fall Of Sam Sary
Sam Sary (1917 – 1963?) was a prominent Cambodian politician, who fell from grace after a series of scandals both at home and abroad. Sam Sary was born on March…
This Week In Cambodian History- September 17-23
On September 18, 1949, King Norodom Sihanouk dissolved the National Assembly. On September 18, 1967, following a diplomatic crisis when Red Guards took control of the Chinese Embassy in Phnom…
The Man Who Could Have Been King- The Life & Death Of Norodom Duong Chak
Prince Norodom Duong Chak (also spelled Chakr) was a Cambodian prince, and heir apparent to the throne, who rebelled against the French colonists. After a trip to Paris he was…
This Week In Cambodian History- September 10-16
On September 10, 1990, the Cambodian factions, meeting in Jakarta, finally established the 12-member Supreme National Council (SNC). Debates over its makeup continued. The Communist Khmer Rouge, Sihanouk’s group and…
This Week In Cambodian History: September 3-9
On September 3, 1972, parliamentary elections were held, and the Social Republican Party (SRP) headed by Lon Non won 126 out of 126 seats in the National Assembly, after opposition political parties…
Kavich Neang’s Debut Film ‘White Building’ To Premiere At Venice Festival
Anti-Archive is thrilled to announce that WHITE BUILDING, the first feature film from Cambodian director Kavich NEANG, will hold its world premiere in September in the Orizzonti competition of the…
China Gets Tough On ‘Spinach Farms’ In Cambodia, Myanmar, Philippines
China: On July 15, the Suining police in Xuzhou, Jiangsu disclosed a recently detected case oflarge cross-border online gambling, took down two cross-border gambling websites, and successively arrested more than…
Monks, Media & Militias- The Umbrella War, July 1942
By 1942, with much of the motherland under Nazi occupation and the rest under the collaborating Vichy government rule, the few French left in Indochina were isolated and cut off…
Cambodian Prime Ministers VI- The Khmer Republic At War
*Continuing from PART I , PART II, PART III, PART IV, and PART V Hang Thun Hak 14 Oct 1972 – 16 May 1973: 214 days Hang Thun Hak was born on August 21, 1926…
Analysis: Cambodia’s Vaccination Drive
Phnom Penh is now more vaccinated than most large cities will ever be. Quick facts Around 95% of Phnom Penh’s (PP) adults have had one dose Around 90% have had…
UPDATE: Men & Women Detained In Massive Poipet Drugs Raid
Banteay Meanchey Province: At 08:15 in the morning on Wednesday, June 16, 2021, Poipet City Police Inspectorate in cooperation with Battambang Provincial Special Forces arrested 4 suspects, 1 of whom…
