Thai Tweakers Taken to Court
Banteay Meanchey: Six Thai nationals and a Khmer were sent to court on June 16, 2019, after they were arrested by the police in Poipet. Police searching a casino resort…
Cambodians Pointing at Things Gallery
A recently more updated column showing the fabulous ways people in Cambodia point at things for news cameras. Just for fun and in no way to be taken seriously. …
Sihanoukville Shooting: Victim Was Known Gang Member
Sihanoukville: On the evening of February 12, a Chinese man was shot and killed in his car on a Sihanoukville street. The gunman shot him several times. It is reported by…
Happy Merry Christmas!
A poem, submitted by Little Timmy, the hog badger, who has been on a internship since he was kicked out the orphanage last September. ‘Twas the night before Christmas, at…
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…
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…
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…
Cyber Slavery: Inside Cambodia’s Online Scam Gangs
For several years CNE has been reporting these so called ‘Spinach Farms‘, kidnappings, murders and other related crimes linked to online gambling, telecoms fraud , drug dealing and human trafficking…
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…
History: Between The Elephant And The Dragon, Part 2
This is Part Two in the series exploring the history between Cambodia and neighbors to the east and west. Part One can be read HERE *Author’s note: Sources for this…
History: Between The Elephant And The Dragon, Part 1
As great powers fall, others shall rise in their place. The Khmer empire, at its peak controlled or had under vassal, much of mainland Southeast Asia, from southern China to…
Dark History: Human Sacrifice, Black Magic & Cannibals
The Last Royal Sacrifice The year is 1877, and for some reason you decided to join a rebel army put together by a minor prince named Siwotha. King Norodom is…
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…
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…
2019 CN(r)Eview- January
Another year has almost come to pass, and as we stare down the giant fallopian tubes of a gender reassigned Chronos for our age, awaiting the delivery of a plump…
