Police Out in Force for Francophonie Summit
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia will deploy nearly 20,000 police to maintain security and order across the capital for the 20th Francophonie Summit in…
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Information Ministry revokes licences of two media outlets for violating press law
The Ministry of Information has revoked the press licences of two media outlets for violations of the Kingdom’s Press Law, saying the decisions were…
Phnom Penh orders urgent Mekong riverbank repairs
Synopsis: Municipal authorities deploy heavy machinery in Chroy Changvar district following a second severe collapse since 2025 that damaged local…
Cambodia Probes Chinese Scam Tycoon in Al Jazeera Expose
PHNOM PENH – Authorities are investigating Chinese-born businessman Deng Pibing, who was named in an Al Jazeera documentary on online scam operations…
Foreigners caught with 48 kilogrammes of marijuana at Techo International Airport
Authorities arrested two foreign nationals with a combined total of 48 kilogrammes of marijuana at Techo International Airport on October 5.…
Cambodia Records Sixth Bird Flu Case in Oddar Meanchey
PHNOM PENH — A 49-year-old man in Oddar Meanchey province has tested positive for H5N1 bird flu, becoming the sixth human case reported in Cambodia in…
Picture of Dead Birds That Won a Prize, and the Silent Crisis It Exposes
Photographer Yann Bigant's bloodied image of chopped-up yellow bitterns in a Cambodian wet market won Bird Photographer of the Year, but its real…
Cambodia Adds 700 Large-Scale Factories as Industrial Workforce Tops 1.26M
Cambodia’s industrial sector recorded strong growth in 2025, with 700 new large-scale factories established, the industrial workforce rising to 1.27…
PM Warns Against “Weaponizing” Scam Fight to Target Countries
PHNOM PENH – Prime Minister Hun Manet says technological fraud must not be weaponized against other nations or used to attack sovereign territory. He…
Neth Pheaktra: Cambodia’s Cultural Heritage Is a Living Legacy, Not Simply a Claim to the Past
PHNOM PENH, 22 September 2026 — Cambodia’s Information Minister Neth Pheaktra has described Cambodia as the custodian of Khmer culture and…
Information Minister: Cambodia Seeks Global Action to Break Online Scam Chains
Cambodia is seeking stronger international cooperation to break increasingly fragmented online scam networks as authorities intensify a nationwide…
Pursat investigates fuel theft claims on highway
Pursat provincial authorities launched a late-night investigation along National Road 5 yesterday to verify claims that trucks stopping overnight in…
Cambodia Protests Thai PM’s Unauthorized Visit to An Ses Border Area
PHNOM PENH, August 26, 2026 – The Royal Government of Cambodia, through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, has issued a…
Families Evacuated as Mekong Floods Hit Four Provinces
PHNOM PENH – Rising Mekong River levels have triggered flooding, forcing more than 1,500 families to evacuate and affecting over 4,300 hectares of…
Hun Manet Holds Talks With Kem Sokha’s Daughter Kem Monovithya
PHNOM PENH--Prime Minister Hun Manet says he has held talks with Kem Monovithya, the eldest daughter of former opposition leader Kem Sokha.
“As a new…
Southeast Asia Bucks Rising Youth Unemployment Trend
PHNOM PENH – Global youth unemployment climbed to 12. 4 percent in 2025, equivalent to 67 million unemployed people aged 15 to 24, a report by the…
Phnom Penh Police bring phone seller in for questioning over soldier insults
Phnom Penh police brought a female phone seller, identified as Chenda Sovannary, to the Phnom Penh police headquarters this morning, for questioning…
Entertainment Meets Action: How VGR BY CEO Uses Online Fame to Support Vulnerable Communities
PHNOM PENH — In an online environment often dominated by fleeting trends, Cambodian content creator VGR BY CEO is redirecting public attention toward…
PM Set to Visit China to Strengthen Cooperation After Senate President’s Visit
Prime Minister Hun Manet will visit China in mid-July to deepen bilateral cooperation, with analysts saying the trip underscores Cambodia’s…
Six new villages established in displaced camp
The government has announced the establishment of six new villages in a displacement camp in Banteay Meanchey province.
According to a Prakas…
