Seasonal rains were made worse by a tropical storm, which caused flash floods in several provinces last week, said Khun Sokha, a spokesperson for the National Committee for Disaster Management.
China, Cambodia to sign free trade agreement, inject impetus to economic recovery
AFP Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi arrived in Cambodia on Sunday for a two-day official visit, during which the two countries are set to sign a landmark China-Cambodia free trade …
Activists: Cambodia’s Draft Cybercrime Law Imperils Free Expression, Privacy
A recent draft of the cybercrime law obtained by VOA Khmer has drawn concerns from NGOs and rights groups over clauses that could help the government intensify its crackdown on freedom of expression, …
Cambodia makes its own way, not a US lackey
Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian (L, Front) and Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn (R, Front) exchange documents of a cooperation agreement in Phnom Penh, …
In Cambodia, China’s Wang Yi set to challenge US pressures
China’s foreign minister Wang Yi is expected to arrive in Cambodia on Sunday, in a trip that signals deepening ties between the neighbours but also comes at a time Phnom Penh is concerned about …
Floods claim five lives in Vietnam and two Cambodians
Elderly residents and small children clung to inflatable tyres as soldiers and police used rope lines to get them to safety from rising floodwater on Saturday in Cambodia’s western province of …
Severe floods submerge homes In Cambodia
Severe floods have submerged homes in Battambang province in western Cambodia. Footage shows 2 metre (6 feet) deep torrents covering homes as locals watch, perched on a wall.
Cambodia’s Sentencing of Journalist Over COVID-19 Comment a Threat to Freedoms, Media Groups Say
The conviction of a journalist who reported on comments that Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen made publicly about COVID-19 is a threat to all reporters covering the pandemic, local media groups say. A …
Can Cambodia’s Looming Microfinance Disaster be Averted?
A solution to Cambodia’s spiraling debt crisis is urgently required, but risks uncovering deeper economic problems.
Cambodia needs 12.8 bln USD for public investment program
The Cambodian government on Friday approved the next three-year public investment program (2021-2023), which would require a total capital of 12.8 billion U.S. dollars to implement 629 projects, …