With Australian backing, Cambodia hopes to be landmine-free by 2025, with an area larger than suburban Sydney still needing to be cleared.
Cambodia lowers cash deposit for COVID-19 service charges from foreign travelers to 2,000 USD
The Cambodian government has reduced the cash deposit for the COVID-19 service charges from foreign travelers from 3,000 to 2,000 U.S. dollars, according to its statement on Monday.
Cambodia activists urge release of unionist accused of inciting unrest
Scores of activist groups in Cambodia urged the government on Monday to release and drop charges against a prominent union leader, who was arrested last week and accused of falsely claiming that land …
Cambodia Gov’t Says Critics Are Just Jealous of Hun Sen’s Watches After VICE Report Questioned Hefty Price Tag
A Cambodian government spokesman defended Hun Sen’s expensive Patek Philippe watches, saying they were probably “gifts” from rich tycoons, in response to a VICE News article.
Modest gains expected from upcoming Cambodia-China free trade agreement
Having dodged the worst of the coronavirus pandemic so far with just 240 infections to date, Cambodia is facing structural economic headwinds.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Foreign tourists to Cambodia’s Angkor down 98.8% in July due to pandemic
Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archeological Park received only 1,790 foreign tourists in July 2020, down 98.8 per cent compared to the same month last year, the state-owned Angkor Enterprise said in a …
Big catch: Cambodia arrests 2 men for smuggling 200kg of illicit drug
Cambodian authorities have arrested two men for allegedly smuggling 200 kg of drug from a neighbouring country, said an anti-drug police department’s report released on Sunday.
Thai Court Allows Cambodian Class Action Against Thai Firm
A Thai court ruled Friday that several hundred families in Cambodia who were displaced from their homes may file a class action suit against the Thai company they believe was responsible, a decision …
Law to ban ‘inappropriate’ dress in Cambodia seen threatening women’s freedoms
A proposed law that would let Cambodian police fine people deemed to be dressed inappropriately could be used to curtail women’s freedoms and reinforce a culture of impunity around sexual violence, …
Bangkok court admits Cambodia farmers’ lawsuit against Thai sugar firm
A Bangkok court on Friday agreed to grant class action status to more than 700 Cambodian families suing a Thai sugar firm for evicting them from their homes, a lawsuit that human rights experts see as …