Cambodian authorities have initiated nationwide inspections of foreigners to crack down on human trafficking, following reports of thousands of Asian victims being lured and trapped in the country through job scams. Interior Minister Sar Kheng said police have begun checking foreigners staying in Kandal and Preah Sihanoukville provinces to rescue victims and arrest human traffickers,…
Cambodia Launches Inspections of Foreigners in Human Trafficking Crackdown
United States Returns 30 Ancient Artifacts, Stolen in the Late 20th Century, to Cambodia
The United States returned 30 stolen artifacts to Cambodia on Monday after more than five years of investigation into “an organized looting network” that reportedly sold the pieces to international buyers. Ricky J. Patel, a special agent with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s investigative unit, said the artifacts were stolen from Cambodian temples and…
US Returns 30 Ancient Artifacts, Stolen in the Late 20th Century, to Cambodia
The United States returned 30 stolen artifacts to Cambodia on Monday after more than five years of investigation into “an organized looting network” that reportedly sold the pieces to international buyers. Ricky J. Patel, a special agent with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s investigative unit, said the artifacts were stolen from Cambodian temples and…
Indonesia Urges Cambodia to Cooperate Against Human Trafficking
Indonesia has sought closer cooperation with the Cambodian government to eradicate human trafficking after dozens of Indonesians were trafficked to Cambodia through employment scams. Indonesian Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi met with Cambodian Interior Minister Krolahom Sar Kheng in Phnom Penh on Thursday to discuss cooperation to eradicate human trafficking, which has been rife in Cambodia….
Cambodia Extends Invitation to Russian Foreign Minister for Upcoming ASEAN Summit
Cambodia has invited Russia’s Foreign Minister to attend ASEAN-related meetings in August, despite Russia having been widely condemned over its ongoing invasion of Ukraine. Cambodia, the current chair of the 10-member association, will host ASEAN ministerial meetings, including the ASEAN Plus Three Meeting—involving Japan, China, and South Korea—and other related meetings from July 31 to…
Taming the Temples of Angkor With Kids
It’s a truth experienced by traveling parents everywhere – no matter how exotic the location or ancient the ruins, kids will rarely share our enthusiasm for temples. Dragging children around centuries-old religious monuments in searing heat while maniacally imploring them to enjoy it will break the most zen parent – our patience escapes us like…
A Survivor of the Khmer Rouge Genocide Wants More Americans to Know the True Price of Freedom
In 1975, in the Killing Fields of Cambodia, Sokanha Prak assumed the role of mother, father, and protector to her 1-, 3-, and 4-year-old siblings. Fending for them and herself in the countryside, the 6-year-old had no choice. Sokanha’s parents had been ripped from them by the Khmer Rouge, a Chinese Communist-backed military force intent…
Cambodia Invites Burmese Junta’s Defense Minister to ASEAN Summit
Cambodia has invited the Burmese junta’s defense minister to the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit, despite the pleas of hundreds of human rights groups to bar him from attending due to the junta’s atrocities against civilians. General Nem Sowath, director-general of Cambodia’s General Department of Policy and Foreign Affairs at the Defense Ministry, said on…
Cambodian Catches World’s Largest Recorded Freshwater Fish
BANGKOK—The world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the Southeast Asian nation and the United States. The stingray, captured on June 13, measured almost 4 meters (13 feet) from snout to tail and weighed slightly under 300 kilograms (660 pounds), according…
China and Cambodia Declare ‘Ironclad Friendship’, Begin Construction on New Naval Facilities
June 8, 2022
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Officials from China and Cambodia said that they had officially begun work on a major expansion to Cambodia’s largest naval base June 8. The project is being funded by China, and one official from the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) described it as evidence of the two nations’ “iron-clad partnership.” The announcement is likely to ruffle…
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