Today: September 22, 2024
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Cambodia's leader defends arrests of protesters, claiming they were trying to overthrow government

Cambodia’s leader has condemned international human rights groups for criticizing his government’s arrests of nearly 100 people for protesting against a decades-old regional development agreement with neighboring countries

Arts|Asia|News

Cambodia's prime minister welcomes artifacts returned by New York's Met and other collections

Cambodia’s prime minister has led a celebration of the return of dozens of precious centuries-old artifacts from museums and private collectors abroad, and said his government will continue working with others to bring home more such cultural treasures

Cambodia's prime minister welcomes artifacts returned by New York's Met and other collections
Asia|Political

Head of Cambodia's top opposition party hit with $1.5 million judgement for defaming government

The lawyer for the president of Cambodia's main opposition party says his client has been found guilty of of defamation and has been ordered to pay $1.5 million in damages to the government

Arts|Travel

Cambodia welcomes the Metropolitan Museum's repatriation of statues looted over decades of turmoil

Cambodia’s culture minister says the return to Cambodia this week of 14 sculptures that had been looted from the country during a period of war and unrest is like welcoming home the souls of ancestors

Cambodia welcomes the Metropolitan Museum's repatriation of statues looted over decades of turmoil
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US defense secretary meets Cambodian officials to push for stronger ties with Chinese ally

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin has met with Cambodian officials to discuss a possible resumption of joint military exercises, suggesting the beginning of a thaw in relations between the countries that have been strained over Cambodia’s growing closeness with China

US defense secretary meets Cambodian officials to push for stronger ties with Chinese ally
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The US defense secretary will visit Cambodia, one of China's closest allies, after regional talks

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is scheduled to make an official visit to Cambodia, one of China’s closest allies in Southeast Asia, after holding talks with his Chinese counterpart at an annual security conference in Singapore

The US defense secretary will visit Cambodia, one of China's closest allies, after regional talks
News|World

Cambodia's Supreme Court upholds the 2-year prison sentence of a casino strike leader

Cambodia’s Supreme Court has upheld the two-year prison sentence of a labor union leader who led a long-running strike against the country’s biggest casino

Cambodia's Supreme Court upholds the 2-year prison sentence of a casino strike leader
News|Political|World

A munitions explosion at a Cambodian army base kills 20 soldiers, but its cause is unclear

Security is tight around a military base in southwestern Cambodia, a day after a huge explosion there killed 20 soldiers, wounded others and damaged nearby houses

A munitions explosion at a Cambodian army base kills 20 soldiers, but its cause is unclear
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Chinese foreign minister arrives in Cambodia, Beijing's closest Southeast Asian ally

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has arrived in Cambodia for a three-day official visit to reaffirm ties with Beijing’s closest ally in Southeast Asia

Chinese foreign minister arrives in Cambodia, Beijing's closest Southeast Asian ally
Health|News|World

Cambodia reports a new bird flu case, the brother of a 9-year-old who died of the virus

Cambodia’s Health Ministry says the brother of a boy who died last week from bird flu has tested positive for the virus

Cambodia reports a new bird flu case, the brother of a 9-year-old who died of the virus
Business|News|Political|World

Chinese navy ships are first to dock at new pier at Cambodian naval base linked to Beijing

Chinese naval vessels have become the first ships to dock at a new pier at a Cambodian naval base that the United States and some international security experts say is destined to serve as a strategic outpost for Beijing’s navy

Chinese navy ships are first to dock at new pier at Cambodian naval base linked to Beijing
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Cambodia opens a new airport to serve Angkor Wat as it seeks to boost tourist arrivals

Commercial operations have begun at Cambodia’s newest and biggest airport, designed to serve as an upgraded gateway to the country’s major tourist attraction, the centuries-old Angkor Wat temple complex in the northwestern province of Siem Reap

Cambodia opens a new airport to serve Angkor Wat as it seeks to boost tourist arrivals

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