Phann Vanrath, deputy prosecutor general of The General Prosecution Office to the Cambodian Supreme Court, addressed legal reforms, academic exchanges and the prevention of cross-border crimes as he addressed the closure of the 7th China–ASEAN Legal Cooperation Forum held in Chongqing, China, on November 21. “Legal development requires both practical experience and academic research,” he said, emphasising the importance of cooperation between universities and judicial institutions. He highlighted the importance of legal cooperation in supporting regional economic growth, particularly in sectors such as commercial law, digital governance and cross-border connectivity. The deputy prosecutor also reiterated Cambodia’s ongoing commitment to judicial…
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Eight Cambodian men have been arrested and four handguns seized in connection with impersonating law enforcement officers to kidnap and extort money from multiple foreign nationals in Phnom Penh. The Phnom Penh Police busted the gang, who disguised themselves as police officers to detain foreigners and extort money from them several times at various locations across the capital. In the latest case, the suspects allegedly kidnapped a Chinese national at 3.20am on November 5, before extorting more than $50,000, according to a November 21 National Police statement. The victim, a 29-year-old Chinese man named Long Jun, lived at a condo…
A woman was killed and a man seriously injured after a fire consumed 11 homes at around 8pm on Friday, November 21, Phnom Penh’s Roluos village, in Dangkor district’s Cheung Ek commune. According to the Phnom Penh Municipal Police Fire and Rescue Office, the blaze started when children arguing with each other set their own house on fire, which then spread to 10 neighbouring homes. “Our investigation showed that the fire was caused when children, during an argument, set their house alight. The fire resulted in the death of one woman and serious injury to one man, their uncle,” the…
Cambodia and Thailand have agreed to dispatch joint survey teams to carry out fieldwork near Chouk Chey and Prey Chan villages, in Bateay Meanchey province’s Ou Beichoan commune, Ou Chrov district, in order to determine the temporary placement of border markers 42-47. The Secretariat of the National Authority for Border Affairs clarified the arrangement in an announcement released today, November 21. The Secretariat informed the public that since 2006, the joint survey teams of both countries have been conducting field operations to survey and identify the precise locations of 74 concrete border markers which were originally placed by the Indochina–Siam…
In Dara, permanent representative of Cambodia to the UN in Geneva, has updated Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, on the ongoing Cambodia-Thailand armed conflict along the border. In a November 19 meeting, Dara informed Türk that the border situation remains highly tense, marked by continuous Thai aggression, coercive acts against civilians, besieged villages, the destruction of civilian property, and the continued detention of 18 Cambodian soldiers, despite prior assurances they would be released. He reiterated that Thai’s accusation regarding a November 10 landmine incident involved old mines leftover from past wars. He also expressed Cambodia’s long-standing commitment…
Temperatures in Cambodia’s mountain ranges, including the Dangkrek, Cardamom and Bokor ranges, may drop significantly until November 30, according to a warning from the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology, released today, November 21. According to the ministry, mountain temperatures will range from lows of 16°C to a maximum of 27°C. The announcement is based on monitoring and analysis of regional and national weather conditions, noting that the northeast monsoon has strengthened, bringing significant influence over the South China Sea, the Mekong basin, the Cambodian Sea, the Gulf of Thailand and Cambodia as a whole. During the same period, lowland…
The 7th China-ASEAN Legal Cooperation Forum was held in Chongqing, China, on Friday, November 21. The forum, hosted by the China Law Society, brought together many distinguished delegates including senior lawyers, judges and government officials from China, Cambodia, Indonesia Laos and other regional nations. The attendees shared their perspectives on the development of laws in their respective countries and the cooperation that exists between their nations, in terms of the progress of developing legislation. Ly Tayseng, vice-president of the Legislative and Justice Council of the Ministry of Justice and Managing Partner of HBS Law firm, attended the conference as part…
Two greater adjutant stork chicks have been released into the wild for the first time ever recorded in the world, at a time when fewer than 1,000 adult Greater Adjutants remain globally. The Angkor Centre for Conservation of Biodiversity (ACCB) announced on Thursday, November 20, that from hatching to release, its team successfully hand-raised the two chicks at the ACCB facility in Siem Reap province. “From hatching to release, our team successfully raised two chicks and released them into the wild — the first time this has ever been achieved globally,” it announced, calling it “a major milestone”. With only…
Cambodia has launched the National Roadmap for Early Warnings for All (EW4ALL) 2025–2028, aimed at expanding early warning coverage for disasters from the national level down to community level — especially important as an estimated 80 per cent of Cambodians living in rural areas are vulnerable to climate change. The official November 20 launch was jointly organised by the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), the UN World Food Programme (WFP) and other UN partners. The event was presided over by Senior Minister Kun Kim, first vice-president of the NCDM, with participation from Jo Scheuer, UN resident coordinator in Cambodia,…
The number of deaths from an accident involving a sleeper bus belonging to Virak Rithy Transport, which plunged off a bridge in Kampong Thom province into a river, has risen to 16, after three more bodies were recovered — including that of the scheduled bus driver, who was not behind the wheel. Kakoh commune police chief Bit Bunthoeun stated on Friday morning that the bodies of two more passengers and the driver were found on the evening of Thursday, November 20, in the stream where the accident took place. “Three more bodies have been found. All of them were still…