On March 7, Phnom Penh’s live-music calendar gets an unlikely, welcome boost when Dr Salad take the stage for their first-ever performance in Cambodia. In an unlikely cultural exchange, Edinburgh-based “heavy romance” outfit Dr Salad will make their Cambodian debut at Seekers Spirit House, swapping the North Sea’s wintry mist s for the Kingdom’s tropical heat. They will be joined by local newcomers Drunk on Champagne, with DJ Goddamn Kiddo warming up the room — and keeping it moving — before and after the bands. The show represents a fan-first initiative, organized not by major labels, but by Phnom Penh-based…
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The Svay Rieng Provincial Court has ordered that 27 Chinese nationals be placed in pre-trial detention in a case involving conspiracy, online scams, violating the integrity of a corpse and drug use, in Bavet town, Svay Rieng province. According to a February 23 press release from the court, officers from the Bavet Administrative Police Post raided a villa in Bavet Leu village, Bavet commune, on February 10, shortly after local residents discovered a corpse wrapped in black plastic bags dumped on the side of the road in the same neighbourhood. During the raid, officials identified 26 Chinese, 25 men and…
Plan International Cambodia has reported strong new evidence of progress in reducing Child, Early and Forced Marriage and Unions (CEFMU) in Ratanakkiri and Stung Treng provinces, based on findings from the end-line study and final evaluation of its “Time to Act!” project. The initiative was implemented in 86 villages and focused on advancing adolescent girls’ rights, improving access to education, strengthening protection systems and promoting economic empowerment. The evaluation shows a marked decline in child and early marriage among adolescent girls aged 18–22. The proportion of girls married before the age of 18 dropped dramatically, from 26.3% to 9.5%, while…
A conservation organisation has expressed concerns over the poisoning of wildlife, especially during the dry season, as it can kill large numbers of animals in a short period of time. It also highlighted the severe health impacts that consuming poisoned animals can have on humans. NatureLife Cambodia (NLC) raised the issue after environmental rangers, the organisation’s biodiversity monitoring officers and members of the police recently discovered rice laced with poison in the Boeung Prek Lpov Protected Landscape Area, an important habitat for endangered species such as the sarus crane and yellow-breasted bunting. “Poisoning has extremely serious consequences. It can kill…
Sala Doung, the “Coconut School”, is nestled in Kirirom National Park. Since its establishment in 2018, it has taught hundreds of impoverished and orphaned local children. The school, which relies on the income from a coffee shop and the goodwill of philanthropists to support the 150 children who currently study there, is now facing a funding crisis, with fears that it may have to close as soon as April. Ouk Vanday, affectionately known as the “Trash Warrior”, founded the school with a unique vision. The campus was constructed with waste materials like bottles, straws, bottle caps, car tyres, gas cylinders…
The Ministry of Environment has called for authorities to ensure that when contaminated or spoiled meat products are seized, they are disposed of in ways that will avoid any harm to public health or the environment. In a February 19 release, the ministry explained that the disposal of tainted meat in particular is a vital public health responsibility. Unsafe meat can harbor bacteria, infectious viruse, or chemical contaminants that threaten human health, livestock and the environment. Disposal methods must ensure that these products cannot re-enter the food chain while minimising environmental impact. The foremost priority in managing contaminated meat is…
Japan has provided funding for the “Promoting Employment of Returning Migrant Workers Affected by the Border Conflict” project. Japanese ambassador Ueno Atsushi and Xiaoyan Qian, director of the ILO Country Office for Cambodia, Laos and Thailand, signed a funding agreement on February 18, at the Japanese embassy. The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training explained that it will work with the International Labour Organization (ILO) to lead the 24-month project, which has received approximately $1 million in financial support from the Japanese foreign ministry. The project aims to help returning migrant workers secure decent jobs and reintegrate into the local…
Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth and his Japanese counterpart Ishihara Hirotaka have inked a Memorandum of Cooperation (MoC) on environmental issues. The agreement was signed at the office of Minister of Environment of Japan on February 16. The MoC focuses on four strategic pillars. The first is Climate Mitigation and Adaptation: Cambodia aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 55% by 2035, focusing on the energy, industry, agriculture, forestry and waste management sectors. The second is Circular Economy: Priority is given to plastic waste management and resource efficiency to promote a “clean, green and sustainable” future. The third is Pollution…
Cambodia has rapidly become one of the world’s largest producers and exporters of raw cashew nuts, with recent data showing a harvest of around 1.020 billion tonnes in 2025, generating approximately $1.5 billion in export revenue — up more than 25 per cent from the previous year, according to preliminary figures from the Cashew Nut Association of Cambodia (CAC). Despite this boom, the vast majority of Cambodian cashews are shipped abroad unprocessed, mainly to Vietnam, where they are shelled, roasted and sold at far higher prices. The reason Cambodia exports so much raw product lies in the nature of cashew…
Following the recent discovery of two Royal Turtle nests, a conservation team is guarding the eggs and will monitor their hatching to ensure a high survival rate. The nests were discovered on a sandy beach at Prek Kampong Leu, in Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel creek system, the only Cambodian habitat of the species. The Fisheries Administration (FiA), under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, announced on February 13 that conservation officers from the FiA and the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia discovered the two nests, which contain 25 eggs. The Royal Turtle is classified as critically endangered on…