Prime Minister Hun Sen requests that the public, whether Cambodian fans or foreigners, refrain from attacking one another on social media over a perceived lack of tickets for the 32nd SEA Games, particularly football matches and the opening and closing ceremonies. He said that although the stadiums or venues can accommodate many spectators, they cannot hope to match demand from dedicated sports fans. Hun Sen made the call via social media on May 3, two days before the official opening of the biennial multi-sports event, saying he had noted that the availability of tickets had become a heated topic across…
Author: Chhorn Norn
Cambodian billiards player Sruong Pheavy has competed successfully for nearly 10 years in South Korea. She is confident it has given her the experience she needs to remain cool and collected as she hunts for a gold medal in her first appearance at the SEA Games. Pheavy, whose hometown is in Tbong Khmum province, has lived with her husband in South Korea for more than a decade. She expressed her happiness at being given the opportunity to compete for the Kingdom on her home soil. “I am a cassava farmer’s daughter from the Cambodian countryside who went on to become…
Head of Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) Sao Sokha has announced that he will resign from his post if the Cambodian under-22 team cannot get through the Group A qualifiers of the 32nd SEA Games. He made the promise following a heart breaking 1-1 draw with the Philippines on May 2. The result was all the more frustrating for the Young Kouprey and their fans, as they held a 1-0 lead until the 93rd minute, when the Philippines were able to draw level in extra time. Sokha took to social media to express his frustration. “Since Cambodia was awarded hosting…
As the SEA Games draw near, Prime Minister Hun Sen has told the members of Team Cambodia that he wants to see them strive to win more gold medals than at previous games, while also reminding them that only legitimate victories would bring glory to the Kingdom. “A medal that is claimed through foul play or disobedience of the rules will only bring shame and dishonour, and should not be counted as a win,” he said. During a May 1 meeting with 1,136 of the Kingdom’s sporting delegates at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh, Hun Sen likened the hosting…
Asian Games gold medallist Ju-Jitsu athlete Khan Jessa is confident that she will claim two gold medals for Cambodia, as she arrived in Phnom Penh from her home in the US. The Cambodian-American athlete, along with her father and grandmother, arrived at Phnom Penh International Airport on May 1, where they received a warm welcome from Sar Sokha, secretary of state at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport and Pon Sok, president of the National Sports Training Centre, as well as many other Cambodian fans. Jessa said the warmth of the crowd and their passionate support were perfect examples…
Locally-owned firm i7 Ranch Co Ltd last week signed memoranda of understanding (MoU) with three state-run educational institutions to promote agricultural education in Cambodia, especially in cattle raising and breeding skills. The MoU signing between the firm and the trio – Royal University of Agriculture, Prek Leap National Institute of Agriculture and Kampong Cham National Institute of Agriculture – took place at the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. Ministry undersecretary of state Ky Chanromduol, who presided over the signing ceremony, said this would contribute significantly to the development of agricultural education in Cambodia, especially towards building a new generation…
The Cambodian U22 footballers kicked off their SEA Games medal campaign with an impressive 4-0 dismantling of Timor-Leste in their opening match. Japanese head coach Ryu Hirose announced his elation following the win, saying he has high hopes for a medal-winning performance by the Young Kouprey. The home team entertained over 30,000 spectators who watched their debut live at the National Olympic Stadium, with tens of thousands of other spectators thrilled by the match as they watched at home, or jostled for a view at one of the large free screens that have been erected throughout the Kingdom. Following a…
With the first SEA Games ever hosted by Cambodia kicking off in a week, Prime Minister Hun Sen calls on all Cambodians to maintain the Kingdom’s dignity, fame and reputation by avoiding violence and all other undesirable activities. Hun Sen made the appeal as he recalled past incidents surrounding crowed events, at least one of which turned tragic. “So, unexpected events could happen as people flock to see the games at the National Olympic Stadium. We already experienced that in 2016 when football fans climbed over the fence into the stadium to see a game, although there were no major…
The Cambodian women’s football team expressed confidence that their seven months of hard training in China would enable them to set a new record for the upcoming 32nd SEA Games hosted in the Kingdom in May, predicting that they would get past the group stage and advance to the semi-finals at minimum, despite the team not notching any wins at the recent SEA Games in Vietnam. At the 31st SEA Games – held in Hanoi in May 2022 after Indonesia transferred its hosting rights the year prior due to the Covid-19 pandemic – the Cambodian women’s team lost 5-0 to…
Prime Minister Hun Sen instructed capital and provincial authorities to install large projector screens so they can organise public screenings of the upcoming 32nd SEA Games events. He explained that the Olympic Stadium – and even the Morodok Techo National Stadium – had limited seating when compared with demand by the public. All of the events will be free admission, but high demand will make tickets scarce for several events, he said, citing as an example the fact that all 14,300 seats for the men’s football team’s opening match were snapped up in less than an hour. “The governors of…