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Three hurt in Cambodia mine explosion

PHNOM PENH: At least three people were seriously injured in a Jan 30 landmine explosion in Pursat province. The Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority (CMAA) has issued renewed calls for the public to be extra vigilant and not enter areas which have not been confirmed as safe. The explosion occurred when a man unloading...

Cambodia’s largest ever wholesale market set to open by end of year

PHNOM PENH (Phnom Penh Post/ANN): Cambodia's Asean-International Wholesale Market, also known as Deum Kor Thmey – the country's largest wholesale marketplace – is set to open by the end of the year. Presently, approximately 70 per cent of traders have completed their registrations. Located along Win-Win Blvd in Kork Roka commune of Phnom Penh’s Prek Pnov district,...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen (left) walks together with former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, right, during a meeting at Hun Sen's residents in Takhmua, Kandal province southeast Phnom Penh Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, Aug. 5, 2023. Thaksin attended a birthday party for outgoing Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, according to video posted online Sunday, Aug. 6, a day after Thaksin said he would delay plans to return to Thailand following years of self-imposed exile. - AP

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra seen in video at Cambodian leader’s birthday party in Phnom Penh

PHNOM PENH (AP): Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra attended a birthday party for outgoing Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh, according to video posted online Sunday, a day after Thaksin said he would delay plans to return to Thailand following years of self-imposed exile. Thaksin’s appearance in Cambodia came at a politically sensitive...

Covid-19 cruise ship from Hong Kong ‘inspires’ new tourist park in Cambodia

The cruise ship MS Westerdam at dock in the Cambodian port of Sihanoukville, Cambodia, on Feb 16, 2020.Reuters It is almost 9,700km (6,000 miles) from Sihanoukville, Cambodia, to Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, as the crow flies (assuming that crow makes it through Ukrainian airspace), and eight decades separate World War II and the Age of Covid....