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  • Woman arrested for allegedly killing husband with acid

    A 44-year-old Kampong Cham woman accused of fatally dousing her sleeping husband with acid was in court on Friday for questioning. The suspect, Pin Chea, admitted throwing acid in her husband’s face in the early hours of Tuesday morning in their Krouch commune home, according to a police report from Kampong Cham deputy provincial chief of crime Heng Vuthy.

  • A banteng is seen in the Phnom Tnout Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear. Conservationists this week urged the government to take urgent action to stop poaching and illegal logging within the preserve. Supplied Conservation orgs urge government to halt destruction of Phnom Tnout sanctuary

    Conservation organisations are urging the Cambodian government to take immediate action to halt the “rapid rate of destruction” of the recently created Phnom Tnout Wildlife Sanctuary in Preah Vihear province and the endangered species found in the protected area.

Ka Sunbaunat, a psychiatrist, recalls the events of April 17,1975, the day the Khmer Rouge took over Phnom Penh.

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Unlicensed recruitment company shut down

The Ministry of Labour has shut down an unlicensed recruitment agency that allegedly lied about receiving a licence to send workers to Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Japan...

Business

Prime Minister Hun Sen (centre) attends a meeting on public finance management in Phnom Penh on Friday. Facebook

Government touts revenue collection reforms at meeting

The government says it is moving towards financial self sufficiency thanks to its reformed efforts to increase state revenue from taxes and customs income, which Finance Minister...

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Places & spaces: An exclusive oasis in Siem Reap

Hidden within its own private tropical garden, Villa Ni Say is a small but stunning estate in Siem Reap that offers guests luxury accommodation and an air of exclusivity.

Lifestyle

Bringing Khmer dance down to earth

How a new incubator program is helping classical dancers with the practical side of their craft

Sport

Arsene Wenger has announced that he will leave Arsenal at the end of the season after 22 years at the Premier League club. AFP

Wenger to leave Arsenal at end of season

Arsene Wenger will finally bring his 22-year stay as Arsenal manager to a close at the end of the season, the Frenchman announced on Friday. “After careful consideration and...

International

Mike Pompeo, second left, the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, heads to a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 18, 2018. Pompeo, who has been nominated by President Donald Trump to be the next Secretary of State, laid the groundwork for a planned meeting between the president and Kim Jong-un, the leader of North Korea. Erin Schaff/The New York Times

Trump warns he may exit talks with North Korea

by Mark Landler PALM BEACH, Fla. — President Donald Trump declared Wednesday that he would scrap a planned summit meeting with North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong Un, or even walk...

Opinion

Cambodian children and their parents sitting at Kantha Bopha children’s hospital in Phnom Penh in July 2012. Khem Sovannara/AFP

Ensuring health care for all people in Cambodia

by Dr Yunguo Liu

If you or a member of your family had a heart attack, was badly injured in a traffic collision, or was diagnosed with diabetes, would you be able to get the health care you need?

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Faulty wiring strikes yet again as help too late

The race to fight a Kandal province fire was, unfortunately, chalked up as a loss when a blaze took out two houses and a car in Ang Snuol district on Monday.