Phnom Penh Post - Siem Reap journalists arrested for extortion
Siem Reap provincial officials on Tuesday arrested four journalists accused of extorting money from villagers in Chi Kraeng district’s Khvav commune in exchange for not printing articles about illegal logging in the area. District police Chief Touch Sakal said villagers “bargained” the extortion fee down from US$50 to $7 before reporting the men to police. Provincial court prosecutor Ty Soveinthal said any charges against the four were likely to be “minor”.
Cambodia-Thailand rail reconnected after 45 yearsA railway reconnecting Cambodia and Thailand was officially inaugurated on Monday following a 45-year hiatus, with the two kingdoms’ prime ministers in attendance at the ceremony. On the occasion, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha travelled together from Thailand’s
Thousands attend CNRP-organised pro-democracy vigil in South Korea Thousands of supporters of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on Saturday gathered in the South Korean city of Gwangju to hold a candlelight demonstration calling for the “liberation” of democracy in Cambodia. Yim Sinorn, a CNRP member in South Korea, said on
US Embassy: Chinese trade does not help like the West’sThe US Embassy in Phnom Penh on Friday said relations between China and Cambodia did not create jobs or help industry when compared to the trade between the Kingdom and the US. “About 87 per cent of trade [with China] are Chinese imports, which do not
The Christian NGO empowering Cambodian families in Siem Reap With its basketball court, football pitch, tennis court and ninja warrior water sports area, you could be forgiven for thinking that the Siem Reap campus of International Christian Fellowship (ICF) Cambodia is a sports centre. But while these free, family-friendly activities are one of the