Cambodia says it has extradited to China a billionaire businessman accused of masterminding a vast cryptocurrency scam in which trafficked workers were lured to forced labour camps to defraud victims globally. Chen Zhi was among three Chinese nationals arrested on 6 January after a joint investigation into transnational crime lasting several months, Cambodia said. The […]
With fewer of the Buddhist faithful visiting pagodas to make donations, monks are venturing out from Bangkok’s Ladprao temple to collect alms amid the Covid-19 pandemic, according to monk Phra Surasak Suthanto. But other daily rituals, religious rites and holiday celebrations are being adapted, restricted or cancelled for now, Surasak said. “We still receive alms […]
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday said the nation’s casinos would be closed starting onWednesday and rice exports would stop by Sunday in response to the coronavirus pandemic, state media reported. Recently, as Cambodia’s total Covid-19 infections topped 100 cases, the premier said the government was weighing whether to declare a state of emergency, […]
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has said he will not sacrifice the nation’s sovereignty for foreign aid or trade benefits, a day before the EU is expected to announce whether it will suspend Cambodia’s duty-free trade access over human rights concerns. READ ALSO: 13 rescued from debris of collapsed Cambodian building “I will not trade […]
No fewer than 13 people have been rescued from a building that collapsed on Friday while under construction in southern Cambodia. Around 20 to 30 other workers remain trapped under the rubble of the seven-story building located in the southern Cambodian province of Kep, media outlet Fresh News Asia said, citing the Kep police Chief […]
Cambodia has revoked a short lived ban on foreigners working in self-employed jobs, like drivers and street vendors, after having just passed the directive in late August, local media reported on Monday. According to the Khmer Time the Labour Minister, Ith Samheng, said in a statement that the ban was no longer applied. He added […]
…As China’s automobile industry records new milestone of global development Motolani Oseni Upon approval by the Ministry of Commerce, the Ministry of Public Security and the General Administration of Customs, the used cars export in Guangdong has commenced in efficient operations. The used cars, which will be sold to customers in Cambodia, Nigeria, Myanmar, Russia, […]
Two years after Barack Obama’s tense visit to Phnom Penh, Michelle Obama and their two teenage daughters are to visit Siem Reap next week (21st-22nd March) to promote the First Lady’s ‘Let Girls Learn’ initiative. Many Cambodian residents hope that the US First Lady will speak publicly and visit the Angkor Wat temples – two […]