Cambodia
World’s biggest freshwater fish, a 660-pound stingray, caught in Cambodia
Environment
June 21, 2022
World’s biggest freshwater fish, a 660-pound stingray, caught in Cambodia
Cambodia – Cambodian villagers on the Mekong River have caught what researchers say is the world’s biggest freshwater fish ever…
Cambodia defends leader’s trip to Myanmar as ‘positive step’
World
January 8, 2022
Cambodia defends leader’s trip to Myanmar as ‘positive step’
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s foreign minister on Saturday defended Prime Minister Hun Sen’s trip to Myanmar, the first…
Cambodia activist briefly detained after protest in shackles
World
January 4, 2022
Cambodia activist briefly detained after protest in shackles
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian security forces on Tuesday briefly detained a Cambodian-American lawyer who is a prominent rights…
Thailand sets up hospital at airport; Cambodia closes border
World
July 29, 2021
Thailand sets up hospital at airport; Cambodia closes border
BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) — Health authorities in Thailand raced to set up a large field hospital in a cargo building…
‘World’s loneliest elephant’ arrives safely in Cambodia
Environment
December 2, 2020
‘World’s loneliest elephant’ arrives safely in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The pachyderm dubbed the “ world’s loneliest elephant ” after languishing alone for years in…
The Latest: Cambodia shuts schools after rare outbreak
World
November 30, 2020
The Latest: Cambodia shuts schools after rare outbreak
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s Education Ministry has ordered all state schools to close until the start of the next…
Football pitch of rainforest destroyed every six seconds: study
World
June 2, 2020
Football pitch of rainforest destroyed every six seconds: study
Vast tracts of pristine rainforest on three continents went up in smoke last year, with an area roughly the size…
Some leaders use pandemic to sharpen tools against critics
World
April 16, 2020
Some leaders use pandemic to sharpen tools against critics
BANGKOK (AP) — Health concerns were on artist Danai Ussama’s mind when he returned to Thailand last month from a…
The global spread of the new coronavirus: Where is it?
World
February 18, 2020
The global spread of the new coronavirus: Where is it?
The new coronavirus that emerged in central China at the end of last year has now killed nearly 1,800 people…
WHO warns against virus over-reaction as death toll hits 1,868
World
February 18, 2020
WHO warns against virus over-reaction as death toll hits 1,868
The World Health Organization has warned against a global over-reaction to the new coronavirus epidemic following panic-buying, event cancellations and…