Cambodia News: Khmer Krom

The famous jungle ruins may be Cambodia's crown jewel, but there's more to take in now at this tourist town, as artists, chefs, and eco-conscious hoteliers ...

The UNPO releases the third of a series of newsletters dedicated to the plight of the Khmer-Krom. The *content* of the newsletter presents the upcoming ...

On Saturday 1 June 2019, the Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF), the Hawaii Institute for Human Rights (HIHR) and the Unrepresented Nations and ...

Almost everyone in Cambodia loves magic tricks. They also want to learn a few tricks to impress their classmates or colleagues, or give performances at parties.

A gift of $25 million has pushed the campaign over the $136 million mark.

A few days ago, former parliamentarians of the late CNRP launched a call for national reconciliation, mentioning in particular the very short episode of the ...

Siem Reap has always been the main tourist hub of Cambodia. In recent years, however, southern Sihanoukville has been stealing the real estate spotlight.

Xenophobia in Cambodia is a serious issue which should not be ignored or taken lightly. One example was a violent riot against Thai embassy and Thai ...

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Monday outlined the four core foreign policy values that Cambodia is focusing on in the current ...

Phnom Penh is a city defined by rivers. It sits at the point where four waterways intersect. The Tonle Sap, Tonle Mekong Leu, Tonle Mekong Krom and Tonle ...

Almost a decade ago, Phuoeng Sophean dreamt up the idea of a new capital of momentous proportions that he named “Samdech Techo Hun Sen Dragon City”

Literary competitions, free book giveaways and public readings are among the offerings at a National Reading Day lead-up event starting on March 9, Ministry of ...

They have no high poles for them to dance on. There is not a large space for them to roll around. None of them speak even one Chinese word.

Traditional art forms struggle to survive in today's technology focused, entertainment rich modern society. But there is one form of traditional Khmer theatre that is ...

In January, Cambodia celebrated the 40th Anniversary of the Vietnamese invasion that ended the Khmer Rouge regime in the country. Every year, these events ...

Phnom Penh Municipal Court continues the murder trial of tycoon Thong Sarath over the slaying of Ung Meng Chue.

Tens of thousands of Vietnamese troops invaded Cambodia in late December 1978 and overthrew the Chinese-backed Khmer Rouge regime on 7 January ...

The Vietnam of yesteryear that many Westerners use as a reference point for the nation is long outdated, writes Bennett Murray.

Photo courtesy of Voice of Kampuchea-Krom Radio. From 7 to 9 December 2018, UNPO Member the Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) hosted its ...

UNPO releases the second issue of a series of newsletters dedicated to the ongoing struggle of the Khmer-Krom people. This newsletter contextualises the ...

On the morning of January 7, 1979 a small unit of the Vietnamese army swept into Phnom Penh virtually without firing a shot and ended the violent reign of the ...

The release of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) Annual Report is always awaited with great expectation. With an ...

The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Association is today hosting an event to commemorate Kampuchea Krom separatists who died during the failed war for ...

Interior Minister Sar Kheng yesterday said provincial authorities have faced challenges while relocating thousands of Khmer Cham and ethnic Vietnamese ...

Published in April 2018, “Red Moon” or more commonly known in Khmer as Preah Chan Krohom depicts an aspect of the Cambodian tradition and how people ...

Guangxi's Nanning vocational technology college (NCVT) is reaching out to Cambodian students in an effort to teach Business English to meet expected ...

THE annual ox racing festival at Ro temple in Vietnam is a popular event for both locals and tourists. This year's edition, which took place on October 14-15, ...

Expected to be ratified late 2018 or early 2019, the European Union (EU)-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement (EVTFA) aims at increasing bilateral trade and ...

The Cambodian government should immediately and unconditionally release all those detained for peacefully exercising their fundamental rights.

With Cambodia's economy showing no signs of slowing down and a building boom in full swing, local and international real estate developers are flocking to ...

WorldBridge Arena, a shopping and entertainment complex built by the WorldBridge Group in Phnom Penh, will open to the public in November, with half of the ...

Srun Srorn, a social media influencer and a peace activist, says it is high time that the spirit of the 1991 Paris Peace Accords be revived.

Today, Thursday 9 August 2018, is the 24th International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples since its creation by the United Nations in December 1994.

Shi Xuecheng is accused of harassing and demanding sexual favors from numerous nuns in a 95-page statement compiled by two fellow monks at the storied ...

A group of 17 U.S. lawmakers on July 18 wrote to the Vietnamese government protesting its tough new "cyber-security" laws, that force internet companies such ...

DAMASCUS (Xinhua) – At least 38 people were killed and 37 others wounded in a series of bombings and attacks that rocked government-held areas in the ...

Global Witness has called on the United States to impose sanctions against four Cambodian tycoons for their alleged roles in the demise of Cambodian ...

Our Motherland Party holds its first Phnom Penh march after Prey Veng and Svay Rieng.

The European Union says they are considering the removal of Cambodia from its Everything-but-arms (EBA) trade scheme.

Representatives of the private sector urge the EU not to cancel the Everything-but-arms.

Three political parties contesting the election yesterday slammed the government, accusing it of abusing human rights, and forcing voters and youths to refrain ...

The international Co-prosecutors (ICPs) at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) has issued a summary of their final statements in ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has lashed out at Human Rights Watch director Brad Adams that accused Cambodian 12 top military and police leaders of committing ...

Grassroots Democratic Party president Yeng Virak is positioning the GDP as the leader of change. After surviving the Khmer Rouge regime and going onto study ...

The US imposes financial sanctions against the commander of PM's bodyguard unit for his alleged involvement in human rights abuses.

Keo Samoeun has helped construct dozens of buildings throughout Phnom Penh. In the past, he repaired villas damaged during the Khmer Rouge era and he is ...

A mass religious ceremony commemorating the absorption of Kampuchea Krom to Vietnam in 1949.

A deal with Australia to resettle refugees from Nauru island comes to an end in August.

On 2 June 2018, the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) together with the Khmers Kampuchea-Khrom Federation (KKF) convened a ...

The Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) together with the Unrepresented Nations and Peoples Organization (UNPO) organise a one-day international ...

On the occasion of the anniversary of the cession of the disputed Kampuchea-Krom land to Vietnam in 1949, nearly 2000 Buddhist monks will gather to ...

The National Bank of Cambodia on Tuesday warned the public of the dangers of low-interest loans being offered by unscrupulous companies.

Three Khmer Kampuchea Krom associations are planning to host a religious ceremony in Phnom Penh next month to mark the anniversary of the cession of ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has urged everyone to practice safe sex amid a rise in HIV transmission. Mr Hun Sen told garment workers in Kampong Speu province ...

Vietnam invaded Cambodia in January 1979 with about 200000 troops to overthrow the Khmer Rouge regime, which had ruled since 1975.

Floating villages spread across the surface of the Mekong River's waterways, playing host to ethnic Vietnamese whose status in Cambodian society is ...

The newly minted Kem Ley Party founded by the slain political activist's brother has changed its name to the Khmer United Party.

Prime Minister Hun Sen left Cambodia yesterday to attend the Asean-Australia Special Summit which will take place this weekend in Sydney. Minister Attached ...

Observers said they do not believe that cases 003 and 004 will go to trial due to the strong opposition from Hun Sen. WASHINGTON —. Yim Tith, who was ...

Four Khmer Krom monks, who had been held in a Vietnamese prison for almost two years, were released Sunday and Monday, according to Khmer Krom Monk ...

The head of a Khmer Krom advocacy association yesterday issued a statement urging his followers not to join ex-opposition leader Sam Rainsy's newly minted ...

All photographs courtesy of VOKK 2017. During the weekend of 9-10 December 2017, the Khmer Kampuchea-Krom Federation (KKF) hosted its annual ...

The Khmer Kampuchea Krom for Human Rights and Development Association has announced plans to hold a rally in Siem Reap province to celebrate Human ...

Fifty years ago, U.S. Army Captain Steve Yedinak returned home from Vietnam believing that he had led covert operations that contributed significantly to the ...

Three local NGOs are to request a meeting with the Interior Minister to discuss the granting of ID cards to Kampuchea Krom people living in Cambodia.

The Kampuchea Krom for Human Rights and Development Association yesterday gathered in Phnom Penh Thmey commune in celebration of the 23rd ...

Photo courtesy of RFA/AFP. On 8 July 2017, a ceremony to re-ordain Venerable Lieu Ny as a Buddhist monk was impeded by Vietnamese authorities.

Siem Reap police are fending off allegations that they harassed and humiliated a Khmer Krom monk and a layman who have gone missing while visiting the ...

About 100 police armed with batons, pistols and rifles blocked the road in front of Phnom Penh's Wat Chas pagoda yesterday to stop about a dozen activists from ...

The Kampuchea Krom community has been told they cannot hold a rally in Phnom Penh to mark the day their territory was lost to Vietnam and speak out against ...

The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Association has vowed to seek help from the United Nations if the petition it submitted to the Vietnamese government yesterday ...

The Kampuchea Krom community will today petition the Vietnamese government to stop restricting the rights of its citizens living in Vietnam. The move comes 68 ...

The secretariat representing 11 branches of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Association in Cambodia has welcomed a decision by Vietnamese provincial ...

Many Khmer Krom people living in Cambodia struggle to gain proper identification documents—despite the government repeatedly declaring them “automatic ...

While Cambodia in theory offers full citizenship to members of its Khmer Krom minority, in practice, many members of the community remain in a legal ...

In the closing months of 2016, all of Southeast Asia seemed to be pivoting toward China. Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak was hailed as a “visionary ...

Two minority rights organisations have asked the Ministry of Interior to ensure its officials issue national identity cards to Khmer Krom, who they say are facing ...

A coalition of Kampuchea Krom community groups will celebrate the 67th anniversary of the loss of land to Vietnam on Saturday at the Bodhiyarama Buddhist ...

Two Khmer Krom monks, arrested and defrocked last August after being charged with drug possession, attempted murder and forgery, were sentenced on ...

The merits of drug, attempted murder and forgery charges brought against two Khmer Krom monks arrested last August were weighed in Phnom Penh Municipal ...

The Khmer Kampuchea Krom ethnic minority, which lives in the Mekong Delta region of Vietnam, is unlikely to benefit from the wider integration of Asean, ...

On 17 March 2015, former deputy chief of the Tram Kak district hospital Riel Son testified against Pol Pot's regime. He told the Khmer Rouge Tribunal about the ...

Thach Setha, the president of the Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community, says he is planning to lead a group to an unlikely destination: France, the country he ...

Local rights workers say they fear ongoing protests by the Khmer Krom minority in front of the Vietnamese Embassy could be putting demonstrators at risk of a ...

Marching in the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh to mark the 23rd anniversary of the Paris Peace Agreement – the country's national day – between 800 and ...

It started on Radio Free Asia's morning political affairs program on June 6. A diplomat at the Vietnamese Embassy in Phnom Penh denied that Cambodia's ...

Hanoi has strongly criticized a group of “extremists” for burning the flag of Vietnam during a protest by the Khmer Krom ethnic minority in front of the country's ...

Monks and nationalist protesters burned a Vietnamese flag in front of the Vietnamese Embassy on Tuesday as the embassy continued to ignore calls to ...

More than 1,000 ethnic Khmer Krom monks and nationalist protesters Monday tested City Hall's tolerance for public assembly and demonstration, gathering in ...

Many Cambodians remain angered that the area, called Kampuchea Krom, or Lower Cambodia, in Khmer, was partitioned to Vietnam by the French in 1949.

A Cambodian advocacy group says the Mekong Delta of Vietnam should be returned to the Khmer people who have lived there for generations.

More than a hundred monks and students from Vietnam's Khmer Krom ethnic minority living in Cambodia clashed Tuesday with riot police and security guards in ...

A Khmer Krom association threatened this week to protest against the Vietnamese government after an official said that the former Kampuchea Krom provinces ...

The delta was once part of Cambodia, but it was partitioned to Vietnam by the French at the end of their Indochinese colonization in 1949.

Plans to commemorate 65 years since France recognised formerly Kampuchea Krom provinces as part of Vietnam were scaled back by City Hall yesterday.

Sok* doesn't know if he's Cambodian or yuon. The 30-year-old, who has been an undocumented immigrant his entire adult life, speaks the Khmer Krom dialect, ...

The leader of an organisation of monks from Kampuchea Krom, the part of southern Vietnam that once belonged to the Khmer Empire, accused security officials ...

Nearly 1,000 ethnic Khmer Krom living in Cambodia on Tuesday marked the 64th anniversary of the loss of their territory to Hanoi amid calls to protect the rights ...

Two ethnic Khmer monks have escaped into hiding after an attempt by Vietnamese government and religious authorities to strip them of their religious status ...

The Vietnamese government is threatening to defrock Ly Chanda, a Khmer Krom Buddhist monk, for teaching about Buddhism and the Khmer language.