Cambodia News: Khmer Krom

Kandal Provincial Court yesterday charged a man upon release from hospital for allegedly strangling his wife dead in July before burning her body after she ...

Human Rights Watch appreciates the opportunity to contribute to the ongoing preparations for the forthcoming 16th Australia-Vietnam Human Rights Dialogue, ...

Representatives of villagers who are locked in a land dispute with Heng Huy Agriculture Group in Koh Kong province have denied a press release from the ...

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on Friday announced that acting President Sam Rainsy and several other high-ranking party officials ...

Powerful business tycoon Kong Kroeng was detained on Thursday after being questioned by authorities in eastern Cambodia's Kratie province over his alleged ...

Cambodia's Minister of Interior Sar Kheng on Wednesday warned the public not to fall victim to “propaganda” from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue ...

Withdrawing Cambodia's tax-free entry into the European market would negatively impact nearly four million people, the Garment Manufacturers Association of ...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 8, 2019. USCIRF Statement on International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples. WASHINGTON, DC – In observance of ...

The UNPO releases the fourth issue in its series of newsletters dedicated to the plight of the Khmer-Krom. The focus point of this newsletter is the Second ...

Nguyen Dang Minh Man comes home after enduring eight years in 'squalid' prison conditions.

The Habit Restaurants, lnc, an American burger franchise, announced plans to expand its fast food chain to the Kingdom market with a planned 25 Habit Burger ...

Exiled Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy called on Cambodians in a statement on Tuesday to oppose what he called China's colonization of the ...

The Khmer Rouge regime was not only the darkest age in Cambodia's history but also a hellish chapter for all Cambodian families who did not flee the country ...

A Rainbow Community Kampuchea report on Wednesday noted that more than 80 percent of lesbians, bisexuals and transgenders in the Kingdom suffer ...

Threats to Freedom of Religion of Unrepresented Peoples to Be Highlighted by UNPO During 2nd Ministerial to Advance Religious Freedom. From 16-18 July ...

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to apply sanctions on Cambodian officials deemed responsible for undermining democracy in the ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen Friday reiterated that he is not concerned with the possibility of losing duty-exempt status for the country's products in the ...

Cambodia's Minister of Defense Tea Banh on Monday dismissed suspicions that his government had reneged on accepting an offer from the U.S. to upgrade ...

Government officials and members of the LGBT community met on Thursday to discuss the drafting or revision of laws and policies in order to facilitate their ...

About 100,000 CPP members and supporters are expected to gather today on Koh Pich island in Phnom Penh to celebrate the party's 68th establishment ...

The international co-investigating judge of the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has resigned today after the conclusion of investigation of case 004.

Appeal Court fixes Friday to hear an application by two former RFA journalists.

Khmer language spelling is a controversial issue in Cambodia. It is not unusual to see people argue over how Khmer words are spelt. Wrongly spelt words can ...

In an interview with the Associated Press to mark the 40th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh in 2015, Dean said the U.S. “abandoned Cambodia and handed ...

Cambodia's exiled acting opposition chief Sam Rainsy has agreed to return to the country in September, following a decision by fellow party executives to go ...

Cambodian strongman Hun Sen used a recent conference in Japan as a platform for attacking his political opponents.

Some historical facts such as the liberation day on 7th January has been over-politicised. Two conflicting narratives prevail and dominate the social and political ...

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A Khmer Krom advocacy association has requested that the government make June 4 a national day of mourning so citizens nationwide can take a day off work ...

The banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on Tuesday vowed to back Khmer Kampuchea Krom in their quest for self-determination in ...

We express serious concern regarding the recent and ongoing judicial harassment of former Cambodia National Rescue Party elected officials and members ...

A senior Vietnamese official has requested the Cambodian government to pay more attention to the plight of ethnic Vietnamese who were relocated from the ...

As Australia paid tribute to the recent passing of Bob Hawke, the country's 23rd prime minister, this author sent a statement of condolence on behalf of ...

On June 4, Cambodians will once again mark the anniversary of the loss, according to them in 1949, of former 21 Cambodian provinces for the benefit of ...

More than 200 people recently fled their region of Kampuchea Krom due to persecution by the Vietnamese authorities. They now live in precarious situations in ...

The Khmer Kampuchea Krom Community along with the Khmer Youth Alliance for Democracy are seeking to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the absorption of ...

Agriculture Ministry announces that fishing season is set to close for 5 months.

The statement from Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) came as Rhona Smith encouraged Cambodians to work towards changing the political ...

Irredentism is a political behavior, a very dangerous one. It is a popular common way to express a claim to adjacent territories on the grounds of historical or ...

A UN refugee agency spokesperson in Thailand said careful consideration of the cases must be carried out as “not every asylum seeker is necessarily a ...

During a visit to Washington, DC, United States, this week, members of the Khmers Kampuchea-Krom Federation reiterated their will to act peacefully for their ...

Aung San Suu Kyi paid a two-day official visit to Cambodia this week, marking her first trip to the Southeast Asian nation.

Human Rights Watch has documented what it calls serious human rights abuses committed against the Khmer Krom by the Vietnamese authorities, including the ...

In Cambodia, a country overshadowed by an era of ruthless killing by the ultra-Maoist Khmer Rouge, sandals represents the symbol of great power held by the ...

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

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 ...

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

The Ministry of Interior has informed recently rehabilitated former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) lawmaker Real Camerin that his request to form the ...

The right to self-determination is the most misunderstood and least well-developed human right. We are campaigning for a greater understanding of the right as ...

The Asia-Pacific Parliamentary Forum missed an opportunity to call out host country Cambodia's strongman prime minister.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Its scenic and cultural diversity makes the Mekong Delta province of An Giang great for a weekend break - VnExpress International.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) – At least 2,000 people, including Buddhist monks, have commemorated the 66th anniversary of the loss of Kampuchea Krom, ...

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 ...

Ethnic Khmer from South Vietnam are seeking an apology and recognition, to little avail.

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 ...

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 ...

Cambodia has detained a group of four ethnic minority Khmer Krom from Vietnam and two locals accused of terrorism and plotting armed revolt against the ...