Cambodia News: Preah Vihear

Deputy National Police chief Mok Chito said on Thursday that police conducted the raid on Miami Night Club, located at Number 159 on Street 360, in the early ...

The activists and communities in Prey Lang rely on the forest to support their livelihoods and fear that continued encroachment on the woodland will further ...

In the first 10 days of April, 67 people have been killed and 169 injured in road accidents across the Kingdom, said a report released on Wednesday by the ...

Like every time I went to Si Sa Ket, I dropped by Khao Phra Wihan National Park again on my latest visit to the northeastern province. As always, the sunrise at ...

PRESS RELEASE | 9 April 2019. Int'l coalition: 'Belgrade Call to Action' urges governments to address rural repression. An international movement of grassroots ...

Last week's official visit by Cambodian army chief Lt Gen Hun Manet, the son of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, has cemented military ties between the two ...

A thunderstorm on Tuesday destroyed six houses and caused flooding in 50 more in Preah Vihear province's Chheb district. Colonel Chhour Mady, Chheb ...

The US Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Ministry of Environment on Wednesday announced the implementation of a five-year, $21-million ...

Cambodia has three sites inscribed on the World Heritage list. The Angkor Wat, the largest religious monument in the world and the largest tourist attraction site ...

Lieutenant General Hun Manet ended his three-day trip to Bangkok.

Experts from the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) have cleared mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) from 25sqm of farmland and land set to be ...

Siem Reap [Cambodia], Apr 2 (ANI/The Phnom Penh Post): Cambodia earned over USD 35 million from ticket sales to the Angkor Archaeological Park here in ...

Remains of Virachai Plasai, Thai ambassador of Thailand to the US, was transferred from the US in a dignified ceremony and was scheduled to arrive in ...

A land activist involved in a dispute who disappeared in January reunited with his wife in Phnom Penh on Friday. Sum Meun disappeared in Oddar Meanchey ...

KANTUOT VILLAGE, Cambodia – When Bora was pregnant with her fifth child, she prepared to “cross the river.” In the Khmer language, “crossing the river” is a ...

Preah Vihear Provincial Court has begun questioning seven Kuoy indigenous villagers and two NGO staffers over the confiscation of two bulldozers owned by ...

Human rights groups ratchet up pressure on the Cambodian government after Sum Moeun vanished without a trace.

PHNOM PENH, March 27 (Xinhua) -- Some 418,572 Chinese tourists visited Cambodia in the first two months of 2019, up 31.7 percent over the same period last ...

Four ethnic Kuoy villagers appeared in Preah Vihear provincial court on Wednesday for allegedly seizing two bulldozers from a Chinese-owned company in a ...

A National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) report, seen by The Post on Monday, shows that as of Monday, storms and lightning have killed three ...

Speculation is rife about imminent changes in Thailand's diplomatic direction after five years of military-ruled guidance. Political pundits and campaigners ahead ...

Lightning strikes on Saturday killed two people and injured two others in Kratie and Preah Vihear provinces during severe storms which also damaged more ...

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has urged Cambodian authorities to immediately reveal the whereabouts of a land activist who was “forcibly disappeared” in Preah ...

The US starts its $37 million aid for the protection of the Prey Lang protected area.

Local officials in three provinces told The Post on Sunday that storms on Saturday afternoon killed at least one person, seriously injured another and damaged ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that Cambodia intends to host the 32nd Phnom Penh SEA Games in May 2023 citing a desire to avoid clashes with ...

With its Kmer ruins, breathtaking scenery and welcoming residents, this lower Isaan province is perfect for a weekend break.

As Thailand heads to the ballot box for the first time since the military took over in a coup five years ago, observers and analysts have said that Cambodia should ...

English News and Press Release on Cambodia about Climate Change and Environment and Disaster Management; published on 22 Mar 2019 by UNDP.

(New York) – Cambodian authorities should immediately reveal the whereabouts of a land activist forcibly disappeared in Preah Vihear province.

Thai envoy to US, best known for work on contentious Preah Vihear dispute with Cambodia, succumbs to bone marrow cancer at 58.

Cambodia's military is backing a powerful company in its seizure of land in Preah Vihear province, guarding bulldozers sent to destroy villagers' crops and ...

The Preah Vihear provincial court placed a man in pre-trial detention on Friday. He is accused of shooting his wife dead with a home-made gun in Raksa ...

A Preah Vihear provincial joint force has cracked down on seven illegal mining sites in Romdeng village in Rovieng district's Romtom commune and shut down ...

Residents in Preah Vihear province are asking the government to allow local communities to take part in the management of the Prey Lang protected forest.

The Preah Vihear provincial authority and other relevant parties issued a statement on Wednesday that contained five points aimed to end a land dispute ...

Following a fit of jealous rage, a soldier in Preah Vihear province's Choam Ksan district shot his wife dead with an AK-47 assault rifle on Sunday, before shooting ...

Preah Vihear provincial authorities have requested villagers to stop clearing disputed land and wait for authorities to find a solution according to the “tiger skin ...

Some 200 villagers from Preah Vihear province gathered at Prime Minister Hun Sen's residence in Phnom Penh on Thursday to deliver a petition seeking a ...

Some 100 villagers from Preah Vihear province on Monday protested at the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, seeking a ...

Sitting slap bang on the Cambodian-Lao frontier, the upper Mekong waterfall is a spectacle to behold, as its turquoise-blue stream cascades over a gauntlet of ...

Last week, Phnom Penh broke ground for the construction of its third ring road – the latest in a string of projects reflecting the close ties between Cambodia and ...

The Hun Sen government's decision last week to annul Cambodian passports issued to foreigners, reportedly including self-exiled former prime minister ...

Twelve gold mines have been inspected by the Preah Vihear provincial authorities, with two found to be operating illegally and told to shut down, provincial ...

THE Prey Lang Community Network yesterday claimed that its patrols have found that illegal logging is still rampant in Kratie, Kampong Thom, Stung Treng and ...

Choam Ksan district authority in Preah Vihear province imposed an import ban on Thursday on goods from Thailand after the country declared a similar ban on ...

A wooden staircase with over one thousands steps, built in August 2017 to transport supplies to soldiers on the site of a contentious military frontier with Thailand ...

Angkor Archaeological Park continues to generate the bulk of tourism revenue for the country from its ticket sales, despite a hike in admission fee last year, ...

Preah Vihear Provincial Court yesterday charged two Laotians with trafficking more than one kilogram of crystal meth from Laos to sell to an undercover police ...

Access to clean water has been a real challenge for Cambodians living in some districts of provinces such as Preah Vihear.

We've seen tremendous advancements in the country in the past decades. The massive buildings and facilities constructed here and there signify our economic ...

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 13 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia attracted 1.44 million Chinese visitors during the first nine months of 2018, up 71.2 percent over the same period ...

An investigative judge at the Preah Vihear provincial court warned that he would issue arrest warrants for two NGO staff and about 10 Kuoy indigenous villagers ...

By Michael Heiman | Country Program Manager, APOPO Mine Action Cambodia. APOPO is now clearing minefields near Preah Vihear temple. APOPO is ...

Residents of a small, remote Cambodian village were woken up to quite an unusual – and somewhat dangerous – surprise last week when pieces of metal were ...

Locals in Preah Vihear province heard a loud bang then discovered shrapnel over an area of more than six miles.

Seventeen aluminium and rubber fragments discovered scattered throughout Srayong commune, in Kulen district, Preah Vihear province on Thursday have ...

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 15 (Xinhua) -- The number of Chinese tourists to Cambodia during the first eight months of 2018 had exceeded the full-year 2017's record, ...

Three farmers suffer minor injuries after driving over a landmine in Chom Ksan.

A National Military Police taskforce has opened a corruption investigation against Brigadier General Kong Saokun, Preah Vihear provincial military police ...

The Cambodian government is preparing a proposal to register the ancient Koh Ker temple in Preah Vihear province as a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) personnel unearthed 128 mortars that were buried in the grounds of Preah Vihear Temple.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today discussed bilateral, multilateral and key international issues with her Cambodian counterpart Prak Sokhonn, and ...

India to contribute in restoration of the ancient Temple of Preah Vihear, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Cambodia.

India today signed an MoU with Cambodia to help the South East Asian nation on restoration and preservation of an ancient Lord Shiva temple, a world heritage ...

Two organisations aiming to restore indigenous land express concern over land in Preah Vihear province.

The Cambodian Mine Center starts removing ordnances around Preah Vihear Temple.

The Royal Academy of Cambodia (RAC) and BM Nature Safari Co. Ltd. on Saturday signed a memorandum of understanding to create a zoo for the ...

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Thousands of people and government officials gathered at the Olympic Stadium on Sunday. They were celebrating Preah Vihear Temple's and Sambor Prei ...

Last week, the head of Thailand's military paid his first visit to Cambodia since assuming his role last September. The trip once again put the spotlight on the ...

Cambodia will send military and police officers to attend VIP training in Thailand.

Nearly 100 monkeys are under medical supervision at the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center (PTWRC) after they were saved from a farm located in Preah ...

TA BOS, Cambodia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The Cambodian rosewood had stood for hundreds of years, but its value finally proved too hard to resist ...

Cambodian Mine Action Centre officials on Tuesday detonated a pile of about 20 bombs found by a farmer working his land in Preah Vihear province. Chan Dy ...

Preah Vihear Military Police are on the lookout for a soldier who shot a man hauling lumber in the neck in Choam Ksan district on Sunday night, apparently ...

Portions of the Preah Vihear Temple will likely be restored using aid from China, India, Russia, and Belgium, according to the director-general of the National ...

A new museum near Preah Vihear temple will be inaugurated on Tuesday, 10 years after the project began. The Samdech Techo Hun Sen Eco-Global Museum ...

A museum at the Preah Vihear World Heritage Site to be opened on March 20.

In the introduction to 'Temple in the Clouds', John Burgess writes: “A thousand years ago, the people of Cambodia's Angkor civilisation built a huge sandstone ...

Despite it being a bilateral conflict between Cambodia and Thailand, ASEAN provided a regional landscape for the countries to find common ground, ...

A private logging company has been told to cease operations within a social land concession in Preah Vihear province's Choam Ksan district. According to a ...

Built along the cliffs at about 700 metres above sea level, Preah Vihear Temple seemingly lives amongst the clouds. The marvelous temple is an example of ...

A territorial dispute involving a 1100-year-old Khmer temple on the Thai-Cambodian border turns violent.

One teenager drowned and at least 30 families were evacuated as the Stung Sen river swelled over one meter higher than emergency levels in Preah Vihear ...

Preah Vihear, an ancient, cliff-top temple that Cambodia and Thailand have sporadically fought over for more than a century, is proving to be a hit with Ja.

While crowds throng Angkor Wat, the Banteay Chhmar ruins in north-west Cambodia are even older – and usually shared only with the birds.

After five months of construction, the Thai military has opened its scale replica of the Preah Vihear temple complex on Pha Mor E-Daeng cliff, with officials telling ...

Executive Summary. Introduction. Choam Ksant district is situated in the North-East Province of Preah Vihear, which borders Thailand and Laos. There are 8 ...

The government may reopen the border gate in front of Preah Vihear temple in a bid to strengthen ties with Thailand as diplomatic relations improve, but local ...

Restoration of the most prominent and photographed gate at Preah Vihear temple has been delayed by the need for further study by the Indian team that has ...

According to Burgess, Cambodian ancestors shaped the naturally occurring sandstone of the mountains to build the temple—now a Unesco World Heritage Site.

A ninth century Angkorian temple on the boarder between Thailand and Cambodia is now considered safe to visit after being the subject of conflict between the ...

Preah Vihear temple has been at the center of a border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand for more than a century.

Cambodians celebrated a landmark victory over neighboring Thailand after the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled a promontory and most of the nearby ...

Thai villagers close to the disputed Preah Vihear temple began returning to their homes Tuesday following a decision in the International Court of Justice.

The International Court of Justice begins hearings on the ownership of land beside an ancient temple on the Thai-Cambodian border.

The magnificent ruins of this ancient Hindu temple, a World Heritage site since 2008, have become a bitter cause of serious border skirmishes between Thai and ...

Cambodia says a disputed 11th Century temple - a UN World Heritage site - has been damaged during continued cross-border clashes with Thai troops.

Preah Vihear Temple, a Unesco World Heritage Site, is an adventurous and uncrowded alternative to far-better-known Angkor Wat.