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Cambodian King Receives MWL Secretary General

King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia received on Monday Secretary General of the Muslim World League (MWL) and President of the Association of Muslim Scholars Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, reported the Saudi Press Agency. Al-Issa hailed Cambodia as a model of religious freedoms, reflecting a high level of awareness and…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Discipline, teamwork, acceptance: why football is a lifeline for queer Cambodian teens

A new documentary tells the story of the Lotus Sports Club and Pa Vann Sovann, its much-respected transgender coach

The Guardian - UK

Cambodia confirms ruling party landslide victory in polls

Official results of this month’s local elections in Cambodia confirm a landslide victory by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party

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Cambodia ruling party wins 80% of local council seats

Cambodia's national election committee on Sunday released the official results of June 5 local elections and said the ruling Cambodian People's Party of Prime Minister Hun Sen has won about 80 percent of local council seats.

Bangkok Post

Al-Issa: Cambodian Model Inspires Countries of Religious Diversity

Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni praised on Saturday the Muslim World League (MWL) for strengthening alliances between diverse people and religions around the world. Sihamoni’s comments came during his meeting in Phnom Penh with MWL Secretary-General Dr.

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Austrian man catches drug-resistant 'super' gonorrhoea from Cambodian sex worker

The unidentified man, in his 50s, was on holiday in April when he slept with the woman and when he returned home five days later he noticed a burning sensation while urinating

Daily Mirror

Prawit thanks Cambodia for crime-busting support

Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon has conveyed his thanks to Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and National Defence Minister Tea Banh for his cooperation in suppressing transnational call-centre scam gangs, Defence Ministry spokesman Gen Kongcheep Tantravanich said on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

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Thais arrested as scam gangs busted in Cambodia

Twenty-one Thais working for romance and investment scam gangs in Cambodia have been arrested and were expected to be returned to Thailand next week.

Bangkok Post

Adelaide paedophile Geoffrey William Moyle has sentence extended to 12 years

An Adelaide paedophile jailed for filming himself sexually abusing children in Cambodia will spend an extra three years in jail after a prosecution appeal.

ABC News

SA man has sex abuse sentence increased

A South Australian man who abused children in Cambodia has had his jail sentence increased.

AAP

A fisherman in Cambodia bagged a 660-pound stingray

The 13-foot monster is the largest freshwater fish ever recorded.

Mic

World’s largest freshwater fish, a giant stingray, caught in Cambodia

The giant stingray measured 4 meters and weighed just under 300 kilograms.

Evening Standard

World's largest freshwater fish, almost 660 pounds, is found in Cambodia

Scientists say a fisherman caught a giant stingray that measured almost 13 feet from snout to tail in the Mekong River.

WEKU

World’s largest freshwater fish found in Cambodia

Scientists say the world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia

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Cambodian Catches World’s Largest Recorded Freshwater Fish

The world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia, according to scientists from the Southeast Asian nation and the United States. The stingray, captured on June 13, measured almost four meters (13 feet) from snout to tail and weighed slightly under…

The Independent UK

Cambodian catches world's largest recorded freshwater fish

Scientists say the world’s largest recorded freshwater fish, a giant stingray, has been caught in the Mekong River in Cambodia

Reuters

Mekong villagers land heaviest ever freshwater fish

Cambodian villagers on the Mekong River have caught what researchers say is the world's biggest freshwater fish ever recorded, a stingray that weighed in at 300kg (661 lb) and took around a dozen men to haul to shore.

The Conversation

In the Solomon Islands, Wong takes first tentative steps in repairing a strained relationship

Foreign Minister Penny Wong was no doubt expecting a cooler reception than her three previous visits to the Pacific when she touched down in Honiara last Friday. The Solomon Islands government website had not even listed the Australian minister’s visit – but it did note the first visit of a…

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Bangkok Post

Japan defence chief to hold talks with Asean

Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi said Friday he will hold a meeting of defense ministers with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) next week in Cambodia, part of efforts to keep close tabs on China's growing maritime assertiveness in the region.

The Independent UK

Cambodian ruling party sues politician for criticizing vote

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party has sued the vice president of the opposition Candlelight Part for $1 million in compensation for comments he made in an online interview alleging that this month’s local elections were unfair

Bangkok Post

Stingray tale harks to Mekong risks

Before she helped to release a 181-kilogramme giant stingray back into the Mekong River in May, Chea Seila had only seen parts of the pancaked-shape fish before -- sliced and being sold at local markets in Cambodia.

The Guardian - UK

Prominent lawyer among dozens jailed for treason in Cambodia

Theary Seng receives six-year sentence in ongoing mass trial of government critics in Phnom Penh

WEKU

Cambodian court convicts a U.S. lawyer and dozens of others of treason

Cambodian American rights activist Theary Seng and most of the other defendants had been charged over a failed attempt by the leader of an opposition party to return from exile in 2019.

Reuters

Cambodian court jails American lawyer, dozens of others for treason

A Cambodian court handed down jail sentences on Tuesday to about 60 opposition figures including prominent lawyer Theary Seng for conspiring to commit treason, in a mass trial condemned by the United States and rights groups as politically motivated.

Al Jazeera

Cambodia lawyer, opposition party members jailed for treason

Group including prominent lawyer Theary Seng were tried over opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s 2019 attempt to return home.

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