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Cambodian soldier killed in Thai border gunfight

One Cambodian soldier was killed in a brief exchange of gunfire between Thai and Cambodian soldiers on Wednesday morning in a disputed border area in Ubon Ratchathani, the defence ministry in Phnom Penh said.

Bangkok Post

Cambodia commemorates victims of Khmer Rouge genocide on its 50th anniversary

Hundreds of Cambodians marked the Day of Remembrance by attending a ceremony honouring victims of the Khmer Rouge at one of the "killing fields".

Euronews

Cambodia's 'Day of Remembrance' marks the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge genocide

About 2,000 people attended Cambodia’s annual Day of Remembrance Tuesday to mark half a century since Cambodia’s communist Khmer Rouge launched a four-year reign of terror that caused the deaths of about 1.7 million people

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Cambodian court finds opposition MP guilty of incitement, bars him from political office

The US Embassy, which has been critical of Cambodia's human rights record, had an observer at the hearing but did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Euronews

China and Cambodia ink deal for massive canal project that has raised environmental concerns

Cambodia and China have signed a $1.2 billion deal to finance an ambitious canal project that aims to boost trade efficiency by linking a branch of the Mekong River near Phnom Penh to a port on the Gulf of Thailand

The Independent UK

China's Xi, Seeking To Build Regional Ties, Meets Cambodian Leader

Chinese President Xi Jinping met the Cambodian premier in Phnom Penh on Thursday on the final leg of a Southeast Asia tour in which he sought to strengthen regional trade ties.

International Business Times

Silent Killing Fields 50 Years On From Khmer Rouge Atrocities

Cambodia marked on Thursday the 50th anniversary of the Khmer Rouge's march into Phnom Penh, though survivors of its genocidal rule were forbidden from praying before victims' skulls.

International Business Times

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Cambodia seeks China’s financial support as Xi visits amid US tariff war

Cambodia is an important leg in Xi’s regional tour, with China owning half of Cambodian businesses exporting to the US.

Al Jazeera

Fifty years after fall of Phnom Penh, history weighs on Cambodian politics

The Khmer Rouge rise to power and overthrow are foundational to Cambodian People’s Party legitimacy, but memories fade.

Al Jazeera

Cambodia's Chinese Casino City Bets Big On Beijing

Once a collection of sleepy fishing villages, vast Chinese investments have transformed Cambodia's Sihanoukville into a half-finished gambling resort with signs everywhere in Mandarin.

International Business Times

Cambodia’s haunted present: 50 years after Khmer Rouge’s rise, murderous legacy looms large

On April 17, 1975, tanks rolled into the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, to cheering crowds who believed that the country’s long civil war might finally be over.

The Conversation

A Coffin For Pol Pot's Memory, 50 Years After Phnom Penh's Fall

A new coffin-shaped structure topped with a clear plastic roof looms over the cremation site of Pol Pot in Anlong Veng, a testament to the estimated two million Cambodian lives lost under his genocidal rule.

International Business Times

A major new airport to serve Cambodia's capital and boost tourism is due to open in July

Cambodia expects its new airport to serve the capital Phnom Penh will open in July

The Independent UK

Cambodia crowd crush kills four after tycoon offers Lunar New Year cash-stacked envelopes

Crowds surge happened as after one of Cambodia’s richest men offered charity giveaway outside home in Phnom Penh

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US, Chinese Ships At Cambodia Bases As Washington Navigates Diplomatic Currents

When a US warship docked in Cambodia this week, it moored just a few kilometres from a base where China has built an extended new pier and two of Beijing's own vessels have been berthed for about a year.

The Independent UK

Cambodia hopes a new canal will boost trade. But it risks harming the Mekong that feeds millions.

Cambodia has broken ground to build a $1.7 billion, China-funded canal to eventually link its capital Phnom Penh to the Gulf of Thailand

The Independent UK

Cambodia's leader defends arrests of protesters, claiming they were trying to overthrow government

Cambodia’s leader has condemned international human rights groups for criticizing his government’s arrests of nearly 100 people for protesting against a decades-old regional development agreement with neighboring countries

Al Jazeera

Cambodia starts work on canal linking Mekong River to sea

Phnom Penh says $1.7bn project economic as Vietnam worries it could be used by Chinese warships.

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Cambodia breaks ground on China-funded canal and says it will be built 'no matter the cost'

Cambodia on Monday broke ground to build a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with neighboring Vietnam

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Cambodia Breaks Ground On Controversial China-Funded Canal Project

Learn about Cambodia's Cambodia Breaks Ground On Controversial China-Funded Canal Project.7 billion canal project linking Phnom Penh to the sea, funded by China, and the concerns it raises about environmental impact and...

Bangkok Post

Pattaya murder suspect deported to South Korea

A Korean murder suspect having been arrested in Phnom Penh has been sent back to South Korea to face charges for allegedly killing his compatriot near Pattaya two months ago.

Al Jazeera

Cambodia accused of conducting political trial as it jails green activists

Government accused of jailing environmentalists in a bid to ‘muzzle criticism’.

The Independent UK

Killing of young Cambodian couple by businessman with honorary title revives concerns about impunity

A court in Cambodia has formally charged a real estate entrepreneur who held a royally bestowed title with the premeditated murder of a young couple in the capital Phnom Penh

Al Jazeera

As Cambodia launches $36.6bn building drive, China, Japan fight for spoils

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has unveiled a 174-project master plan that has attracted bids by rival powers.

The Independent UK

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra seen in video at Cambodian leader's birthday party

Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra has attended a birthday party for outgoing Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in Phnom Penh

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