Cambodia's microloan 'debt traps’ test the World Bank

Cambodia has the most microcredit debt per capita anywhere in the world — debts held mainly by people living in poverty who receive loans to help with small businesses and emergency expenses. In 2024, some 3.8 million households held over 3...

Cambodia Highlights Progress in Advancing Gender Equality an...

AKP Phnom Penh, October 13, 2025 -- Speaking at the Global Leaders’ Meeting on Women under the theme “One Shared Future: New and Accelerated Process for Women’s All-Round Development,” Samdech Maha Rathsapheathika Thipadei Khuon Sudary, President...

Will Cambodia and Thailand Become the Next Pakistan and India?

A cambodian woman on wheelchair looks at her home being barred by barbed wire installed by Thai military. Photo by Chhum Chantha Cambodia and Thailand should learn the lessons of the Pakistani-Indian conflict if they want a shared future for the...

Cambodia arrests Chinese suspects after Seoul vows to protect citizens

Reports say Chinese phishing syndicates operating in Cambodia have long targeted South Korean nationals. The murder of the 22-year-old student has now exposed the full scale of their operations. Between January and August this year alone, at least...

DPM Praises Strong Support from Nearly 900 Japanese Volunteers for Cambodia’s Socio-Economic Development

AKP Phnom Penh, October 13, 2025 -- Nearly 900 Japanese volunteers have played a significant role in supporting Cambodia’s socio-economic development over the past six decades, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and...

Cambodia Achieves Historic Milestone by Fully Ending Open Defecation Nationwide

AKP Phnom Penh, October 13, 2025 -- Cambodia has reached a historic milestone as the entire nation is now officially Open Defecation Free (ODF), following the recognition of Koh Kong as the 25th and final province to achieve ODF status. H.E. Chhay...

Thai noise campaign sees dangerous effects on children in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH - Child right’s advocates have warned that recent psychological warfare tactics from the Thai border are having a severe impact on the wellbeing of Cambodian children. Since the night of October 10, loud, eerie ghostlike sounds have...

Medicalizing Harm: Report Exposes Surge of FGM by Health Workers in Southeast Asia

A quiet moment captured during a women’s gathering in Southeast Asia. Health experts warn that the medicalization of female genital mutilation — now performed by healthcare workers in several countries — risks legitimizing a harmful practice....

Cambodia fast becoming hotbed of crime targeting Koreans

The recent death of a Korean university student who was found tortured and killed in Cambodia after traveling there for an employment fair has brought attention to a growing number of kidnappings, criminal confinement and murder cases involving...

Cambodia’s exports up amid pressure from tariff rate hikes

Cambodia’s exports up amid pressure from tariff rate hikes Business leaders view the sustained export growth as a testament to the country’s economic diversification, enhanced competitiveness, and the strategic benefits of its free trade...

Amnesty report reveals depth of Cambodia's forced labor scams, torture

Published: 13 Oct. 2025, 13:58 In this photo released by Agence Kampuchea Press, online scammers arrested by authorities squat in a building in Sihanoukville province, in the southwest of Phnom Penh, Cambodia on July 15. [AP/YONHAP] Foreign...

Global, Regional, and National Burdens of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Women of Reproductive Age (15–49 Years) from 1992 to 2021

Introduction Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) is a chronic, relapsing condition that primarily includes Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC).1 IBD most commonly affects young adults, with peak incidence between the ages of 15 and 30...

China donates dental treatment chairs to Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Oct. 13 (Xinhua) -- China on Monday donated two sets of state-of-the-art dental treatment chairs to Cambodia to help improve the quality of oral healthcare services for Cambodian children. The donation was from the Hainan Provincial...

Angkor Hospital for Children Raises Funds for Treatment of Children with Cancer

A medical doctor is monitoring a child at Angkor Hospital for Children. Photo from AHC Facebook SIEM REAP – Angkor Hospital for Children (AHC) has launched a fundraising campaign titled “Together to Save Children with Cancer” to support its...

Cambodian Monarchs Back from China after Routine Medical Checkup

AKP Phnom Penh, October 12, 2025 -- His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia, and Her Majesty the Queen-Mother Norodom Monineath Sihanouk returned home this afternoon after spending more than a month in...

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Meets European Commissioner for International Partnerships

AKP Phnom Penh, October 11, 2025 -- Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Sok Chenda Sophea met in Brussels this week with H.E. Mr. Josef Sikela, European Commissioner for International Partnerships. The meeting, ahead of the Global Gateway Forum from Oct. 9...

Cambodia Seeks UN Probe Into Thai Military’s Psychological Intimidation

This photo is a screenshot from a video shared by the Information Minister about disturbing sounds at border villages in Banteay Meanchey on Oct. 11. PHNOM PENH – The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has called on the Office of the United...

Older People Strive to Work as Health Fails

A vendor pushes a trolley loaded with goods for sale in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on October 26, 2022. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP) PHNOM PENH – Cambodia has experienced rapid growth in recent decades but this has brought...

Thais Struggle With Ultra-nationalism as Thai-Cambodian Conflict Continues

Earlier this week, on Monday, I was invited to meet a Bangkok-based Japanese journalist working for a leading Japanese news outlet at his Bangkok office. The objective of the meeting was straightforward – to help explain why many Thai netizens...

Korean police arrest four suspected members of scam ring accused of killing university student in Cambodia

Published: 12 Oct. 2025, 15:43 Updated: 12 Oct. 2025, 16:23 Four Chinese nationals and one Cambodian are arrested for kidnapping a Korean man in his 50s in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. [SCREEN CAPTURE] ANDONG, North Gyeongsang — Police in Korea arrested...