Interview of the Week: Dr. Will Parks, UNICEF Representative in Cambodia.

10 October, 2025 Posted by: EuroCham Cambodia This week, Senior Communications Officer Stew Post spoke with Dr. Will Parks, UNICEF Representative in Cambodia. In light of the ongoing conflict at the border, they discussed the global group's work...

Cambodia Reintegrates Returned Migrant Workers: Over 300,000...

AKP Phnom Penh, October 06, 2025 -- Cambodia’s Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (MLVT) announced that a major national initiative to reintegrate Cambodian migrant workers returning from Thailand has successfully placed over 300,000...

Successful first month for Cambodia’s new Phnom Penh gateway

Phnom Penh’s new Techo International Airport (KTI) has enjoyed a successful first month of operations, according to its operator. Inaugurated on September 9, Techo International Airport is Cambodia’s largest aviation infrastructure project....

Behind the Scenes at New York Fashion Week With Julia Sun '26

It's easy to forget how close we are to a global fashion capital when you're sitting next to a 23-year-old sporting a Minecraft T-shirt and sweatpants with mystery stains. But if you're familiar with the fashion sphere, you will know we are in the...

Cambodia: Silencing Dissent Through Judicial Repression Must End

Geneva 06 October 2025 Statement at the UN Human Rights Council's 60th Session Interactive Dialogue with the UN Special Rapporteur on Cambodia Delivered by: Olimjon Bakhtaliev Mr. President, CIVICUS welcomes the Special Rapporteur’s report on the...

Cambodia Refutes Link Between COVID-19 Vaccines and Cancer

The clarification came after the September 29 publication of an article in the British newspaper Daily Mail about a study suggesting a possible link between vaccination and six types of cancer, especially in adults over 65. In this regard,...

U.S. Medical Team Delivers Free Healthcare to 433 Residents...

AKP Phnom Penh, October 08, 2025 -- A team of 60 U.S. medical volunteers, including 30 specialists, provided free medical checkups and treatment to 433 residents in Tangkok district, Kampong Thom province, on Oct. 7, in an effort to support...

Ministry of Health Denies False Reports on a Thai citizen’s...

AKP Phnom Penh, October 08, 2025 -- The Ministry of Health of Cambodia has totally rejected the recent news circulated by certain media outlets and social media platforms about a Thai citizen’s death in Poipet city. “The claim that a 24-year-old...

The imperfect peace that has to be perfected in Gaza: Lessons for Asean and all — Phar Kim Beng

OCTOBER 14 — When world leaders convened in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to sign the long-anticipated Gaza Peace Plan, the atmosphere was filled with cautious optimism. The signing, framed as a new beginning, was in truth a modest step forward — a...

Sister receives body of chef denied treatment at Cambodian hospital

The case of Methacharn Yorsang, a 24-year-old chef from Nakhon Si Thammarat, who tragically died in Poipet, Cambodia, has garnered significant attention. Methacharn, who had been suffering and living on the streets near a commercial building, was...

Foreign Ministry orders probe into Thai chef's death in Cambodia after alleged hospital refusal

The case came to light after a staffer from the Immanuel Foundation posted about the incident on Facebook, stating that the chef from Phrom Khiri district in Nakhon Si Thammarat had been found lying ill outside a commercial building in Cambodia....

AIA Singapore partners with Amplify Health to tackle Singapore's most common chronic illnesses by bringing personalised chronic disease management to Singaporeans

The mobile app-based Chronic Disease Management Programme (CDMP) provides expert coaching and personalised resources to encourage healthier lifestyle changes, complementing Healthier SG and expanding the insurer's comprehensive suite of healthcare...

Thai chef dies in Cambodia after being refused hospital care for lack of documents

A 24-year-old Thai chef, named Methachan (surname withheld), from Phrom Khiri, Nakhon Si Thammarat, has died in Cambodia after being refused hospital treatment due to lack of documents and funds, according to posts by a staffer of the Immanuel...

Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam : Oct 8, 2025

CAMBODIA 1.DOMINICA LEADER’S VISIT TO BOOST TIES -- FRESH NEWS Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit will be on an official visit to Cambodia on October 9 to warm up ties. He will hold bilateral talks with Cambodian...

World : Top News Headlines In Cambodia, Indonesia, The Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam : Oct 8, 2025

CAMBODIA 1.DOMINICA LEADER’S VISIT TO BOOST TIES -- FRESH NEWS Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Dominica Roosevelt Skerrit will be on an official visit to Cambodia on October 9 to warm up ties. He will hold bilateral talks with Cambodian...

Body of Thai chef who died on Cambodian roadside to be repatriated

PUBLISHED : 8 Oct 2025 at 11:29 Authorities are preparing for the repatriation a 24-year-old Thai chef who died after falling ill on a roadside in Cambodia, amid reports he had been denied medical treatment at a local hospital there. The deceased...

Cambodia Defends its Human Rights Record as the UN Rapporteur Presents his Report

This photo shows In Dara, Permanent Representative to office of UN in Geneva. Photo: Permanent Mission of Cambodia/Facebook PHNOM PENH – Cambodia does not claim to have a perfect record in the area of human rights, and, while the country is...

Asia’s elephants face extinction as habitats vanish

Once rulers of Asia’s vast forests, Asian elephants now struggle to survive as shrinking habitats and rising human conflict push them closer to extinction. "We believe the current estimate is around 50,000 - less than 50,000 individuals left in...

Cambodian drones spotted 71 times along border, says Second Army Area

The Operations Centre of the Second Army Area has released a summary of the situation along the Thai-Cambodian border on Saturday (October 4), revealing multiple instances of drone activity believed to be from Cambodia. The report followed a...

As Cambodia Ages, Calls Grow for Stronger Care of the Elderly

The elderly are taking selfies at the new Techo International Airport. Photo by Mouern Makthong. PHNOM PENH – As Cambodia’s elderly population grows, experts are calling for stronger community-based care systems and inclusive policies to ensure...