SIEM REAP, Cambodia — A baby monkey struggles and squirms as it tries to escape the man holding it by the neck over a concrete cistern, repeatedly dousing it with water. In another video clip, a person plays with the genitals of a juvenile male macaque sitting on a limestone block from an ancient temple … Read more
SIEM REAP, Cambodia — A baby monkey struggles and squirms as it tries to escape the man holding it by the neck over a concrete cistern, repeatedly dousing it with water. In another video clip, a person plays with the genitals of a juvenile male macaque sitting on a limestone block from an ancient temple … Read more
Sonja Prokopec took her son on their first “solo” trip together when he was six years old. They went to Rome, and it was so memorable that Prokopec said she’s now planning their second trip this summer. “I really enjoy one-on-one time which we have when travelling alone,” she said. “There are no distractions, no … Read more
LONDON — John Pilger, an Australia-born journalist and documentary filmmaker known for his coverage of the Khmer Rouge in Cambodia, has died, his family said Sunday. He was 84. A statement from his family, posted on X, formerly Twitter, said Pilger died on Saturday in London. “His journalism and documentaries were celebrated around the world, … Read more
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia has welcomed the announcement that New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art will return more than a dozen pieces of ancient artwork to Cambodia and Thailand that were tied to an art dealer and collector accused of running a huge antiquities trafficking network out of Southeast Asia. This most recent repatriation … Read more
Comment on this storyCommentAdd to your saved storiesSave “Henry Kissinger and a penguin walk into a bar …” Anthony Bourdain had a joke for his guests while filming an episode of “Parts Unknown” in Indonesia. When the subject turned to the United States supporting the decades-long dictatorship of Indonesian President Suharto, who had the support … Read more
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Twenty-five Japanese nationals suspected of involvement in a cyberscam operation based in Cambodia were deported to Japan on Wednesday, said Gen. Khieu Sopheak, a spokesperson for Cambodia’s Interior Ministry. The Japanese government arranged a charter flight to transport the suspects, who were detained in September after Cambodian police received a tip-off … Read more
On Wednesday, Cambodia’s longtime strongman Hun Sen formally introduced that his son Hun Manet will take over as Prime Minister in a matter of weeks. The transfer comes simply days after the world witnessed one more wholly fraudulent election in Cambodia, a rustic that has successfully been dominated by one man since 1985. As chief … Read more
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Campaigning for Cambodia’s common election formally started Saturday, an train that’s extra an affirmation of a nominally democratic course of than a prelude to a real contest. Eighteen events are contesting this 12 months’s polls, for which round 9.7 million individuals are eligible to vote to elect 125 members of Nationwide … Read more