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Cambodia welcomes the Met’s repatriation of centuries-old statues looted during past turmoil

Cambodia’s culture minister says the return to Cambodia this week of 14 sculptures that had been looted from the country during a period of war and unrest is like welcoming home the souls of ancestors.

Ten Cambodian environmental activists receive prison sentences of 6-8 years each

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

Cambodian village prays for good fortune, prosperity, and rain in ‘He Neak Ta’ ritual

US defense secretary meets Cambodian officials to push for stronger ties with Chinese ally

Cambodia welcomes the Metropolitan Museum’s repatriation of statues looted over decades of turmoil

The return to Cambodia this week of 14 sculptures that had been looted from the country during a period of war and unrest is like welcoming home the souls of ancestors, Cambodia’s culture minister said Thursday.

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The US defense secretary will visit Cambodia, one of China’s closest allies, after regional talks

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin is scheduled to make an official visit to Cambodia, one of China’s closest allies in Southeast Asia, after holding talks with his Chinese counterpart at an annual security conference in Singapore.

Chinese ambassador promises ‘friendship’ and ‘cooperation’ as 2 Chinese warships dock in Cambodia

Two Chinese warships have docked at a commercial port in Cambodia, in preparation for joint naval exercises between the two countries.

China and Cambodia begin 15-day military exercises as questions grow about Beijing’s influence

Cambodia and China have begun 15-day military exercises as questions grow about Beijing’s increasing influence in the Southeast Asian nation.

China and Cambodia to begin annual military exercise to strengthen cooperation, fight terrorism

Cambodia and China will begin their annual Golden Dragon military exercise this week to strengthen cooperation and exchange military experiences.

A top Cambodian opposition politician is charged with inciting disorder for criticizing government

The leader of a recently formed Cambodian opposition party has been charged with inciting social disorder in the third major legal action this month targeting critics of the government of Prime Minister Hun Manet.

A Cambodian court sentences a union leader to 18 months in prison for comments on Facebook

A Cambodian labor union leader has been sentenced to 18 months in prison in connection with comments he made in a live broadcast on Facebook two years ago that criticized the arrest of a casino worker.

Chinese warships have been docked in Cambodia for 5 months, but government says it’s not permanent

Cambodia’s Defense Ministry is insisting that the months-long presence of two Chinese warships at a strategically important naval base that is being expanded with funding from Beijing does not constitute a permanent deployment of the Chinese military in the country.

AP Was There: Ohio National Guard killed protesters at Kent State University

On May 4, 1970, The Ohio National Guard opened fire on unarmed student protesters at Kent State University. Four students were killed, and nine others were injured.

Cambodia’s Supreme Court upholds the 2-year prison sentence of a casino strike leader

Cambodia’s Supreme Court has upheld the two-year prison sentence of a labor union leader who led a long-running strike against the country’s biggest casino.

Cambodia’s Defense Ministry says explosion at military base that killed 20 soldiers was an accident

Cambodia’s Defense Ministry says a huge explosion at a military base in the southwest that killed 20 soldiers and injured many others was an accident caused by a “technical issue” from the old and degraded ammunition that was being moved.

EU, UN reschedule launch of anti-human trafficking project in Cambodia after questions about venue

The European Union and United Nations abruptly rescheduled the launch of an anti-human trafficking program this week after being confronted with questions on the choice of venue: a Phnom Penh hotel owned by a Cambodian tycoon who has another property that has been used by human traffickers.

Explosion in Cambodia that killed 20 at an army base was likely caused by mishandling of ammunition

A senior military official in Cambodia says the huge explosion over the weekend that killed 20 soldiers at an army base in the country’s southwest appears to have been an accident caused by mishandling of ammunition by troops.

Philippine students are told to stay home as Southeast Asia swelters in prolonged heat wave

Southeast Asia is coping with a weekslong heat wave as record-high temperatures have led to school closings in several countries and urgent health warnings throughout the region.

20 Cambodian soldiers killed in an ammunition explosion at a military base

Cambodia’s prime minister says 20 soldiers have been killed and several others wounded in an ammunition explosion at a base in the southwest of the country.

Cambodia’s legacy of war remains deadly as 5 are killed by unexploded ordnance over the weekend

Two separate explosions from ordnance left over from Cambodia’s decades of warfare have killed five people and injured two others.

Chinese foreign minister arrives in Cambodia, Beijing’s closest Southeast Asian ally

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi has arrived in Cambodia for a three-day official visit to reaffirm ties with Beijing’s closest ally in Southeast Asia.

Cambodia’s relocation of people from UNESCO site raises concerns

Cambodia’s program to relocate people living on the famous Angkor archaeological site is drawing international concern over possible human rights abuses, while authorities maintain they’re doing nothing more than protecting the UNESCO World Heritage Site from illegal squatters.

Cruelty for clicks: Cambodia is investigating YouTubers’ abuse of monkeys at the Angkor UNESCO site

Cambodian authorities are investigating the abuse of monkeys at the famous Angkor UNESCO World Heritage Site.

Cambodia’s prime minister sounds a sour note on trucks’ musical horns

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has ordered a ban on musical horns, after videos posted on social media showed people dancing on roads and roadsides as passing trucks blasted rhythmic little tunes.

Collecting sap to make palm sugar is an arduous, and less appealing, job for Cambodians

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Chin Choeun spends nearly 12 hours a day collecting sap from palm trees that he and his wife turn into palm sugar.

US diplomat criticizes China for using coercion and intimidation as it presses maritime claims

The top American diplomat for East Asia and the Pacific is criticizing China for using intimidation tactics against other countries in the region to press its sweeping maritime claims in the South China Sea.

Cambodia defends family relocations around the famous Angkor Wat temple complex

Cambodia is rejecting allegations it violated international law by evicting people living around its famous Angkor Wat temple complex, saying in a report to UNESCO that it was only relocating squatters and not residents of more than 100 traditional villages.

Cambodia’s pioneering post-Khmer Rouge era Phnom Penh Post newspaper will stop print publication

The Phnom Penh Post, a newspaper founded in 1992 as Cambodia sought to re-establish stability and democracy after decades of war and unrest, says it will stop publishing a print edition this month, the latest blow to the country’s dwindling independent media.

Tep Vong, the leader of Cambodia’s Buddhist community, dies at 93

Tep Vong, the senior monk who headed Cambodia’s Buddhist community and was vital for its rejuvenation in the wake of the Khmer Rouge genocide in the late 70s, has died.

Cambodia’s ruling party wins Senate election, paving the way for Hun Sen to act as its president

The long-ruling Cambodian People’s Party has won its expected landslide victory in the election for the country’s Senate.

Cambodia’s ruling party wins Senate election, paving the way for Hun Sen to act as its president

The long-ruling Cambodian People’s Party has won its expected landslide victory in the election for the country’s Senate.

Cambodia’s new prime minister wins lawmakers’ approval for his youngest brother to become his deputy

The eldest son of Cambodia’s long-serving autocratic leader has won approval from lawmakers to have his youngest brother take the post of deputy premier, six months after himself taking over from their father and becoming prime minister.

Cambodia to install hundreds of wildlife cameras in an effort to restore its tiger population

Cambodia will begin installing hundreds of monitoring cameras and import four tigers from India as part of a plan to restore its tiger population.

Cambodia reports a new bird flu case, the brother of a 9-year-old who died of the virus

Cambodia’s Health Ministry says the brother of a boy who died last week from bird flu has tested positive for the virus.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet visits Thailand with busy schedule to extend close ties

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet has made his first official visit to neighboring Thailand since becoming his country’s leader last year.