PHNOM PENH, Sept. 29, 2026 — Cambodia has been named Asia’s Leading Youth Travel Destination 2026 at the 33rd World Travel Awards, securing the regional title for the fifth consecutive year. The award was announced during the World Travel Awards Asia, Oceania & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony held on Sept.
PATTAYA, Sept. 29, 2026 — A 39-year-old British man was seriously injured in a sword attack inside a Pattaya apartment following an alleged dispute over crystal methamphetamine, with police also finding about 100 grammes of suspected meth inside the room. The incident occurred around midday on Sept. 28 at an
BANGKOK, Sept. 29, 2026 — Weeraphap Wongsaman, a 23-year-old former secondhand-clothes vendor convicted of royal defamation, was released from Bangkok Remand Prison on Sunday after completing his three-year prison sentence. Weeraphap was convicted in September 2023 over a message painted during a protest at Bangkok's Din Daeng Intersection in September
PHNOM PENH, Sept. 29, 2026 — Cambodia’s non-bank financial sector has expanded sharply over the past five years, with total assets rising from more than $3 billion in 2021 to over $9 billion in 2025, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance Aun Pornmoniroth. The figure
As the Cambodia–Thailand dispute has moved from the border battlefield to the negotiating table and international legal forums, one question deserves to be asked: When territorial claims can no longer be pursued through force, will the struggle over identity become a new battlefield? What is happening now has drawn considerable
NANNING, Sept. 19, 2026 — Artificial intelligence and next-generation rescue technologies are taking centre stage as China and ASEAN countries strengthen cooperation on disaster preparedness, urban emergency response and cross-border rescue operations. The Third ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Workshop on Urban Emergency Rescue opened in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region,
PHNOM PENH — Aug. 21, 2026: National Bank of Cambodia Governor Chea Serey has outlined three priorities for strengthening the country's banking sector as geopolitical tensions intensify and global markets remain volatile. Speaking at the 5th Cambodia Banking Conference, Chea Serey said rapid global changes, rising geopolitical tensions, conflicts in
