Asia Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen has said he will propose a law requiring the head of government to retire at the age of 72 once he leaves office
Asia Cambodia Magawa, the hero rat who sniffed out landmines, dies at the age of eight; Magawa was the most successful rat trained by Belgian charity Apopo to warn human handlers about landmines so they could be safely removed
Asia Cambodia The country celebrates Victory Day today, with public events in government, religious facilities, public parks and squares, commemorating the fall of Khmer Rouge’s regime on January 7, 1979
Asia Cambodia More than 95% of the farmers in southeast Kampot who are part of NGO NatureLife's Crane Rice project will be part of a scheme in which the NGO buys part of the unharvested rice crop at above-market prices and then leaves it to the sarus cranes to feast on
Asia Cambodia Around 200 athletes will take part in the Southeast Asian Sailing Championship in Preah Sihanouk province from 12-17 December 2021, organised by the Cambodia Sailing Federation in cooperation with the Singapore Sailing Federation
Asia Cambodia Six new standardized landfills, responding to latest specifications and criteria, will be created in different provinces in 2022 upon action of the government with the support of the Asian Development Bank and the World Bank
Asia Cambodia The country has become the official host of the 2029 Asian Youth Games after the Kingdom signed for hosting rights
Asia Cambodia With the slogan 'one helmet, one life' today ends the 5th safe driving campaign organized in Phnom Penh by government, civil society organizations and private sector to encourage obedience to road traffic laws and reduce casualties
Asia Cambodia 10 nests of the grey-headed sea eagle, a species officially 'near-threatened' with extinction according to Birdlife International, were recorded in the country in October, with NatureLife Cambodia expressing happiness at the work being done in the area
Asia Cambodia The country's culture minister has claimed that the Met Museum has dozens of its antiquities stolen from ancient sites in the country, citing new evidence, including the account of a repentant looter, to back it up
Asia Cambodia The Royal University of Phnom Penh has established the first digitized manufacturing centre that aims to help produce high-capacity resources and training programmes in digital manufacturing at the highest level of quality and precision
Asia Cambodia Pchum Ben Festival or Festival for the Dead, the second biggest in the country, is ending today; people were able to celebrate in accordance to tradition, though with pandemic restrictions
Asia Cambodia In the 17-year period from 2004 to 2021, the Apsara National Authority - a body tasked with managing Angkor Archaeological Park - has planted more than 2 million trees to improve environmental attractiveness and sustainability of the site