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Prime Minister Hun Manet holds a meeting with Second Vice Foreign Minister Jina Kim of South Korea to discuss combating online scams. The meeting took place in Phnom Penh on Oct. 16, 2025. (Hun Manet’s Facebook)

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South Korean Team Visits Cambodia After Travel Ban on Scam Hotspots

16 Oct 2025 5:47 PM|
Seoung Nimol|

A South Korean inspection team led by Second Vice Foreign Minister Jina Kim arrived in Cambodia on Thursday, a day after Seoul issued a travel ban for parts of the country over concerns that its nationals are being trafficked into online scam compounds.

A farmer spreads fertilizer in her rice field in Svay Rieng province on September 28, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Cambodian Farmers Face Rising Costs Amid ADB’s Positive GDP and Inflation Forecast for 2024-2025

28 Sep 2024 12:58 PM|

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) upheld its growth forecast for Cambodia, with 5.8 percent predicted for 2024 and 6% for 2025, and inflation revised lower to 0.5% from 2% due…

A female photographer takes pictures at the National Workshop for Universal Access to Information in Phnom Penh on September 27, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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NGOs Call For Draft Law on Access to Information To Be Expedited

27 Sep 2024 6:57 PM|

Ahead of the United Nations International Day for Universal Access to Information, civil society groups and youths urged the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Hun Manet to expedite…

Tourists visit Ream Beach in Kampong Som City, Preah Sihanouk on August 24, 2024. (CamboJA)

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Tourism Sector in Off-Season Limbo as New Minister Takes Office

27 Sep 2024 4:53 PM|

Since becoming the new tourism minister, Huot Hak has stakeholders eager for his game plan to revitalize Cambodia’s tourism sector, still reeling from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Youth member Chean Sona, confessed her mistake of organizing about 20 “secret training” with a colleague in a video that was posted online by Fresh News media on September 24. (Screenshot from Fresh News)

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A Youth Confesses Her ‘Mistake’, But Accuses Law Expert Vorn Chan Lout Of Planning Anti-CLV-DTA

27 Sep 2024 10:46 AM|

A youth who claimed to be a member of Continue A Journey Team “confessed” her mistake, and accused law expert Vorn Chan Lout of allegedly intending to overthrow the government…

A Ford Ranger crashed into two cars and four motorcycles, killing four people and injuring four others near the Russey Keo bridge in Phnom Penh's Russey Keo district on January 20, 2024. (Photo: Phnom Penh Police Facebook page)

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PM Orders Justice Ministry To Review Drunk Driver’s Five-Year Sentence in Fatal Crash

26 Sep 2024 7:48 PM|

Prime Minister Hun Manet ordered the Ministry of Justice on September 26 to review the case of a drunk motorist who was sentenced to five years imprisonment and fined $5,000…

Students commute to the Royal University of Cambodia on September 26, 2024. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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World bank Approves $80M to Boost STEM Education

26 Sep 2024 4:53 PM|

The World Bank has greenlit $80 million to support Cambodia’s efforts in improving the quality of higher education and research, specifically targeting technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

David Walmsley, Editor in Chief: The Globe and Mail, Creator of World News Day, Canada.

National ·

Op-Ed: Journalism Is Society’s Safety Net

26 Sep 2024 10:49 AM|

A record number of newsrooms have signed up for World News Day 2024, recognizing the positive influence of journalism the world over.

Senate President, Hun Sen displays a map while discussing the CLV-DTA in Phnom Penh on August 8, 2024. (Picture from Hun Sen Channel)

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From Confrontation to Concession: Cambodia’s Withdrawal Signals Complex Relationship with the CLV-DTA

25 Sep 2024 5:03 PM|

Cambodia withdrew from the two-decade-old Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Development Triangle (CLV-DTA), a regional cooperation initiative that had faced protests and online criticism just months earlier. The decision comes after the government arrested…

South Korean Team Visits Cambodia After Travel Ban on Scam Hotspots

Cambodian Farmers Face Rising Costs Amid ADB’s Positive GDP and Inflation Forecast for 2024-2025

NGOs Call For Draft Law on Access to Information To Be Expedited

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A Youth Confesses Her ‘Mistake’, But Accuses Law Expert Vorn Chan Lout Of Planning Anti-CLV-DTA

Op-Ed: Journalism Is Society’s Safety Net

From Confrontation to Concession: Cambodia’s Withdrawal Signals Complex Relationship with the CLV-DTA

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South Korean Team Visits Cambodia After Travel Ban on Scam Hotspots

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PM Orders Justice Ministry To Review Drunk Driver’s Five-Year Sentence in Fatal Crash

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