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Cambodian garment workers fret about Trump tariff threat
PHNOM PENH: As Cambodian garment workers took breaks from toiling in sweltering factories on Tuesday, they feared for their jobs after US President Donald Trump’s threat to impose a 36 percent tariff. “I beg the US to reduce the tariff for the...

MSNBC's Lawrence O’Donnell says Trump's ‘trapped in his stupidity’ after meeting
Niamh Spence Freelance Showbiz Reporter 12:20 ET, 10 Jul 2025 Lawrence O'Donnell, the seasoned MSNBC anchor, has hit out yet again at President Donald Trump. The presenter has claimed Trump is "trapped in his stupidity" as he slammed the...
French company VINCI selected to operate Cambodia's new capital airport
PHNOM PENH, July 10 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd (CAIC) has selected Cambodia Airports, a subsidiary of French company VINCI, to operate Phnom Penh's Techo International Airport (TIA), the CAIC said in a press release on...

Brad Pitt demands Angelina Jolie’s private messages in explosive new legal filing
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are still wrangling over their French winery nine years after she filed for divorce (Picture: Mustafa Yalcin/Anadolu via Getty Images) It’s been almost nine years since Hollywood’s golden couple Brad Pitt and Angelina...
Vinci Selected to Operate Techo International Airport
AKP Phnom Penh, July 10, 2025 -- Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd. (CAIC), a subsidiary of Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation (OCIC), has selected Cambodia Airports, a subsidiary of French-listed company VINCI to operate Phnom Penh's...

Child hospitalised as bird flu cases climb in Cambodia
Cambodia’s Ministry of Health recently confirmed the country’s twelfth human case of H5N1 avian influenza so far this year. The patient, a five-year-old boy from Kampot province, is currently in intensive care with severe respiratory symptoms. The...

PM Hun Manet: Cambodia Has Long Maintained Legal System for Socioeconomic Governance since Funan Era (Video inside)
Hits: 185 Created: 10 July 2025 Hits: 185 (Phnom Penh): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said that Cambodia has long had a legal system to govern and manage its socioeconomic affairs. Based on historical evidence and inscriptions, it is shown...
Trump's 36% Tariff on Cambodia, Thailand Are Bad News for Apple and Nintendo
Thursday, July 10, 2025 In reviving his trade war, President Trump plans to impose a hefty 36% tariff on imports from Cambodia and Thailand, which threatens to ensnare products from Apple and Nintendo. The president's latest announcement comes...
France to Provide Border-related Documents to Cambodia
AKP Phnom Penh, July 10, 2025 -- France has expressed its readiness to assist in resolving the ongoing Cambodia–Thailand border dispute by providing relevant historical documents to Cambodia and other concerned parties. The commitment was conveyed...

PM Urges Establishment of National Commission for Legality Protection to Strengthen Legal Consistency (Video inside)
Hits: 146 (Phnom Penh): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet advised the Legal Reform Committee and all relevant ministries and institutions to establish the National Commission for Legality Protection, in accordance with the Constitution in order...
French President to Visit Cambodia in 2026
AKP Phnom Penh, July 10, 2025 -- French President H.E. Emmanuel Macron is scheduled to visit Cambodia in 2026, when the Kingdom hosts the 20th Francophonie Summit, according to outgoing French Ambassador H.E. Jacques Pellet. During his farewell...

PM Hun Manet Outlines Four Key Recommendations for Legal Reform (Video inside)
Hits: 207 Created: 10 July 2025 Hits: 207 (Phnom Penh): Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet shared four recommendations for legal reform at the official launch of the Strategic Framework of the Royal Government of Cambodia's Legal Reform Program,...
Climate Change Threatens Regional Economies, Cambodia Highly Vulnerable, Says Senior Minister Ly Thuch
AKP Phnom Penh, July 10, 2025 -- Climate change is significantly impacting the economies and development of countries across the region, with Cambodia identified as particularly vulnerable, stated H.E. Dr. Ly Thuch, Senior Minister and Chair of...

Cambodian cultural event in Richmond draws sell-out crowd
The event coincided with the 50th anniversary of the fall of Phnom Penh to the Khmer Rouge. The Richmond Cultural Centre was the location for an ambitious, dynamic event — on Saturday, July 5 — that celebrated the resilience of Cambodian (Khmer)...
Russian Embassy in Cambodia Holds Ambassador’s Briefing on R...
AKP Phnom Penh, July 10, 2025— H.E. Anatoly BOROVIK (Pic. 1), Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Cambodia, holds the Ambassador’s briefing on Russian Foreign Policy, at the Embassy Club in...
NBC Governor Meets with UN Resident Coordinator
AKP Phnom Penh, July 10, 2025 -- H.E. Dr. Chea Serey, Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), met with Mr. Jo Scheuer, United Nations Resident Coordinator in Cambodia, on July 9 afternoon at the NBC headquarters in Phnom Penh. The meeting...

4 arrested for murder in front of Phnom Penh wat
4 men have been arrested for the stabbing to death of a man in front of Stung Meanchey Wat. The murder took place in front of Wat Sangkan Ta Prohm, also known as Wat Steung Meanchey, on Street 217, Village Meanchey 1, Sangkat Steung Meanchey 1,...
H.E. Prak Sokhonn Participates in ASEAN Post-Ministerial Con...
AKP Kuala Lumpur, July 10, 2025— H.E. Deputy Prime Minister Prak Sokhonn (Pic. 1), Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia, joins his ASEAN counterparts in the ASEAN Post-Ministerial Conference with Russia, in Kuala...
Cambodia sends gymnastics athletes to train in China in prep for upcoming SEA Games
PHNOM PENH, July 8 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia on Tuesday sent a group of four gymnasts to train in China in preparation for the 33rd Southeast Asian Games, said a news release from the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC). Noy Phana, secretary...
Cambodia's Culture Minister Meets UNESCO Deputy Chief on Heritage Preservation
AKP Phnom Penh, July 08, 2025 -- H.E. Dr. Phoeurng Sackona, Cambodia's Minister of Culture and Fine Arts and Head of the Royal Government Delegation, held a bilateral meeting with Assistant Director-General for Culture of UNESCO Mr. Ernesto Ottone...