SOPHENG CHEANG

Cambodian leader sings praises of US after letter from Trump

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sun has signaled he would welcome better relations with the United States after a conciliatory letter from President Donald Trump and a meeting with Washington’s new envoy.

Cambodian princess, classical dance star, dies at 76

Princess Norodom Buppha Devi, eldest daughter of Cambodia’s late King Norodom Sihanouk and a famed dancer, has died at age 76.

Cambodia’s Angkor temple complex ending elephant rides

Officials in Cambodia have ordered that elephants that serve as tourist attractions at the country’s famed Angkor temple complex be moved to a new home in a suitable jungle area.

Police say body of British tourist missing in Cambodia found

The body of a British backpacker missing for more than a week in Cambodia has been found at sea about 60 miles (100 kilometers) from the island where she disappeared.

Cambodia gives garment workers 4.4% minimum wage hike

Cambodia’s government has announced it is raising the minimum wage for the garment industry, the country’s biggest export earner.

Cambodia, Laos, agree to step up border demarcation effort

The leaders of Cambodia and Laos have agreed to step up efforts to complete demarcation of their border, where disputes have led to armed confrontations in recent years.

Verdict set for Cambodians who worked for US-funded radio

Two Cambodian journalists charged with espionage who had worked for the U.S. government-funded Radio Free Asia say they’re hopeful they will go free after their trial concluded Friday.

Cambodian rescued after 4 days wedged in mountain rocks

A man who became wedged between rocks while collecting bat droppings in the Cambodian jungle has been rescued after almost four days.

Cambodian women face surrogacy charges after Vietnam births

A court official says three Cambodian women have been charged with violating surrogacy and human trafficking laws after they gave birth to babies they delivered to Chinese nationals in Vietnam.

Cambodia says plastic waste shipments came from US, Canada

Cambodia says almost seven dozen shipping containers sitting in a Cambodian seaport that were found to be filled with plastic waste came from the United States and Canada.

Building under construction topples in Cambodia, killing 17

Cambodian rescuers combing through the rubble of a collapsed seven-story building have recovered the bodies of 17 construction workers and pulled out 24 injured. Authorities also questioned four Chinese who were involved with the project.

Cambodian PM dedicates monument to his defeat of Khmer Rouge

Long-serving Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has inaugurated a monument marking the 1998 end of the threat from the communist Khmer Rouge movement, which ruinously ruled the country in the late 1970s and then carried on a guerrilla war.

Cambodia says Khmer Rouge tribunal that convicted 3 is done

Cambodia has reiterated it intends to end the work of the U.N.-backed tribunal that convicted the last two surviving leaders of the Khmer Rouge of genocide and other crimes.

Verdicts on Khmer Rouge leaders may be tribunal’s last gasp

A U.N.-backed tribunal judging former Khmer Rouge leaders for the group’s brutal rule of Cambodia will issue verdicts Friday in perhaps the last such trial.

Cambodian king pardons 4 imprisoned land rights activists

A prominent leader of Cambodia’s land rights movement and three activists jailed with her have been freed under a royal pardon.

Cambodia’s ruling party swept seats, official results show

Final results show Cambodia’s ruling party swept the elections last month for the National Assembly, ensuring long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen another term but reinforcing skepticism of the vote’s legitimacy.

Census finds increase in Mekong River’s Irrawaddy dolphins

Cambodia’s government and a major conservation group say the number of critically endangered Irrawaddy dolphins along a stretch of the Mekong River has increased for the first time in 20 years but the animals still face serious threats.

Cambodian election body warns against poll boycott calls

Cambodia’s National Election Committee has warned that anyone urging voters to boycott the upcoming general election or otherwise interfere in the polls could face criminal charges and be fined, responding to a boycott call by the head of the country’s now-dissolved opposition party.

Cambodian leader, angry with US, wants Peace Corps out

Cambodia’s leader has escalated his feud with the United States, calling for U.S. Peace Corps volunteers doing development work to be withdrawn. His demand was part of an anti-American tirade in a speech to garment workers Friday.

Rare crocodile eggs hatched at Cambodian conservation center

Nine eggs of an endangered crocodile species found in the wild in June and taken to a conservation center in southern Cambodia have hatched.

Cambodia’s ruler warns opposition not to challenge vote

Cambodia’s longtime ruler is warning opposition parties not to challenge the result of Sunday’s local elections or they could be dissolved.

Cambodia halts Utah company’s export of human breast milk

Cambodia has suspended the export of human breast milk by a U.S. company pioneered by a former Mormon missionary.

Khmer Rouge tribunal drops case vs lower-ranking suspect

Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge tribunal has dropped crimes against humanity charges against a former lower-ranking Khmer Rouge official, saying she was not high enough in the regime’s leadership hierarchy.

Vietnam War-era tear gas bombs found in Cambodian village

Demining experts say a village in eastern Cambodia will have to be largely evacuated next month when two large bombs left over from the Vietnam War containing a powerful tear gas are excavated from the grounds of a Buddhist temple.

Cambodia deports 63 Chinese, Taiwanese over alleged web scam

Cambodia says it has deported 50 Chinese and 13 Taiwanese nationals back to China over an alleged internet scam, complying with demands from Beijing.

Cambodia sending students home early to cope with heat wave

Education Minister Hang Chuon Naron signed the rule into effect Monday, and it will remain in place until the cooling rains begin. The rainy season normally starts in late May but could begin later this year, he said.

Cambodian opposition cancels rally, avoids clashes

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s opposition party held a symbolic march Sunday to avoid possible clashes with authorities, after the government banned it from meeting in one of the capital’s public parks.

Cambodian opposition readies parliament boycott

The opposition has claimed it would have won the majority of seats had the election been fair, but its legal challenges were rejected. About 20,000 opposition supporters gathered Saturday in Phnom Penh, the capital, to cheer their leaders’ demands for an investigation of what their leaders said was