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Collector’s daughter has promised to return more than 100 important sculptures acquired by her father Cambodian officials have celebrated the return of five important ancient Khmer sculptures from the collection of Douglas Latchford, among more than 10…
Cambodia to send inspectors to see if site is too similar to 12th-century complex that is a national symbolA temple complex being constructed in the north-east of Thailand has become mired in controversy, after it was claimed the design was an attempt …
Animal was seized after appearing on TikTok before prime minister Hun Sen stepped inA defanged and declawed lion that was kept in an upmarket neighbourhood of the Cambodian capital has been returned to its owner after the unlikely intervention of prime…
No laws were broken but brands failed to ensure workers were paid properly during the pandemic, says Clean Clothes CampaignCampaigners claim to have found evidence of “wage theft” in the supply chains of Primark, Nike and H&M in a report that outli…
Authorities investigated after defanged and declawed animal was seen in TikTok videos in Phnom PenhCambodian authorities have confiscated a defanged and declawed pet lion that appeared in TikTok videos taken at a Phnom Penh villa.The 18-month-old male,…
Dominic Raab due to hold talks with Prak Sokhonn as part of efforts to expand diplomatic and trade ties in south-east AsiaHuman rights groups have called on the British foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, to intervene over the detention of three young env…
Migrant labourers tell of being forced to isolate in brutal conditions as Covid wave grips regionCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIt was around mid-May when workers at the Cal-Comp factory in Phetchaburi, central Thailand, he…
Magawa, an African giant pouched rat is retiring from his job sniffing out landmines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia after five years. ‘Although still in good health, he has reached a retirement age and is clearly starting to slow down. It is …
After five years at the top, it’s retirement for one of the most successful rodents ever trained in finding landminesAfter five years of sniffing out landmines and unexploded ordnance in Cambodia, Magawa is retiring.The African giant pouched rat has be…
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Two south-east Asian neighbours face a challenge after keeping infection numbers low last yearCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageAfter managing to control the coronavirus for much of 2020, Thailand is battling a fresh outbreak …
Colourised images from Tuol Sleng prison during 1970s genocide were manipulated, media group saysCambodia has condemned images published by Vice media group that featured victims of the Khmer Rouge genocide, colourised and with some apparently edited t…
Despite proximity to China, fatalities in Thailand stand at 60, while Cambodia has officially recorded zero Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen the coronavirus first began to spread rapidly in the Chinese city of Wuhan, Tha…
US star joined campaign for Kaavan to be moved from Islamabad zoo accused of substandard careAn elephant described as the “world’s loneliest” has landed in Cambodia after a seven-hour flight from Pakistan, receiving a warm welcome from Cher, who will a…
Kaavan, an overweight 36-year-old elephant, to be rehomed after outcry at conditionsAfter years of public outcry and campaigning by the US singer and actor Cher, the “world’s loneliest elephant” embarked on Sunday on a mammoth move from Pakistan to ret…