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The latest news, updates and features on Cambodia, a country in Southeast Asia. Major cities include capital Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Battambang, and the country is home to the famous Buddhist temple complex Angkor Wat.

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Amy Aed - I slept in a ?1 hostel ? here?s what happened

The first thing I saw in my £1 hostel was a half naked man

Channel: Travel Travel January 19, 2026 By Amy Aed
epaselect epa12577977 Thai villagers take shelter under a concrete bunker following clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops in Phanom Dong Rak district, Surin province, Thailand, 08 December 2025. The Royal Thai Army has reported a Thai soldier was killed and other eight wounded in the multiple border area clashes between Thai and Cambodian troops after Cambodian troops attacked in the Phu Pha Lek hill of Phlan Hin Paet Kon area in Kantharalak district, Si Sa Ket province that prompted the evacuation of residents in four northeastern provinces bordering Cambodia, according to Thai Army spokesman Major General Winthai Suvaree. EPA/KAIKUNGWON DUANJUMROON

Map shows Thailand-Cambodia areas where renewed conflict means tourists should 'stay away'

Channel: World World December 9, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva

British woman 'entangled in love triangle' stabbed to death in Cambodia

Channel: World World August 31, 2025 By Sarah Hooper
A Cambodian soldier shakes hands with a Thai soldier at the disputed ancient Khmer temple Prasat Ta Muen Thom

Map shows Thailand-Cambodia border where UK tourists warned to 'take extra care'

Channel: World World December 9, 2025 By Gergana Krasteva

Teacher who miraculously survived 50ft fall 'had guardian angel' protecting him'

Channel: World World December 9, 2024 By Sarah Hooper

Parents sent body of 77-year-old man instead of their son, 39, who died abroad

Channel: UK UK August 14, 2024 By Brooke Davies
Dark Web Intrigue: Hacker Wearing Mask Explores Server Room - Cybersecurity in the Age of Information

Exposed: The underworld of scam slavery where everyone is a victim

Channel: Tech Tech April 26, 2024 By Katherine Fidler
Ben Wilkins who is in a hospital in Cambodia after he was found unconscious in his hostel room.

British man fighting for life in Cambodia as family face £8,000 daily bill

Channel: UK UK April 17, 2024 By Noora Mykkanen

Boy, 9, dies and brother, 16, infected with lethal bird flu strain found in UK

Channel: World World February 13, 2024 By Alan Shields
Playa del Carmen beach in Riviera Maya

10 last-minute holiday destinations to book if you're craving winter sun

Channel: Travel Travel November 6, 2023 By Lizzie Thomson
Play Video Elephant with prosthetic foot

Elephant with a missing foot is given a prosthetic so he can walk again

Channel: UK UK May 29, 2023 By Katie Boyden
The scene after crocodiles mauled their keeper to death in Cambodia Credit: ViralPress

Cambodian man torn apart by 40 crocodiles after being dragged into enclosure

Channel: World World May 27, 2023 By William Mata
A street dog seen sleeping as a Tuk Tuk passes by on a busy

Dogs Trust aims to save children's lives with rabies vaccination programme

Channel: Tech Tech May 19, 2023 By Katherine Fidler
A Liverpool fan was arrested for allegedly attacking a delivery driver because his wine arrived late.The British tourist reportedly ordered ten bottles of booze to be taken to his room in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, but exploded with rage because he was waiting longer than the estimated time of arrival on March 17.Witnesses claimed the furious foreigner was standing on the street with folded arms. When the package he ordered over an app finally arrived, he ranted that he had 'already finished eating his meal without the wine'.The shaven-headed man, who was wearing a red Liverpool football shirt, is said to have suddenly become violent when the worker allegedly tried to run away. The tourist then allegedly grabbed him and smashed his head onto the bonnet of a parked car outside the building.???PICTURE??????PACKAGE: Pictures, text

Liverpool fan ‘attacked’ delivery driver when his alcohol arrived late

Channel: World World March 20, 2023 By Brooke Davies
FILE - In this photo released by the Cambodia Ministry of Health, Cambodia health experts spray disinfectant at a village in Prey Veng eastern province Cambodia, Feb. 24, 2023. Health officials in Cambodia say recent cases of bird flu discovered in two villagers, one of them fatal, show no sign of human-to-human transmission. The finding allays fears of a public health crisis. (Cambodia Ministry of Health via AP)

Woman, 53, tests positive for bird flu in China after girl in Cambodia dies

Channel: World World March 2, 2023 By Gergana Krasteva
A worker weighs chickens at a market in Phnom Penh on February 24, 2023. - The father of an 11-year-old Cambodian girl who died earlier in the week from bird flu tested positive for the virus, health officials said. (Photo by TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP) (Photo by TANG CHHIN SOTHY/AFP via Getty Images)

WHO 'worried' about bird flu in humans after Cambodian girl, 11, dies

Channel: World World February 24, 2023 By Josh Milton

At least 10 dead and guests had to jump from windows after fire rips through hotel

Channel: World World December 29, 2022 By Liam Coleman
In this photo provided by Wonders of the Mekong taken on June 14, 2022, a team of Cambodian and American scientists and researchers, along with Fisheries Administration officials prepare to release a giant freshwater stingray back into the Mekong River in the northeastern province of Stung Treng, Cambodia. A local fisherman caught the 661-pound (300-kilogram) stingray, which set the record for the world's largest known freshwater fish and earned him a $600 reward. (Chhut Chheana/Wonders of the Mekong via AP)

Fisherman catches 'world's largest freshwater fish' measuring four metres long

Channel: World World June 21, 2022 By Sabrina Johnson
This handout photo taken on May 5, 2022 and released on May 10 by the US-funded Wonders of the Mekong project shows a female giant freshwater stingray -- weighing 400 pounds (181 kg) and measuring 13 feet (3.96 metres) in length -- that was caught and released in the Mekong River in Cambodia's Stung Treng province. - Cambodian fishermen on the Mekong River got a shock when they indavertently hooked an endangered giant freshwater stingray, scientists said May 11. (Photo by Chhut Chheana / Wonders of the Mekong / AFP) / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / WONDERS OF THE MEKONG / Chhut Chheana" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS - NO ARCHIVES - (Photo by CHHUT CHHEANA/Wonders of the Mekong /AFP via Getty Images)

Fisherman catches monster stingray that weighs more than a lion

Channel: World World May 11, 2022 By Gergana Krasteva
Sick gang kept man captive as BLOOD SLAVE draining him for six months after gunpoint kidnap from fake job interview

Man kidnapped and used as 'blood slave' after being lured to Cambodia by fake job ad

Channel: World World February 21, 2022 By Sian Elvin

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