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Rain-sodden Cambodian badly loses race, but wins hearts

Phnom Penh (AFP) - A Cambodian athlete won a special place in her compatriots' affections after persevering to complete the women's 5,000m in torrential rain at the Southeast Asian Games, despite the winner having finished nearly six minutes earlier.

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Philippines slay rivals Vietnam, but crash out of regional games

Phnom Penh (AFP) - The Philippines women's football team battled to a 2-1 win over rivals Vietnam Tuesday in the meeting of their region's two World Cup-bound teams, but still crashed out of the Southeast Asian Games on goal difference.

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The resurgent Cambodian martial art nearly wiped out by Khmer Rouge

Phnom Penh (AFP) - A repurposed Phnom Penh wedding venue becomes a seething pit of pugilism as the Cambodian martial art of kun bokator roars onto the international stage only decades after near-extinction.

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Fast-rising Teqball crashes Southeast Asian Games

Phnom Penh (AFP) - As teqball continues its fast growth with its debut at the Southeast Asian Games, the young sport has drawn resentful glances from similar sports in the region that feel it is treading on their turf.

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Teacher turned athlete scoops obstacle-race gold in Cambodia

Phnom Penh (AFP) - A former school teacher toasted the power of "positive vibes" on Saturday after conquering the 100m obstacle race, as Philippine athletes stamped their authority on one of the most distinctive events at the Southeast Asian Games.

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Indonesia double at SEA Games' Angkor Wat marathon

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Indonesia took gold in both the men's and women's marathons Saturday, as the Southeast Asian Games took over Cambodia's ancient royal enclave of Angkor Wat.

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Flags and fireworks as Cambodia kicks off SEA Games

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Cambodia kicked off its first ever hosting of the Southeast Asian Games on Friday, in a historical ballyhoo of singing, dancing, flag-waving and fireworks.

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Unusual disciplines at Cambodia event

Phnom Penh: Southeast Asian athletes will vie for dominance in more than 30 sports at the 32nd SEA Games, which officially open today and end on May 17, in everything from athletics and football to jet ski and obstacle race.

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Kun Bokator to Teqball - unusual SEA Games sports

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Southeast Asian athletes will vie for dominance in more than 30 sports in Phnom Penh from May 5 to 17, in everything from athletics and football to jet ski and obstacle race.

AFP

World-class athletes to legends: stars to watch at SEA Games

Phnom Penh (AFP) - The Southeast Asian Games begin in Phnom Penh on Friday with the Cambodian capital welcoming thousands of athletes from the region.

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Cambodia poised for SEA Games with Chinese flavour

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Cambodia will welcome thousands of athletes from across the region when the Southeast Asian Games begin on Friday with an opening ceremony at a new stadium built and paid for by China.

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Cambodian leader U-turns on rare dolphin conservation law

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Cambodian leader Hun Sen on Thursday cancelled a law he created just two months ago to protect critically endangered Mekong dolphins as the mammals continue to die from illegal fishing activities.

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Cambodia PM Hun Sen's son becomes four-star general

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Cambodian leader Hun Sen's eldest son was officially promoted to the rank of four-star general on Thursday, in another sign of plans for him to succeed his father.

AFP

Cambodia and the rise of a small power

For Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, timing is everything. Therefore, it was not surprising that the world's longest-serving leader signalled recently that he would step down from politics. Unbelievable, right? He used to say he would remain in power until he was 90.…

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Mystery as Brit tourist, 30, is found dead lying face down in a sewer in Cambodia

The British man was found face down in a sewer in a residential area not usually frequented by tourists in Kampot around 90 miles from the capital of Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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Cambodia should halt 'forced evictions' at Angkor Wat: Amnesty

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Rights group Amnesty International on Friday urged Cambodia to immediately stop the ongoing "mass forced evictions" of 10,000 families from the Angkor Wat temple complex.

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Cambodian opposition leader appeals against treason conviction

Phnom Penh (AFP) - A top Cambodian opposition leader on Thursday appealed against his treason conviction for trying to topple long-ruling Prime Minister Hun Sen's government, his lawyer said, criticising the verdict as "unjust".

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Malaysia, Cambodia sign pacts on Cambodian workers

Malaysia and Cambodia have signed two agreements on the employment of Cambodian migrant workers as Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim makes his first visit to Phnom Penh since becoming his country’s leader in November

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Cambodians face rare royal insult charge

PHNOM PENH: Two Cambodian opposition figures have been charged under the country’s rarely used lese-majeste law with insulting King Norodom Sihamoni for posts made on Facebook about a photograph of the king and Prime Minister Hun Sen.

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Cambodia records 1st rare Mekong River dolphin death in 2023

PHNOM PENH: A rare Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin has been found dead after being entangled in fishermen's illegal gillnets in northeast Cambodia, the Fisheries Administration said in a statement on Wednesday.

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China and Cambodia hold first naval drills in Cambodian waters

Exercises underline close relationship between Phnom Penh and Beijing, which has expansive claims in South China Sea.

AFP

Cambodia celebrates return of 'priceless' stolen Angkor jewellery

Phnom Penh (AFP) - Cambodian leader Hun Sen unveiled a collection of stolen Angkor crown jewellery on Friday which was recently returned to the kingdom after decades in Britain, pleading for other long-lost treasures to be handed back.

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Cambodia hails return of 'priceless' Angkor jewellery

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian leader Hun Sen on Friday unveiled a collection of stolen Angkor crown jewellery that was recently returned to the kingdom after decades in Britain, pleading for other long-lost treasures to be handed back.

Bangkok Post

Cambodia shrugs off backlash over treason case

 PHNOM PENH: Cambodia accused western countries on Saturday of political interference and arrogance after several governments condemned a 27-year prison sentence handed to opposition leader Kem Sokha for treason.

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Cambodia opposition leader jailed for treason

Top Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha was Friday sentenced to 27 years in jail for treason in a case denounced as a "miscarriage of justice".

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