Topic: Cambodia

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Walking with spirits in Cambodia’s sacred forests

Former loggers and poachers have embraced ancient traditions to promote and protect the Cardamom Mountains’ ever-threatened natural wonders I’m two hours downriver from the Chi Phat community ecotourism camp, in the Koh Kong region of Cambodia, when my phone signal fizzles out completely. It’s dawn and we’re chugging through the snaking Preak Piphot River towards the starting point of a 9-mile (15km) overnight trek into the country’s sacred, spirit-filled Cardamom mountain range. The region, a six-hour bus ride west of the capital Phnom Penh, recently made global news for being home to a raft

8 Nov 2026, 08:32 UTC

World

US cruise ship halts world voyage over fuel costs, 200 passengers stranded in Cambodia

Around 200 passengers who paid to live on a cruise ship while travelling the world were abruptly left in Cambodia after the company ran out of money. US-based operator Villa Vie Residences announced on Tuesday it was suspending operations of the Odyssey, two years after the ship set off, citing "extraordinary increases" in fuel costs following the US-Israel war with Iran.

29 Oct 2026, 11:13 UTC

World

EU natural gas prices top €100 for first time since 2022

As winter approaches, the price of European natural gas has topped €100 per megawatt hour, its highest level since 2022. The EU says it's not worried about supplies, although its storage facilities are only 72 percent full, but warns households of a "difficult" season to come. Also in the show: the UK government tries to cushion the impact of high energy bills, and 200 passengers are stranded in Cambodia after their multi-year cruise was cancelled because of high fuel costs.

28 Oct 2026, 23:01 UTC

Business

Luxury cruise passengers stranded in Cambodia due to soaring fuel costs

The Villa Vie Odyssey suspended its voyage and is working with passengers on "temporary living arrangements".

28 Oct 2026, 03:32 UTC

World

Exposing an alleged crime kingpin’s Cambodian empire

In an exclusive investigation, 101 East goes undercover in Cambodia to expose the empire of an alleged crime kingpin.

10 Oct 2026, 12:07 UTC

World

Trump’s ‘Agreements on Reciprocal Trade’ (ARTs) threaten equitable access to the internet in Global South

The controversial reciprocal trade agreements (ARTs) gives the U.S. a great deal of power, which could adversely affect digital connectivity, increase digital divides, and reduce economic growth in signatory countries.

9 Oct 2026, 20:25 UTC Video

Sports

Inside the £1-an-hour official football shirt factories

A BBC Sport investigation traces official football shirt production to factories in Cambodia where workers are paid less than £1 an hour.

8 Oct 2026, 05:55 UTC

World

How Cambodia’s law on ‘freedom parks’ curtailed people’s right to protest

"It has not only been used to confine peaceful gatherings and demonstrations to Freedom Park, but increasingly, the very use of Freedom Park has been restricted and denied."

2 Oct 2026, 08:57 UTC

World

Technology-facilitated trafficking: How Bangladeshi migrants become victims of recruitment in Cambodia

Thousands of Bangladeshis travelled to Cambodia for promised jobs, only to encounter Technology-facilitated trafficking and cyber-scamming networks, with 98 percent reportedly failing to receive the work they were promised.

22 Sept 2026, 08:59 UTC