September 2, 2022
An undated photo supplied by the Royal Thai Police of the outside of a Kandal casino compound where dozens of Vietnamese nationals escaped in August.

40 Thais Removed From Kandal River-Escape Casino

Fifty-nine Thais were removed from scam operations in Cambodia in simultaneous raids on two compounds this week — including 40 from the Kandal facility where Vietnamese nationals last month made a dramatic escape swimming across a river, Thai police said Friday.

House and shop demolitions in Angkor Archaeological Park in September 2022. (Supplied)

Families Relocated From Angkor to Major New Development

The Apsara Authority in Siem Reap has continued demolitions of private structures in the Angkor temple park this week while providing land compensation for affected families in what appears to be a major new development area west of the city.

A photo of Khem Veasna posted to his Facebook page on August 30, 2022, where he talks about stopping an impending flood.

Phnom Penh Student Skips Exam After Hearing Veasna’s Prophecy

A fourth-year university student studying to be a teacher dropped out of her course when she heard politician Khem Veasna’s predictions of the end of the world, her school says, illustrating the drastic measures some people have taken.