January 12, 2023
Vehicles drive over a large hump in the road after a sand pipe nearly exploded in Phnom Penh's Chak Angre Krom commune on Thursday. (Hean Rangsey/VOD)

National Road 2 Bulges, Cracks Open After Sand Pipe Explosion

The explosion of an underground sand pipe caused a 20-meter length of asphalt to bulge and crack open along National Road 2 Thursday morning, blocking traffic for more than an hour near the Australian Center for Education.

A traffic police officer in Phnom Penh on September 15, 2020. (VOD)

Holiday Police Violence Puts Officer Under Investigation

Five friends were eating and drinking under a tree on the January 7 holiday when 10 police officers pulled up, accused them of insult, drew an assault rifle, beat them, and detained them at the station, they have alleged.

A photo of the Dangkao District Hall posted by the local administration.

Couple Demands $1.6 Million in Dangkao Land Dispute Lawsuit

A couple in Phnom Penh’s Dangkao district has filed a lawsuit demanding $1.6 million in compensation from the director of the cadastral office and another couple for allegedly colluding to sell land they have occupied for decades, authorities said.

Long tailed macaques packed in transport crates photographed by advocacy group Action for Primates.

No Clarity on Monkey Exports Restart After Smuggling Charges

Wildlife smuggling charges against Cambodian officials have caused only a “delay” in macaque shipments, a U.S. importer said, as the Agriculture Ministry offered no clarity on whether it was taking any additional precautions as the trade resumes.