4 dead after Cambodian police fire on protesters

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 18:13

At least four people were killed today when police outside Cambodia`s capital opened fire to break up a protest by striking garment workers demanding a doubling of the minimum wage, police and human rights workers said.

Cambodia police open fire on protesters, three killed

Last Updated: Friday, January 3, 2014, 10:19

The Cambodian police opened fire on garment workers, who were protesting on the outskirts of the capital Phnom Penh, leaving at least three people dead.

Cambodian troops in riot gear break up factory strike

Last Updated: Thursday, January 2, 2014, 15:49

Cambodian troops armed with batons and rifles broke up a protest on Thursday by textile workers demanding a doubling of wages as part of a nation-wide strike by unions allied with the main opposition party.

Cambodian police clash with protesting workers

Last Updated: Friday, December 27, 2013, 13:27

Cambodian police fired warning shots Friday during a brief clash with striking garment workers demanding higher wages, an official said.

Cambodian monks call for action against Buddha`s relics theft

Last Updated: Tuesday, December 17, 2013, 13:57

About 150 Buddhist monks Tuesday held a protest here, calling for the Cambodian government to take action against the theft of the country`s only relics of the Buddha.

Cambodia say US auction house to return ancient Khmer statue

Last Updated: Monday, December 16, 2013, 22:09

Cambodia announced that leading auction house Sotheby`s will return a 10th century Khmer statue worth up to USD 3 million said to have been looted during its civil war.

Buddha relics stolen from Cambodian shrine: Police

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 12:06

Cambodian police on Sunday said they were searching for a golden urn said to contain relics of the Buddha - including hair, teeth and bones - after it was stolen from a shrine.

Fresh rally as Cambodian opposition demand new poll

Last Updated: Sunday, December 15, 2013, 11:43

Thousands of Cambodian opposition supporters today staged a fresh demonstration against Prime Minister Hun Sen`s hotly disputed July election win, calling for a new poll to settle allegations of vote rigging.

Taiwan makes island`s biggest heroin bust in 20 years

Last Updated: Sunday, November 17, 2013, 17:18

Taiwan police said on Sunday they had cracked a major drug ring, confiscating 229 kilograms of heroin in their biggest seizure of the drug for 20 years.

Thailand braces for trouble as UN court backs Cambodia in border row

Last Updated: Tuesday, November 12, 2013, 14:18

The Preah Vihear Temple sits atop an escarpment that forms the border between Thailand and Cambodia.

Life sentence sought for Cambodia Khmer Rouge leaders

Last Updated: Monday, October 21, 2013, 17:39

Prosecutors at Cambodia`s Khmer Rouge court on Monday demanded the maximum possible sentence of life imprisonment for two former top regime leaders on trial for crimes against humanity.