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Barnama
10 hours ago
- Politics
- Barnama
Cambodia Downgrades Diplomatic Ties With Thailand As Border Tensions Swell
By Vijian Paramasivam PHNOM PENH, July 24 (Bernama) -- The Cambodian government downgraded diplomatic relations with Thailand to the lowest level on Thursday, state media reported. According to the state-owned Agency Kampuchea Press, ties would be reduced to the Second Charge d'Affaires level. bootstrap slideshow Cambodian diplomatic staff based in Bangkok will also be recalled. The Thai diplomatic mission in Phnom Penh has also been instructed to do the same, according to the report. Cambodia's diplomatic retaliation comes after the Thai government on Wednesday decided to downgrade diplomatic ties with Cambodia following a landmine explosion that injured several of its soldiers. Five Thai soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion in An Se village, Choam Khsant district in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, on July 23. However Cambodia's Ministry of National Defence rejected the Thai accusations, calling them baseless. Earlier on July 16, three Thai soldiers were injured while patrolling the sensitive border area near Preah Vihear province, Thai media reported.
Barnama
a day ago
- Health
- Barnama
Malaysian Doctors Help More Cambodian Kids Smile with Pride in Latest Mission
By Vijian Paramasivam PHNOM PENH, July 23 (Bernama) -- Smile Cambodia, led by a team of Malaysian doctors, is transforming the lives of children with facial deformities and offering renewed hope to underserved communities without access to professional care. The independent charity organisation that largely depends on volunteer doctors, both foreign and local, successfully conducted complicated surgeries on children suffering from cleft lip and cleft palate anomalies last weekend. bootstrap slideshow The recent mission was held at the Smile Centre in Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh, where three Malaysian specialists participated in the reconstructive surgeries, along with Cambodian experts. Sixty patients were screened at the centre from July 17 to 19. 'The recent surgical mission is our fourth this year. We had targeted to treat 30 patients during the two-day surgical mission. We treated 44 patients, including many difficult cases. 'Many parents of cleft patients expressed their happiness and gratitude when they left the hospital. Our surgical mission was a success,' Smile Cambodia Vice Chairman and Executive Director Chan Kok Choy told Bernama. The organisation, led by Chan, a former Malaysian banker turned social worker based in Cambodia, brings joy to children suffering from facial deformities, alleviates pain for their parents and introduces advanced medical surgeries to rural communities. 'We are grateful to both our Malaysian and Cambodian medical volunteers for their professionalism, commitment, hard work and dedication to treat every patient with care.
Barnama
3 days ago
- Climate
- Barnama
ASEAN Disaster Simulation Exercise Begins Amid Typhoon Wipha
File photo of ARDEX-25 held in Yogyakarta in August 2023. Photo credit: ASEAN Secretariat, Jakarta. By Vijian Paramasivam PHNOM PENH, July 21 (Bernama) -- ASEAN disaster management officials began conducting a simulation exercise on Monday to review standard operating procedures (SOPs) and improve the region's preparedness to face crises. This year's ASEAN Regional Disaster Emergency Response Simulation Exercise (ARDEX-25) is taking place against the backdrop of Typhoon Wipha having lashed parts of the Southeast Asian region since Sunday. bootstrap slideshow The exercise is jointly organised by Cambodia's National Committee on Disaster Management (NCDM) and the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assistance on disaster management. ARDEX is a full-scale exercise held biennially to test ASEAN's disaster preparedness and emergency response mechanisms. The activities include preparation processes, search and rescue operations, impact assessment, and national-level immediate response strategies linked to ASEAN, to save the lives of disaster victims. Typhoon Wipha made landfall in the Philippines and northern Vietnam over the weekend, causing panic and destruction of houses. Outside the region, China, Taiwan, Macau, and Hong Kong have also suffered from Typhoon Wipha, which has unleashed heavy rainfall and disrupted flight schedules. ARDEX-25 is held from July 21 to 24 at the Special Forces Command Headquarters of the Royal Cambodian Army Force base in the Kandal province.
Barnama
5 days ago
- Barnama
Cambodia Raids Expose Foreign Women Involvement In Scam Centres
By Vijian Paramasivam PHNOM PENH, July 19 (Bernama) - About 20 per cent of suspects arrested in Cambodia this week for alleged online scam crimes are women from developing countries. The state media outlet Agence Kampuchea Presse reported that 2,270 suspects were detained across Cambodia, mostly from Southeast Asian and South Asian countries. bootstrap slideshow Among those arrested, more than 400 women came from Bangladesh, China, Indonesia, Pakistan, and Vietnam. 'Many women go abroad to take up risky jobs because of poverty. They go overseas just to try their luck and sometimes end up in dangerous jobs. 'There are fewer employment opportunities in Bangladesh, especially for women. And there are no strict rules and regulations to protect women,' Organisation for Women Development in Bangladesh Chief Executive Shyamoli Mazumder told Bernama from Dhaka. In the latest crime-busting operation, 27 Bangladeshi women were detained. The Secretariat of the Commission for Combatting Technology Fraud released this data on July 18, following a nationwide operation by security personnel to eliminate cyber crimes. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet instructed law enforcement authorities to dismantle online scam operations, resulting in a coordinated crackdown on these criminal activities.
Barnama
16-07-2025
- Politics
- Barnama
Malaysia Says AIPA Will Drive ASEAN's Peace And Development Agenda
AIPA acknowledges that women are playing an active role in multi-sectors in ASEAN. (Photo Credit National Assembly of Cambodia) Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Dr Ramli Mohd Nor says AIPA's role in ASEAN is indispensable. (Photo Credit National Assembly of Cambodia) By Vijian Paramasivam PHNOM PENH, July 16 (Bernama) -- Malaysia said that the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA) Caucus will be pivotal in driving the region's peace and stability, with lawmakers at the forefront. Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Dr Ramli Mohd Nor, who attended the 16th AIPA Caucus in Phnom Penh, said the body will remain an integral part of the 10-member grouping that sets the regional agenda for trade, security, and community building. bootstrap slideshow 'In the framework of ASEAN, AIPA will remain an important mechanism because each country's parliament will decide on laws, policies and way forward and this will have an impact on ASEAN. "This caucus includes discussions, methods and resolutions that can be accepted by the entire ASEAN community. 'We recognise that dialogue is important to avoid conflicts with neighbours, within ASEAN or outside ASEAN,' Ramli told Bernama on the margins of the meeting that ended on Wednesday (July 16). The regional parliamentary body, established in 1977, held the meeting under the theme 'Peace Through Dialogue: The Parliamentary Path Forward.' AIPA leaders from the regional bloc were in attendance at the caucus that commenced on Monday in Cambodia's capital, except for Myanmar and Timor-Leste (which is set to be admitted as the 11th member at the 47th ASEAN Summit in October). 'Malaysia continues to show a strong political commitment in strengthening ASEAN connectivity as well as regional peace, in line with the active role played at the global level.
