Son Chengchon
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I Am A Reporter From Prey Nokor News and The Voice of Kampuchea-Krom (VOKK) Since 2008 - Present. And Freelance Journalist (2012 - Present). Views are mine.
Miss Cambodia Nearysocheata Thai competes in the national costume competition at the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. 📷 AP, AFP, REUTERS
November 19, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Miss Cambodia Nearysocheata Thai competes in the national costume competition at the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2025. 📷 AP, AFP, REUTERS
Cambodian students hold up flowers as balloons are released at the Independence Monument during a ceremony marking Cambodia's 72nd Independence Day, in Phnom Penh on November 9, 2025. 📷 TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP
November 9, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Cambodian students hold up flowers as balloons are released at the Independence Monument during a ceremony marking Cambodia's 72nd Independence Day, in Phnom Penh on November 9, 2025. 📷 TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP
‘We are RFA’: The journalists behind the stories
‘We are RFA’: The journalists behind the stories
Radio Free Asia on their commitment to bringing critical information to audiences where facts are suppressed.
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November 1, 2025 at 12:42 PM
‘We are RFA’: The journalists behind the stories
Cambodia on October 26, 2025 begin removal of heavy weapons from border following Peace Deal. US President Donald Trump started his Asia tour in Malaysia on October 26, by rewarding Cambodia and Thailand with trade deals after co-signing their ceasefire. 📷 AKP / AFP
October 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Cambodia on October 26, 2025 begin removal of heavy weapons from border following Peace Deal. US President Donald Trump started his Asia tour in Malaysia on October 26, by rewarding Cambodia and Thailand with trade deals after co-signing their ceasefire. 📷 AKP / AFP
US President Donald Trump listens to Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (L) ahead of the ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
October 26, 2025 at 12:18 PM
US President Donald Trump listens to Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (L) ahead of the ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement between Thailand and Cambodia on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
US President Donald Trump (R) and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet sign documents during a ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
October 26, 2025 at 12:07 PM
US President Donald Trump (R) and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet sign documents during a ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (R) and Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul shake hands as they hold a signed document during a ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
October 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (R) and Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul shake hands as they hold a signed document during a ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. (Photo: AFP)
US President Donald Trump (R) looks on as Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (C) and Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul hold up signed documents during a ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. Photo: AFP)
October 26, 2025 at 11:33 AM
US President Donald Trump (R) looks on as Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (C) and Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul hold up signed documents during a ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement on the sidelines of the 47th ASEAN Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. Photo: AFP)
US President Donald Trump take part in the ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
October 26, 2025 at 11:27 AM
US President Donald Trump take part in the ceremonial signing of a ceasefire agreement on the sidelines of the 47th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit in Kuala Lumpur on October 26, 2025. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)
October 23, 2025 marks 34 years since the Paris Peace Agreements (PPA) formally ended the Cambodian civil war and brought independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and neutrality to Cambodia is inaccurate. 📷 REUTERS
October 23, 2025 at 2:24 AM
October 23, 2025 marks 34 years since the Paris Peace Agreements (PPA) formally ended the Cambodian civil war and brought independence, sovereignty, territorial integrity, and neutrality to Cambodia is inaccurate. 📷 REUTERS
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet speaks during an inauguration ceremony for the newly-built Techo International Airport in Kandal province, Cambodia, October 20, 2025. 📷
AFP & AP
AFP & AP
October 20, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet speaks during an inauguration ceremony for the newly-built Techo International Airport in Kandal province, Cambodia, October 20, 2025. 📷
AFP & AP
AFP & AP
Vietnam has been re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council despite documented abuses against the #KhmerKrom Indigenous people. Between 2023 and 2025, at least 17 monks and activists were detained for peaceful advocacy, while Vietnam denies their Indigenous status. Read more: unpo.org/vietnam-back...
October 18, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Vietnam has been re-elected to the UN Human Rights Council despite documented abuses against the #KhmerKrom Indigenous people. Between 2023 and 2025, at least 17 monks and activists were detained for peaceful advocacy, while Vietnam denies their Indigenous status. Read more: unpo.org/vietnam-back...
Koreans linked to alleged online scams in Cambodia to be repatriated to face inquiries
Cambodian Interior Ministry spokesperson Touch Sokhak said 64 South Koreans were set to be returned from Cambodia late Friday. Source: AP/AKP
Cambodian Interior Ministry spokesperson Touch Sokhak said 64 South Koreans were set to be returned from Cambodia late Friday. Source: AP/AKP
October 18, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Koreans linked to alleged online scams in Cambodia to be repatriated to face inquiries
Cambodian Interior Ministry spokesperson Touch Sokhak said 64 South Koreans were set to be returned from Cambodia late Friday. Source: AP/AKP
Cambodian Interior Ministry spokesperson Touch Sokhak said 64 South Koreans were set to be returned from Cambodia late Friday. Source: AP/AKP
South Korea's 2nd Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet meet at the Peace Palace, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, October 16, 2025. 📷 AKP
October 16, 2025 at 7:37 AM
South Korea's 2nd Vice Foreign Minister Kim Jina and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet meet at the Peace Palace, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, October 16, 2025. 📷 AKP
US authorities on Tuesday unsealed an indictment against Chen Zhi, a UK-Cambodian businessman accused of running forced labor camps in Cambodia where trafficked workers carried out cryptocurrency fraud schemes that netted billions of dollars. 📷
TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP
TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP
October 15, 2025 at 7:11 AM
US authorities on Tuesday unsealed an indictment against Chen Zhi, a UK-Cambodian businessman accused of running forced labor camps in Cambodia where trafficked workers carried out cryptocurrency fraud schemes that netted billions of dollars. 📷
TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP
TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP
Viet Nam: arrest, detention and ill-treatment of Khmer Krom Indigenous Peoples and human rights defenders (joint communication) srdefenders.org/viet-nam-arr...
Viet Nam: arrest, detention and ill-treatment of Khmer Krom Indigenous Peoples and human rights defenders (joint communication)
This is the summary of a joint communication sent to the Government of Viet Nam about the arrest and detention of 17 Khmer Krom individuals, including human rights defenders, activists, Theravada Budd...
srdefenders.org
October 2, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Viet Nam: arrest, detention and ill-treatment of Khmer Krom Indigenous Peoples and human rights defenders (joint communication) srdefenders.org/viet-nam-arr...
Cambodians express gratitude to US President Donald Trump for his essential role in the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand.
August 30, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Cambodians express gratitude to US President Donald Trump for his essential role in the ceasefire agreement between Cambodia and Thailand.
Cambodian Maj Gen Sin Sokha, forth from left, Malaysian Chief of Defence Forces General Mohamad Nizam Jaffar, center, Thailand Lt. Gen Nuttapong Praokaew, fourth from right, poses for a picture at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (Malaysia Armed Forces via AP)
August 4, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Cambodian Maj Gen Sin Sokha, forth from left, Malaysian Chief of Defence Forces General Mohamad Nizam Jaffar, center, Thailand Lt. Gen Nuttapong Praokaew, fourth from right, poses for a picture at a hotel in Kuala Lumpur, Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. (Malaysia Armed Forces via AP)
People wave National flags as they take part in a Peace March in Phnom Penh, following border conflict with Thailand, on August 2, 2025. Cambodia and Thailand agreed on July 28 a ceasefire following five days of clashes that killed at least 43 people on both sides. 📷 TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP
August 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
People wave National flags as they take part in a Peace March in Phnom Penh, following border conflict with Thailand, on August 2, 2025. Cambodia and Thailand agreed on July 28 a ceasefire following five days of clashes that killed at least 43 people on both sides. 📷 TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP
Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen, left, talks with his son Prime Minister Hun Manet, right, during the 74th founding anniversary in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, June 28, 2025. 📷 AP Photo/Heng Sinith
June 28, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen, left, talks with his son Prime Minister Hun Manet, right, during the 74th founding anniversary in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, June 28, 2025. 📷 AP Photo/Heng Sinith
Cambodian people queue to cross the closed Khlong Luek Border Checkpoint after the Thai military closed border crossings into Cambodia to almost all travelers, citing security concerns as tensions simmer over a long-standing border dispute, in Sa Kaeo province, Thailand, June 24, 2025. 📷 REUTERS
June 24, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Cambodian people queue to cross the closed Khlong Luek Border Checkpoint after the Thai military closed border crossings into Cambodia to almost all travelers, citing security concerns as tensions simmer over a long-standing border dispute, in Sa Kaeo province, Thailand, June 24, 2025. 📷 REUTERS
This pool photo taken and released on June 23, 2025 by Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) shows Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (R) greeting people who voluntarily evacuated from their homes near the Cambodia-Thailand border to a safety centre in Preah Vihear province. 📷 STR / POOL / AFP
June 23, 2025 at 4:12 PM
This pool photo taken and released on June 23, 2025 by Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) shows Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet (R) greeting people who voluntarily evacuated from their homes near the Cambodia-Thailand border to a safety centre in Preah Vihear province. 📷 STR / POOL / AFP
A worker fills gasoline into a motorbike tank at a gasoline station in Phnom Penh on June 23, 2025. 📷 TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP
June 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
A worker fills gasoline into a motorbike tank at a gasoline station in Phnom Penh on June 23, 2025. 📷 TANG CHHIN Sothy / AFP
Royalist activists take part in an anti-government protest, following a leak on Wednesday of a phone call between Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodia's Hun Sen, the influential former premier of Cambodia, near the Government House, in Bangkok, June 19, 2025. 📷 REUTERS
June 19, 2025 at 6:04 AM
Royalist activists take part in an anti-government protest, following a leak on Wednesday of a phone call between Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra and Cambodia's Hun Sen, the influential former premier of Cambodia, near the Government House, in Bangkok, June 19, 2025. 📷 REUTERS
This handout aerial photo taken and released by the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC) on June 18, 2025 shows people taking part in a solidarity march organized in support of the Cambodian government's actions in its recent border dispute with Thailand, in Phnom Penh. 📷 UYFC / AFP
June 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
This handout aerial photo taken and released by the Union of Youth Federations of Cambodia (UYFC) on June 18, 2025 shows people taking part in a solidarity march organized in support of the Cambodian government's actions in its recent border dispute with Thailand, in Phnom Penh. 📷 UYFC / AFP