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A court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia sentences opposition figure Sam Rainsy to life in prison for "attempting to concede territory to a foreign entity". The sentence was delivered "in absentia" because Rainsy has been living in exile in France since 2015.
2022-10-19

The last living Khmer Rouge leader, Khieu Samphan, appears before a court in Phnom Penh in order to appeal his conviction and attempt to overturn it. The 90-year-old's hearing is expected to last for only a few days as analysts say that it is very unlikely that he will succeed in his appeal.
2021-08-16

The government imposes a 14-day lockdown in the capital Phnom Penh and its neighboring Takmao from midnight until April 28 amidst a community outbreak of COVID-19.
2021-04-14

Phnom Penh imposes a curfew from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. local time that suspends all non-essential business activities and gatherings for two weeks in order to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
2021-04-1

Cambodia reports its first death from COVID-19. The patient is a 50-year-old man from Phnom Penh.
2021-03-11

Former Khmer Rouge senior official and Foreign Minister of Kampuchea Ieng Sary dies during a genocide trial in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
2013-03-14

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia increases the sentence of Kang Kek Iew, or Duch, to life for running the Tuol Sleng prison camp under the Khmer Rouge.
2012-02-3

Cambodia declares a day of mourning for at least 378 people killed in a stampede in the capital Phnom Penh.
2010-11-23

The Cambodian government opens a "protest park" in the capital Phnom Penh, amid criticism from rights groups.
2010-11-4

Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Duch receives the verdict in his trial in Phnom Penh - the first of five surviving senior figures to do so. He is sentenced to 35 years in prison with 16 years off for time served.
2010-07-26