Phnom Penh, April 15 (IANS) Retail fuel prices in Cambodia have declined further after the United States and Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire, the Ministry of Commerce said. In an announcement, the ministry said a litre of regular gasoline is priced at 5,100 riels (about 1.28 US dollars) from this Wednesday until the next notice, down 1.9 per cent from 5,200 riels (about 1.3 dollars) in the past five days.Diesel now costs 6,400 riels (about 1.6 dollars) per litre, down 7.24 per cent, while th…
Latest Cambodia News & Updates
New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) In a major crackdown on organised cybercrime, the Intelligence Fusion and Strategic Operations (IFSO) unit of the Delhi Police’s Special Cell has busted a key module of an international “SIM Box” fraud syndicate and arrested two accused from East Delhi, officials said on Friday.The accused have been identified as Vaibhav Raj (29) and Anil Kumar (28), both residents of Gharoli Extension in Delhi.According to police, the syndicate was being operated with links to h…
Manila, April 8 (IANS) Secretary (East) at the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Periasamy Kumaran, held a meeting with the Philippines Secretary of Foreign Affairs, Maria Theresa P. Lazaro in Manila on Thursday, discussing progress of strategic partnership between two nations and India’s active support for ASEAN. In a post on X, Lazaro stated, “A pleasure meeting Mr. Periasamy Kumaran, Secretary (East) of the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, who is in Manila for the 28th ASEAN-India Senio…
Sofia, April 4 (IANS) China is exploiting the security vacuum in the Middle East to position itself as a “strategic alternative”, amid growing doubts in Beijing over the viability of US bases in the region following repeated attacks on American and Israeli interests, a recent report has highlighted. According to a report in Bulgaria-based ‘Modern Diplomacy’, Beijing has adopted an “encirclement of the encirclement” strategy, expanding its military bases and strengthening regional alliances to co…
Phnom Penh, April 4 (IANS) Diesel price in Cambodia has more than doubled since the outbreak of the Middle East conflict, the Ministry of Commerce said.In an announcement on Friday night, the ministry said a liter of diesel is now priced at 8,100 riels ($2.03), up 110 per cent from 3,850 riels ($0.96) at the end of February.Meanwhile, regular gasoline now costs 5,500 riels ($1.37) per liter, representing an increase of 42.8 per cent from 3,850 riels ($0.96) at February’s end, according to the an…
Hyderabad, April 1 (IANS) The Telangana Cyber Security Bureau (TGCSB) has arrested five cyber criminals closely associated with a cyber fraud syndicate operating from Cambodia, defrauding Indian citizens of crores of rupees, a senior official said on Wednesday.The arrested accused are from Hyderabad, Warangal, and Uttar Pradesh.According to TGCSB Director Shikha Goel, Syed Ashraf Ali was intercepted at Rajiv Gandhi International Airport, Hyderabad, on Tuesday when he was trying to carry 198 SIM …
Phnom Penh, April 1 (IANS) Retail fuel prices in Cambodia continued to rise due to the escalation of the Middle East conflict, the Ministry of Commerce said.In an announcement on Tuesday midnight, the ministry said a liter of regular gasoline will cost 5,450 riels ($1.36) from Wednesday until the next notice, up 9 per cent from 5,000 riels ($1.25) in the past three days.Diesel will go for 7,500 riels ($1.88) per liter, up 4.16 per cent from 7,200 ($1.80) riels, the announcement added.Also, the p…
Phnom Penh, March 30 (IANS) The National Assembly of Cambodia on Monday passed a draft law on combating online scams, which will deliver up to 30 years or life imprisonment to scam bosses.A total of 112 lawmakers in attendance unanimously approved the draft bill.According to the bill, online scam bosses will face between 15 and 30 years or life imprisonment if their operations lead to one or many deaths.Ringleaders of online scam centres will face between five and 10 years in prison and a fine o…
Phnom Penh, March 28 (IANS) Cambodian Minister of Environment Eang Sophalleth said on Saturday that efforts are underway to turn Koh Srulao, a small island in southwestern Koh Kong province, into the first model carbon-neutral area in the country.Located in Koh Srulao village, the island, home to more than 300 households, closely connects nature with community life.”With no factories and minimal industrial activity, the island is rich in mangrove forests, coastal trees, and a traditional fishing…
Mumbai, March 26 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested a Mumbai resident suspected to be the kingpin of a transnational racket involving the trafficking of unsuspecting Indian citizens to cyber scam compounds in Myanmar and other countries, an official said on Thursday. Sunil Nellathu Ramakrishnan, alias Krish, was arrested by the CBI in Mumbai after he recently returned to India, the probe agency said.Subsequent searches at his residential premises led to the seizure o…