2024 in Cambodia

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Events in the year 2024 in Cambodia .

Incumbents

• King – Norodom Sihamoni
• Prime Minister – Hun Manet

Events

February

• 15 February – Taiwanese live streamer Goodnight Chicken is found guilty for "incitement to cause chaos to social security", in regards to his staging of a kidnapping on a livestream. ^[1]
• 25 February – 2024 Cambodian Senate election ^[2]
• 26 February – Tep Vong, the Supreme Patriarch of Cambodia, dies at the age of 92 after being in office since 1981. ^[3]

March

• 18 March – Prime Minister Hun Manet orders a ban on musical horns on vehicles, citing threats to public order and road safety. ^[4]

April

• 3 April – Hun Sen is unanimously voted in as president of the Cambodian Senate ^[5]
• 27 April – Twenty soldiers are killed after ammunition explodes at a military base in Kampong Speu province. ^[6]

May

• 26 May – 2024 Cambodian provincial elections ^[7]

June

• 14 June – The Cambodian National Police and the National Authority to Combat Drugs seize and destroy seven tons of illicit drugs, mostly methamphetamine, worth US$70 million as part of a crackdown operation. ^[8]

July

• 1 July – A court in Phnom Penh sentences ten members of the environmentalist group Mother Nature to between six and eight years' imprisonment on charges of plotting against the government and Lèse-majesté, following a trial described by human rights groups as an attempt to “muzzle criticism of governmental policies”. ^[9]
• 12 July – A Harbin Z-9 military helicopter crashes in the Cardamom Mountains in Pursat Province. Its wreckage and the bodies of its two crew are found on 29 July. ^{[10] [11]}
• 23 July – Five people are killed in the Angkor Wat complex after being struck by a falling tree during a storm which also destroys several statues. ^{[12] [13]}
• 25 July – Candlelight Party president Teav Vannol is fined 6 billion riel (~US$1.5 million) for "defamation" of the current government to foreign media following his party being withheld from the 2023 Cambodian general election. ^[14]

August

• 5 August – Construction of the Funan Techo Canal linking the Mekong River in Phnom Penh with the Gulf of Thailand via Kep Province begins. ^[15]

September

• 12 September – The United States imposes sanctions on billionaire senator Ly Yong Phat for involvement in human rights abuses relating to online scam operations. ^[16]
• 20 September – Prime Minister Hun Manet announces the country's withdrawal from an agreement establishing the Cambodia–Laos–Vietnam Development Triangle Area following protests against land concessions. ^[17]
• 23 September – Twenty-four women from the Philippines and Vietnam are arrested in Kandal Province for participating in a surrogacy scheme. ^[18] Thirteen of them are convicted on human trafficking charges on 3 December. ^[19]
• 30 September – Journalist Mech Dara is arrested on suspicion of inciting violence over social media posts made regarding a rock quarry. ^[20] He is released on bail on 24 October after appearing to have made a public apology. ^[21]

December

• 26 December – The Phnom Penh Municipal Court convicts Nation Power Party president Sun Chanthy of inciting social disorder and sentences him to two years imprisonment and a permanent ban on voting and running for elected office. ^[22]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Cambodia

Source: ^{[23] [24]}

• 1 January – New Year's Day
• 7 January – Genocide Victory Day
• 8 March - International Women's Day
• 13–16 April – Cambodian New Year
• 1 May – Labour Day
• 14 May – King Sihamoni's Birthday
• 22 May – Visakh Bochea
• 26 May – Royal Ploughing Ceremony
• 18 June – Queen Mother's Birthday
• 24 September – Constitution Day
• 1-3 October – Pchum Ben
• 15 October – Commemoration Day of the King's Father
• 29 October – King Norodom Sihamoni's Coronation Day
• 9 November – Independence Day
• 14–16 November – Royal Water Festival
• 29 December – Day of Peace in Cambodia

Deaths

• February 26 — Tep Vong, leader of the Cambodian Buddhist community. ^[25]

References

1. Wright, George (16 February 2024). "Cambodia jails Taiwanese YouTuber for fake kidnap". BBC News. Archived from the original on 16 February 2024. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
2. "Cambodia's ruling party wins Senate election, paving the way for Hun Sen to act as its president". Associated Press. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 26 February 2024.
3. "Supreme Buddhist Patriarch passes away at 93". Archived from the original on 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-02-26.
4. "Cambodia's prime minister sounds a sour note on trucks' musical horns". Associated Press . March 19, 2024.
5. "Cambodia's ex-leader Hun Sen unanimously voted in as senate president". France 24. 3 April 2024. Retrieved 15 April 2024.
6. "20 Cambodian soldiers killed in ammunition explosion at a military base". Associated Press. 2024-04-27. Retrieved 2024-04-27.
7. "Cambodia to hold 4th capital, provincial, municipal, district and khan council election in May next year - Khmer Times". 20 September 2023. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
8. "Cambodian authorities burn $70M of seized illegal drugs in major crackdown". Associated Press. 2024-06-14. Retrieved 2024-06-15.
9. "Cambodia accused of conducting political trial as it jails green activists". Al Jazeera. 2 July 2024. Retrieved 2 July 2024.
10. "Cambodia's defense ministry says a search is on for a military helicopter missing since Friday". Associated Press. 14 July 2024. Retrieved 14 July 2024.
11. "Cambodian helicopter spotted crashed on a mountain 17 days after being lost. Bodies of pilots found". Associated Press. 30 July 2024. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
12. "Fierce storm topples tree at Cambodian Angkor temple complex, killing 1 and damaging statues". Associated Press. 24 July 2024. Retrieved 24 July 2024.
13. "Severe weather causes fatal Tuk-Tuk accident in Siem Reap (VIDEO)". Khmer Times. July 24, 2024. Archived from the original on July 27, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
14. "Cambodian politician fined $1.5 mln for defamation after democracy criticism". Reuters . July 25, 2024.
15. "Cambodia breaks ground on China-funded canal and says it will be built 'no matter the cost'". Associated Press . August 5, 2024.
16. "Cambodia decries US sanctions against one of its top tycoons implicated in forced labor". Associated Press . September 13, 2024.
17. "Cambodia pulls out of a regional development pact after protests". Associated Press . September 21, 2024.
18. "Pregnant Philippine women arrested in Cambodia for surrogacy could be prosecuted after giving birth". CNN . October 13, 2024.
19. "13 women convicted in Cambodia of acting as surrogates for foreign clients". Associated Press. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
20. "Concern grows for detained journalist awarded by US for exposing online scam centers". CNN . October 3, 2024.
21. "Cambodian journalist who exposed cyberscams released on bail". BBC. 2024-10-24. Retrieved 2024-11-05.
22. "Cambodian court gives an opposition leader 2-year prison term, keeping pressure on critics". Associated Press . December 27, 2024.
23. "Cambodia Public Holidays 2024". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
24. Sangrotha, Touch (21 September 2023). "ប្រតិទិនឈប់សម្រាក ប្រចាំឆ្នាំ ២០២៤" [Holiday Calendar 2024]. Ministry of Economy and Finance (in Khmer). Retrieved 10 November 2023.
25. "Tep Vong, the leader of Cambodia's Buddhist community, dies at 93". AP News. 2024-02-26. Retrieved 2024-06-02.

External links

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