2023_in_Cambodia
2023 in Cambodia
Cambodia-related events during 2023
Events in the year 2023 in Cambodia.
Ongoing COVID-19 pandemic in Cambodia
- 1 January – Dr. Kao Kim Hourn succeeded Lim Jock Hoi as the new Secretary-General of ASEAN, becoming the first Cambodian to hold the post.[1]
- 9 January – Prime Minister: Hun Sen says that the government might make further amendments to country’s Constitution that will expend the 2021 dual citizens ban.[2]
- 12 February – Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen orders the closure of one of the country's last independent news outlets, saying that its publications have hurt him and his son Hun Manet.[3]
- 20 February – British authorities repatriate 77 pieces of Khmer jewellery from indicted art trafficker Douglas Latchford's family to the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts of Cambodia.[4]
- 24 February – Cambodia's Ministry of Health reports 12 more suspected cases of H5N1 influenza in Prey Veng province following the death of a 12-year-old girl, the first confirmed death from the virus since 2014.[5]
- 3 March – A court in Phnom Penh, sentences opposition figure Kem Sokha to 27 years in prison on charges of "collusion with foreigners" and treason.[6]
- 5 May – 2023 Southeast Asian Games officially opened in Phnom Penh.[7]
- 23 July – 2023 Cambodian general election, the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) held all seats in parliament after the ruling party declared a landslide victory since the General election over five years ago.[8][9]
- 7 August –
- Hun Manet is appointed as the prime minister of Cambodia by King Norodom Sihamoni. Manet replaces his father, Hun Sen, who served as the prime minister since 1985.[10]
- A drunk wedding guest drives into a wedding in Chrouy Neang Nguon, Siem Reap province, Cambodia, injuring at least 13 Dutch nationals.[11]
- 14 August – A secondary school in Kratié, Cambodia, once a supply depot during the country's civil war, temporarily closes after over 2,000 pieces of unexploded ordnance are found.[12]
Sports
5 November – Dave Leduc and Prom Samnang are scheduled to fight in Phnom Penh.[13][14][15]
- "Kao Kim Hourn Takes up ASEAN Secretary-General Position". Cambodianess. Retrieved 2023-01-12.
- "Cambodia's Hun Sen orders shutdown of independent local news outlet". Reuters. 2023-02-12. Retrieved 2023-02-13.
- "Britain returns trove of Angkor crown jewels to Cambodia". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2023-02-21.
- "After death of girl, 12 more possibly detected with H5N1 bird flu in Cambodia - Khmer Times". 2023-02-24. Retrieved 2023-02-24.
- Ratcliffe, Rebecca; correspondent, Rebecca Ratcliffe South-east Asia (2023-03-03). "US condemns 'fabricated' case as Cambodian opposition leader is jailed for 27 years". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
- "Party in Phnom Penh as 32nd SEA Games officially open". CNA. Retrieved 2023-05-06.
- "Date of 2023 National Assembly election announced". Khmer Times. 29 June 2022. Retrieved 29 June 2022.
- "Cambodia's ruling party endorses PM's son as future leader". Reuters. 24 December 2021. Retrieved 4 January 2022.
- "Cambodian king appoints Hun Sen's son as new PM". France 24. AFP. 2023-08-07. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- Pascoe, Robin (2023-08-07). "Drunk driver ploughs into Dutch wedding in Cambodia". DutchNews.nl. Retrieved 2023-08-07.
- "Thousands of pieces of unexploded ordnance found buried in ground at Cambodian school". AP News. 2023-08-14. Retrieved 2023-08-15.
- Chhorn Norn (August 15, 2023). "Manet appreciates Leduc's love of Kun Khmer, Cambodia". The Phnom Penh Post.
- "លោក ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត បើកភ្លើងខៀវចាំស្វាគមន៍ការមកប្រកួតរបស់ស្ដេចប្រដាល់មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា". The Post Khmer (in Khmer). August 16, 2023.
- "Thiago មិនគាំទ្រការប្រកួត ព្រំ សំណាង និង Leduc ដោយប្រើ១ទឹក៩នាទី". Kampuchea Thmey (in Khmer). August 18, 2023.
