PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - A pet lion that authorities seized from a house in Cambodia's capital last week was reunited with its owner on Monday - after a personal intervention by Prime Minister Hun Sen.

A pet lion was confiscated by Cambodian authorities last week after it was spotted in several TikTok videos. He was returned to his owner after Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen stepped in. The ...

High-profile interventions by Cambodia’s former leader and weak legislation have allowed the illegal wildlife trade to persist largely in the open. The case of a gas station menagerie in western ...

A pet lion that authorities seized from a house in Cambodia’s capital last week was reunited with its owner on Monday – after a personal intervention by Prime Minister Hun Sen. Police and wildlife ...

Animal rights activists on Tuesday launched a new campaign to bring an end to the dog meat trade in Cambodia. Newsweek reached out to Cambodia's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries by ...

The Cambodian tourist town of Siem Reap has banned the dog meat trade, a victory for animal rights campaigners who describe the area as the "lynchpin" of an industry that slaughters millions of ...

A viral TikTok video that made rounds on social media showed a wild animal that lives in a house in Cambodia. The exotic pet was seen wandering around the garden last week. The authorities rescued the ...