2019 in Cambodia
# 2019 in Cambodia

Events in the year 2019 in Cambodia.

## Incumbents

* Monarch: Norodom Sihamoni
* Prime Minister: Hun Sen

## Events

* 10 March - Prime Minister Hun Sen said that he was considering introducing capital punishment for people who rape children, but he said it would only happen after a nationwide referendum. A couple days after this announcement, Hun Sen shifted his stance.
* Cambodia Bayon Airlines ceased operation

### Television

* 10 February – I Can See Your Voice Cambodia first aired.

### Sport

* February to November – The football tournament 2019 Hun Sen Cup
* 12 to 28 July – Cambodia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships
* 4 to 13 August – Cambodia at the 2019 World Athletics Championships

## Deaths

* 4 August – Nuon Chea, politician, chief ideologist of Khmer Rouge (b. 1926).
* 12 September – Bou Thang, politician (b. 1931).
* 18 November – Norodom Buppha Devi, royal, prima ballerina, and Minister of Culture and Fine Arts (b. 1943).
