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Structures around Run Ta Ek area where Prime Minister Hun Manet declares to establish as a new city in Siem Reap province. Photo taken on December 08, 2023. (Photo: STPM)

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PM Hun Manet Declares Run Ta Ek As A New City in Siem Reap

8 Dec 2023 8:04 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Prime Minister Hun Manet announced on Friday that Run Ta Ek would be turned into a new city in Siem Reap province where thousands of families, who were displaced from within the Angkor park area, are in the process of relocating there.

Police block a road leading into a red zone in Stung Meanchey I commune, April 29, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Information Ministry warns journalists against ‘ambulance chasing’ after video of long waits for COVID-19 patients goes viral

4 May 2021 9:50 PM|
Khuon Narim|

One day after Press Freedom Day, the Information Ministry on Tuesday issued a letter to journalists warning them that violations of COVID-19 measures could result…

Journalists are forced together on one side of the street in front of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court during the hearing of former CNRP leader Kem Sokha on January 15, 2020. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Cambodia’s journalists speak out against government harassment on World Press Freedom Day

3 May 2021 7:34 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Press freedom in Cambodia is getting worse as a result of an ongoing government crackdown on independent media, including threats, violence and the imprisonment of…

District security guards carry a protester away from a demonstration marking the Paris Peace Agreements Day outside the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh on October 23. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Cambodian rights groups point to worsening restrictions of fundamental freedoms

1 May 2021 4:30 PM|
Khuon Narim|

An annual rights report has found, yet again, that Cambodian officials have severely restricted basic civil rights, especially those of freedom of association and expression.

Former police general Ung Chanthuok arrives at Phnom Penh Municipal court ahead of his trial for breaching COVID lockdown guidelines, April 29, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Police general gets 18 months prison for violating Covid lockdown

30 Apr 2021 4:40 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday convicted and sentenced a two-star police general to 18 months in prison for drinking and partying over the Khmer New Year holiday in violation of strict measures introduced to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

Community members measure an illegally cut tree in the Prey Preah Roka sanctuary on March 2021. CYN

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Illegal logging continues in protected areas despite COVID-19 restrictions

27 Apr 2021 10:17 PM|
Khuon Narim|

Despite the ongoing government efforts to fight amid COVID-19, some workers are still moving freely in restricted areas. Those would be illegal loggers, whom environmental…

Environmental activist Chut Wutty visits Botum Sakor national park in Koh Kong province, February 21, 2012. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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‘Cambodian children won’t forget’: Nine years on, new calls for justice in Chut Wutty murder

26 Apr 2021 4:38 PM|
Khuon Narim|

The government must end impunity and find genuine justice for Chut Wutty, who was shot dead while investigating illegal logging in 2012, civil society said Monday, as Facebook profile images were changed to honor the popular environmental activist on the ninth anniversary of his death.

Authorities block National Road 3 from Phnom Penh to Kandal province during lockdown, April 25, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Government lifts travelling ban between provinces even as COVID-19 outbreak continues

25 Apr 2021 9:02 PM|
Khuon Narim|

The government on Sunday announced it was lifting a ban on travelling between provinces in order to prop up the economy, but restrictions remain on who can travel and three cities remain under lockdown.

Authorities block the street at the border of the Phnom Penh and Takhmao City, Kandal, on the first day of lockdown , April 15, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Two-star general among latest to be arrested for illegally transporting people amid COVID-19 travel bans

23 Apr 2021 9:42 PM|
Khuon Narim|

An RCAF major general was arrested Thursday, along with six others, for unlawfully transporting people out of Phnom Penh and between provinces in violation of travel bans aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19. In a separate case, four taxi drivers were arrested for transporting dozens of foreigners from Phnom Penh to Preah Sihanouk, and police say cases are continuing across the country.

Information Ministry warns journalists against ‘ambulance chasing’ after video of long waits for COVID-19 patients goes viral

Cambodia’s journalists speak out against government harassment on World Press Freedom Day

Cambodian rights groups point to worsening restrictions of fundamental freedoms

Police general gets 18 months prison for violating Covid lockdown

Illegal logging continues in protected areas despite COVID-19 restrictions

‘Cambodian children won’t forget’: Nine years on, new calls for justice in Chut Wutty murder

Government lifts travelling ban between provinces even as COVID-19 outbreak continues

Two-star general among latest to be arrested for illegally transporting people amid COVID-19 travel bans

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