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A barge crosses the Tonle Sap River on August 22, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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August Water Levels Dropped Sharply at Tonle Sap Amid Dam Data Discrepancies

5 Sep 2024 1:40 PM|
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Considered the world’s most productive inland fishery, the seasonal flooding of Tonle Sap Lake — which can expand up to five times its dry-season width — has long been welcomed by the millions of Cambodians living on its shores.

Indigenous people travel along a road in Ratanakiri province’s Banlung city, where tremors were felt following an earthquake in Vietnam on July 28, 2024.

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Vietnam Earthquake Shakes Ratanakiri, Raises Concern for Cambodia’s Disaster Readiness

2 Aug 2024 4:35 PM|
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Minor tremors were felt in Ratanakiri province last Sunday after a 5.1 magnitude earthquake struck a nearby province in Vietnam, raising concerns among locals about Cambodia’s preparedness for similar seismic events.

A banner with Senate President Hun Sen and Prime Minister Hun Manet congratulating the groundbreaking of the Funan Techo Canal on August 5, 2024, was seen at the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation in Phnom Penh, August 1, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Gov’t Declares Aug 5 Holiday For Cambodians To Celebrate Funan Techo Canal Groundbreaking

1 Aug 2024 5:26 PM|
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The government has declared August 5, 2024, a holiday to allow Cambodians to participate in the groundbreaking ceremony of the $1.7 billion Funan Techo Canal.

Officials burn five tons of drugs during a ceremony in Phnom Penh’s Koh Pich on June 28, 2023. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Police Seize Over Five Tons of Drugs, Nab 10,000 People In First Half of 2024

1 Aug 2024 3:21 PM|
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In the first six months of 2024, authorities from national and sub-national levels cracked down on 4,718 drug cases, arresting 11,780 suspects, including 945 women. Some five tons of drugs and 225 kilograms of ingredients were also confiscated, said National Authority for Combating Drugs (NACD) secretary-general Meas Vyrith in an interview with CamboJA News.

United Nations special rapporteur Vitit Muntarbhorn talks to the press after gathering information about the human rights situation in Cambodia, July 26, 2024. (CamboJA)

Human Rights ·

Civic Space, Human Rights, Election Process Among Nine Key Concerns of UN Special Rapporteur

26 Jul 2024 10:50 PM|
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Vitit Muntarbhorn, United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, said the civic and political space, and rights of indigenous people were still restricted, although the new government was now led by the new generation. He also said the elections were “far from being free and fair”.

Migrant workers in Saudi Arabia request the Cambodian authorities to speed up the process to bring them home, a photo post of one of the migrant worker’s Facebook on July 24, 2024.

Human Rights ·

Four Months On, 30 Cambodian Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia Wait To Come Home

24 Jul 2024 8:11 PM|
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It has been four months, yet 30 Cambodian workers remain in Saudi Arabia, as they continue to push the Cambodian government to expedite the process of repatriation, according to one of the workers’ Facebook post on July 24, 2024.

UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Cambodia Vitit Muntarbhorn gives a press conference in Phnom Penh on August 26, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

Human Rights ·

UN Special Rapporteur Gathers Information on Land Encroachment, Deforestation in Ratanakiri

22 Jul 2024 8:47 PM|
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United Nations special rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia Vitit Muntarbhorn met with local civil society groups and indigenous minority groups in Ratanakiri province where community leaders raised concerns regarding the restricted right to freedom and continued forest clearance.

Tourists visit the Angkor Wat temple complex in Siem Reap province on July 4, 2024. (Picture from Siem Reap Provincial Tourism Department)

Business ·

PM Hun Manet Instructs Authorities, Issues Key Measures to Address Low Tourist Arrivals

18 Jul 2024 9:09 PM|
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Prime Minister Hun Manet called for more direct flights from regional countries and the facilitation of the Siem Reap hospitality sector to attract visitors to the Angkor Wat temples. This follows reports by the public and media regarding the decline in tourist numbers in Siem Reap province during low season.

Community representative Phav Nheung met with villagers who will conduct the survey in Srae Ambel district, on July 15, 2024. (Supplied )

Human Rights ·

Social Land Concession To Be Reassessed After Sre Ambel Villagers Protest Previous Survey

17 Jul 2024 4:48 PM|
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Koh Kong Provincial Administration has permitted community representatives in Sre Ambel district to reassess recipients of land concessions by themselves beginning July 15. The provincial…

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UN Special Rapporteur Gathers Information on Land Encroachment, Deforestation in Ratanakiri

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August Water Levels Dropped Sharply at Tonle Sap Amid Dam Data Discrepancies

Vietnam Earthquake Shakes Ratanakiri, Raises Concern for Cambodia’s Disaster Readiness

Gov’t Declares Aug 5 Holiday For Cambodians To Celebrate Funan Techo Canal Groundbreaking

Police Seize Over Five Tons of Drugs, Nab 10,000 People In First Half of 2024

Civic Space, Human Rights, Election Process Among Nine Key Concerns of UN Special Rapporteur

Four Months On, 30 Cambodian Migrant Workers in Saudi Arabia Wait To Come Home

UN Special Rapporteur Gathers Information on Land Encroachment, Deforestation in Ratanakiri

PM Hun Manet Instructs Authorities, Issues Key Measures to Address Low Tourist Arrivals

Social Land Concession To Be Reassessed After Sre Ambel Villagers Protest Previous Survey

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Koh Meas Residents Fear Unfair Compensation Amid Controversial Development Project

Inmate’s Death Raises Questions Over Health Care Delays, Overcrowding in Banteay Meanchey Prison

Hun Sen Calls for Major Senate Reforms

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