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Laborers work at a construction site on the outskirts of Phnom Penh on April 21, 2023. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Struggling Property Sector Gains Government Support Amidst Economic Uncertainty

16 May 2023 11:38 AM|
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Cambodia's residential developers are struggling as the government announced measures to support the country’s construction sector and housing projects, explaining that the uncertainty of the global economy and ongoing financial hardship has raised concerns for Cambodia’s economic growth.

Business ·

Struggling Property Sector Gains Government Support Amidst Economic Uncertainty

16 May 2023 11:38 AM|
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Villagers living near a new airport gather in front of the Kandal hall to submit a petition asking to be excluded from the development plan on April 24, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

Human Rights ·

500 Kandal Families Petition Authorities to Halt Evictions for Airport Development

24 Apr 2023 7:27 PM|
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Hundreds of families facing displacement from a $1.5 billion airport project in Kandal province petitioned the provincial governor Monday, requesting authorities grant them land titles and allow them to continue living on the land.

Sihanoukville’s Huang Le compound, an alleged scam and trafficking site, owned by Okhna Kuong Li. (Image: BBC)

Human Rights ·

Preah Sihanouk Authorities Claim BBC’s Report on Scams, Human Trafficking is “Baseless”

20 Apr 2023 3:36 PM|
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A BBC documentary’s detailed evidence of scam operations and human trafficking at a Sihanoukville compound are “baseless,” Preah Sihanouk provincial administration claimed in a Tuesday statement.

Kandal provincial authorities, including security forces, visit the houses of residents in November 2022 as families face eviction and pressure to accept what they say is unfair compensation for their losses. (Photo Supplied)

Human Rights ·

Kandal Airport Developer Begins Direct Negotiations with Households Seeking Better Compensation

19 Apr 2023 8:20 PM|
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Families facing eviction to make way for a $1.5 billion airport under construction in Kandal province continue to contest the compensation being offered by the project’s developer. This week the company began directly negotiating with some of the more than 60 families who had still refused to accept compensation.

Paddy fields in Kandal province on April 10, 2023. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

Environment ·

ADB Warns Cambodia’s Growth Will Be Stunted by Climate Change

12 Apr 2023 3:19 PM|
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Cambodia’s long term economic growth faces significant threats from climate change and could dampen prospects for becoming an upper-middle income country in the coming years, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB) report issued last week.

Kem Sokha, former president of opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, leaves his home in Tuol Kork district on March 3, 2023 to hear the verdict of his nearly three year treason trial announced at the Phnom Penh Municipality Court. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

National ·

Kem Sokha’s Lawyers Appeal Treason Conviction

4 Apr 2023 4:30 PM|
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Ex-opposition leader Kem Sokha submitted an appeal on Thursday against the Phnom Penh Municipal court’s treason conviction.

Ly Thary speaks with CamboJA at her rented room in Phnom Penh on March 24, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

National ·

Thousands of Garment Workers Struggling to Survive Following Mass Factory Closures

3 Apr 2023 4:41 PM|
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Despite the signs of recent investment into the garment industry, tens of thousands of laid off and suspended workers remain in a precarious and uncertain situation following the mass closures and suspension of factories, workers and union leaders say.

Kem Sokha's lawyer Meng Sopheary arrives at Sokha’s home in Phnom Penh for a meeting on March 28, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

National ·

Kem Sokha to Appeal This Week Against Treason Conviction

28 Mar 2023 6:57 PM|
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Ex-opposition leader Kem Sokha plans to submit an appeal this week against his treason conviction and the Phnom Penh Municipal Court 27 year home confinement sentence, according to his lawyers.