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Villagers living along the "94" canal in Kandok commune fear eviction linked to the new airport, CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Families Seek Clarity After Displacement Rumors Related to the Kandal Stung Mega-Airport Project

28 Dec 2022 9:01 AM|
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Some 200 villagers living in Kandal province’s Kandal Stung district and Takhmao town gathered at Kandal City Hall on Tuesday demanding to know whether they would be joining the hundreds of others who are being displaced by the new Phnom Penh International Airport.

United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab leaves a meeting with Cambodian environment minister Say Sam Al at the Ministry of Environment in Phnom Penh, June 23. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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UK pledges deeper bilateral ties with Cambodia ahead of role as ASEAN chair

23 Jun 2021 9:10 PM|
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The UK Foreign Secretary's visit to Cambodia comes amid concerns over the arrest of a number of environmental activists last week. Raab's visit followed a few weeks after the US deputy secretary of state visited Cambodia on June 1 to express concerns over the Cambodian government's crackdown on human rights defenders, as well as criticising an alleged Chinese military presence at Ream Naval Base.

US Ambassador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy speaks during an interview with CamboJA in Phnom Penh, June 16, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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US ambassador urges more transparency into Ream Naval Base, and the restoration of human rights

18 Jun 2021 9:11 AM|
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The US ambassador to Cambodia, Patrick Murphy said the US continues to have concerns over China’s possible involvement at Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville and urged the Cambodian government to offer more transparency.

Company workers use excavators and bulldozers to prepare land for a new airport in Kandal province, June 15, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Negotiations fail in land dispute linked to new Phnom Penh airport

15 Jun 2021 9:50 PM|
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The latest impasse came when more than 30 affected people met Tuesday with Kandal provincial Governor Kong Sophorn seeking a solution after one month of protest. Long Sopheak is one of those local villagers and a resident of Kampong Talong village in Kandal Stung district, which is part of where developers have planned to build the 2,600-hectare airport project about 25 kilometers from the capital.

A police officer monitors ethnic Vietnamese people while they move their floating house in Chroy Changvar district, June 14, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Evicted ethnic Vietnamese communities continue to search for a new home

15 Jun 2021 9:14 AM|
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Association president Sim Chy said that most of the families who had been driven off the waterfront had been living there for decades.

The first ore extracted from Mondulkiri's Okavu Gold Deposit, to be processed by the Australian Renaissance Minerals company.

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After oil bust, Cambodia announces first commercial gold mining project

11 Jun 2021 8:39 PM|
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Prime Minister Hun Sen said in a public letter Thursday that Renaissance Minerals will be the first Australian mining firm to start extracting ore from the Okvau Gold Deposit in Mondulkiri province. The company will begin mining this month after more than 14 years of exploration.

People stand in front of the entrance to the Cambodia-China Friendship Preah Kossamak Hospital in Phnom Penh, June 10, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Fee for COVID-19 rapid tests at hospitals add more burden for poor patients and family members

11 Jun 2021 7:00 AM|
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Mak Bunthoeun, a retired resident of Phnom Penh's Sen Sok district, usually spends $60 on his diabetes treatment at the Cambodia-China Friendship Preah Kossamak Hospital. That figure has gone up, however, with the hospital now charging $15 for a mandatory COVID-19 rapid test every time he enters.

Soldiers carry Cambodia's first drop of crude oil during a ceremony at Phnom Penh's Win Win Monument, June 9, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Cambodia’s oil production uncertain as KrisEnergy declares insolvency

9 Jun 2021 8:48 PM|
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Despite the government’s pride in Cambodia’s long-awaited oil production, the nation’s oil industry remains in limbo after developer KrisEnergy announced it was unable to pay its debts.

A person drives past the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications on Monivong Blvd, in Phnom Penh, June 7, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Cambodian government refutes UN criticisms of internet gateway law

8 Jun 2021 7:00 AM|
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The Cambodian government defended the country’s planned National Internet Gateway (NIG), after three UN Special Rapporteurs raised concerns, saying it could be used to suppress online freedom of expression.