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

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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.

Opposition Candlelight Party vice president Son Chhay speaks to journalists after a hearing at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on October 7, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Son Chhay Found Guilty for Defamation, Ordered to Pay CPP $750,000

7 Oct 2022 6:31 PM|
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The Phnom Penh court on Friday ordered opposition Candlelight Party vice president Son Chhay to pay the ruling CPP $750,000 in damages, finding him guilty of defamation for saying that voting fraud occurred during the June commune elections.

A community under threat of eviction along railroad tracks in Boeng Kak II commune, Tuol Kork district in Phnom Penh on October 3, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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On World Habitat Day, Civil Society Organizations Urge Fair Treatment of Displaced Families

3 Oct 2022 8:27 PM|
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Eighteen civil society organizations called for fair compensation and solutions for communities caught in the Kingdom’s long running development-related land disputes in a joint-statement on October 3, marking World Habitat Day and the right to housing. They also urged authorities to drop charges against villagers scheduled to head to trial on October 6 for protesting their evictions from the site of Phnom Penh’s new airport.

Opposition Candlelight Party deputy president Son Chhay arrives at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday to attend his hearing in a defamation lawsuit filed by the National Election Committee. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Phnom Penh Court Begins Trial of Son Chhay Over Commune Election Criticisms

29 Sep 2022 9:12 PM|
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The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday tried opposition Candlelight Party vice president Son Chhay, who was sued for defamation by the National Election Committee for criticizing the June commune elections.

A vendor sells vegetables at a market in Phnom Penh in February 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Cambodia’s GDP and Inflation to Rise This Year, World Bank Says

27 Sep 2022 6:56 PM|
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Cambodia’s GDP growth is estimated to reach 4.8% this year, and continue rising for the next two years while remaining below pre-pandemic levels, and inflation may hit 6%, more than double the rates of the last two years, the World Bank said.

The lions roundabout in August 2022 in Sihanoukville, where authorities in mid-September busted a compound for alleged illegal gambling, confinement, torture, human trafficking and other crimes. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Firm Investigated for Illegal Gambling, Trafficking Given Casino License

23 Sep 2022 6:32 PM|
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Days after police raided a company’s Sihanoukville compound, arresting 27 foreigners and stating that illegal gambling, human trafficking and other crimes were perpetrated there, the nation’s gambling commission granted the same firm a casino license.

Khieu Samphan, the last living leader of the Khmer Rouge regime who was convicted by the Khmer Rouge tribunal, listens to the verdict in his final appeal hearing on September 22, 2022. ECCC

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Tribunal Concludes, Upholding Last Khmer Rouge Leader’s Genocide Conviction

22 Sep 2022 3:45 PM|
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The U.N.-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal on Thursday announced its final verdict against a senior leader of Pol Pot’s regime, upholding genocide and other criminal convictions against Khieu Samphan, the last living regime leader sentenced by the court.

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Police Bust Compound for Trafficking, Advocates Remain Doubtful

20 Sep 2022 10:08 AM|
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As officials publicize a crackdown on human trafficking and online scams, rights advocates have voiced doubt about the law enforcement measures, citing the likelihood that powerful elites are behind the far-reaching crimes.

A voter casts their ballot during the June 2022 commune election. CamboJA/Samrang Pring

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Opposition Parties Push Government, Japan to Back Electoral Reforms

16 Sep 2022 5:34 PM|
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An alliance of four opposition political parties are lobbying the government and foreign donor nations like Japan to push for a free and fair election process and guarantee political rights ahead of next year’s parliamentary vote.

Son Chhay Found Guilty for Defamation, Ordered to Pay CPP $750,000

On World Habitat Day, Civil Society Organizations Urge Fair Treatment of Displaced Families

Phnom Penh Court Begins Trial of Son Chhay Over Commune Election Criticisms

Cambodia’s GDP and Inflation to Rise This Year, World Bank Says

Tribunal Concludes, Upholding Last Khmer Rouge Leader’s Genocide Conviction

Police Bust Compound for Trafficking, Advocates Remain Doubtful

Opposition Parties Push Government, Japan to Back Electoral Reforms

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Thousands of Garment Workers Struggling to Survive Following Mass Factory Closures

Son Chhay Found Guilty for Defamation, Ordered to Pay CPP $750,000

On World Habitat Day, Civil Society Organizations Urge Fair Treatment of Displaced Families

Phnom Penh Court Begins Trial of Son Chhay Over Commune Election Criticisms

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