Court hands prison sentences to eight journalists in timber extortion case
The Preah Vihear provincial court on Thursday sentenced eight small-time journalists to prison after convicting them of extorting the owners of a timber warehouse in June.
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Cambodia’s highest two-day COVID-19 infection count hits market, factory workers
Authorities are tightening restrictions to stop the spread of COVID-19 after Cambodian health officials announced more than 1,200 newly confirmed cases of viral infection between Sunday and Monday.
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Phnom Penh goes into citywide lockdown as health officials chart 2,000 new COVID-19 cases within a week
Early Thursday morning, Phnom Penh and Takhmao city residents began their first day under a two-week lockdown intended to stop the spread of COVID-19.
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Phsar Chas closed, three more villages locked down as Covid spreads
A second garment factory and a popular Phnom Penh market have been shut down and three more villages have been placed under lockdown, as the COVID-19 caseload rose by another…
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Parts of three capital districts locked down after more than 1,000 COVID-19 cases confirmed within two days
On early Saturday, residents of some Phnom Penh districts woke up to neighborhood lockdowns set by the city government to contain COVID-19 hotspots after health officials recorded more than 1000…
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More than 500 cases of COVID-19 confirmed in Phnom Penh in highest day yet
Cambodia recorded 576 new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, the highest one-day infection count yet in the ongoing viral outbreak.
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With 50 Covid cases, Phnom Penh garment factory shut down
A Phnom Penh garment factory has been shut down for two weeks and thousands of workers have been ordered to take COVID-19 tests, with about 50 of their colleagues having…
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Garment Worker Vaccinations Begin in Phnom Penh
A Campaign to vaccinate up to 80 percent of Cambodia’s garment workers began in Phnom Penh on Wednesday, with thousands of injections given in major the city’s industrial zones, the…
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Travel between provinces banned for two weeks: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday banned travel between provinces for two weeks and ordered health officials to prepare to treat non-severe COVID-19 patients at home as the O’Russei cluster…
