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Health services organization officials meet at a pagoda with current and former tuberculosis patients, as well as others with contact with the disease, to form a community group to combat the disease. Photo taken on September 14, 2021. Photo Supplied

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Former TB patients describe their experiences as fight to end the disease continues

30 Nov 2021 9:00 PM|
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“Villagers and neighbors also discriminated against my family because they were afraid to be infected with tuberculosis from me,” Lida said.

A man drives a motorcycle past the Appeal Court of Phnom Penh, August 26, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Rong Chhun’s lawyer appeals conviction and sentencing of unionist

27 Aug 2021 9:13 AM|
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The lawyer for union leader Rong Chhun and two other activists filed an appeal on Wednesday against Phnom Penh Municipal Court’s conviction on incitement charges. In a separate case, the lawyer for jailed activists with the environmental NGO Mother Nature filed an appeal to the Supreme Court the same day the Appeal Court denied them bail.

A truck drives through floodwaters in Sihanoukville. Picture taken on August 24. Supplied

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Floods in Sihanoukville kill one man and damage property

25 Aug 2021 9:33 PM|
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At least one person died and a number of properties were damaged after heavy rainfall caused flooding in the coastal city of Sihanoukville on Tuesday night.

Union leader Rong Chhun joining a demonstration with Violet Apparel factory workers in Phnom Penh on July 28, 2020. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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UN experts condemn conviction of union leader Rong Chhun

24 Aug 2021 9:19 PM|
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UN human rights experts criticized Cambodian authorities over the conviction of union leader Rong Chhun, who was sentenced to two years in prison last week over comments he made about border demarcation. Two other activists were handed 20 month sentences for later holding a peaceful demonstration calling for his release.

A woman stands in front of her home near the locked-down market in Phsar Chas commune, Daun Penh district in Phnom Penh, August 23, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Cambodia records almost 1,000 cases of COVID-19 Delta variant

23 Aug 2021 8:38 PM|
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Almost 1,000 cases of the more contagious Delta variant of COVID-19 have been found across Cambodia since the end of March, according to new figures released by the Ministry of Health.

Police and military police are deployed at the Chivith Thmey Phnom Bak Center in Banteay Meanchey province to crack down on protesting patients demanding to be treated at home after having tested positive for COVID-19. Photos posted on Banteay Meanchey provincial administration's Facebook page on August 18, 2021.

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Hundreds of youths at Banteay Meanchey drug rehabilitation center test positive for COVID-19

19 Aug 2021 5:57 PM|
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More than 600 people who have been undergoing treatment for drug addiction at Banteay Meanchey’s Chivith Thmey (“New Life”) Phnom Bak Center in Serei Sophorn City have tested positive for COVID-19 since August 16. Twenty samples from the center reportedly tested by the Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh also confirmed the presence of the more contagious Delta variant.

Union leader Rong Chhun joining a demonstration with Violet Apparel factory workers in Phnom Penh on July 28. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Union leader Rong Chhun sentenced to two years over border comments

18 Aug 2021 3:31 PM|
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Union leader Rong Chhun was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison on incitement charges on Wednesday for comments he made suggesting that a community along the Vietnam border had lost land during the frontier’s demarcation. Activists Sar Kanika and Ton Nimol were both sentenced to 20 months in prison on charges of incitement to cause social disorder for having publicly called for the imprisoned unionist’s release.

Cambodian migrant workers enter a quarantine center in Banteay Meanchey province's Phnom Srok district, August 16, 2021. Supplied Photo

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Cambodian migrant workers return from Thailand continue to raise

16 Aug 2021 9:45 PM|
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Cambodian migrant workers continue returning in large numbers, following the reopening of the Thai-Cambodian border late last week, with more than 1,400 returning to Banteay Meanchey alone on Sunday.

Russian helicopters are shown at the Cambodian Air Force base in Phnom Penh during an exhibition, Picture taken on November 20, 2018. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Cambodia purchased three helicopters from Russia to supply RCAF

13 Aug 2021 9:56 PM|
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“We bought these helicopters for civil transportation, rescue work, medical work, not military purposes due to actual requirements, and the budget to buy these from the state,” he said.

Rong Chhun’s lawyer appeals conviction and sentencing of unionist

Floods in Sihanoukville kill one man and damage property

UN experts condemn conviction of union leader Rong Chhun

Cambodia records almost 1,000 cases of COVID-19 Delta variant

Hundreds of youths at Banteay Meanchey drug rehabilitation center test positive for COVID-19

Union leader Rong Chhun sentenced to two years over border comments

Cambodian migrant workers return from Thailand continue to raise

Cambodia purchased three helicopters from Russia to supply RCAF

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Former TB patients describe their experiences as fight to end the disease continues

Rong Chhun’s lawyer appeals conviction and sentencing of unionist

Floods in Sihanoukville kill one man and damage property

UN experts condemn conviction of union leader Rong Chhun

Cambodia records almost 1,000 cases of COVID-19 Delta variant

Hundreds of youths at Banteay Meanchey drug rehabilitation center test positive for COVID-19

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