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A Prince Bank ATM in Phnom Penh. The bank’s parent, Prince Group, also operates a philanthropic arm that has come under scrutiny after the conglomerate was sanctioned by the United States and United Kingdom. Oct. 17, 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Sanctions on Prince Group Spark Questions About Scholarship Program

23 Oct 2025 5:30 PM|
Seoung Nimol|

Caught in the fallout from U.S. and U.K. sanctions labeling Prince Holding Group a transnational criminal organization are students benefiting from the conglomerate’s scholarship program, a philanthropic effort critics say whitewashes its alleged online scam operations.

Environmental activist Ly Chandaravuth arrives at the Appeal Court for their bail hearing on February 17, 2025. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Appeal Court Rejects Mother Nature Activists’ Appeal for Release on Bail

17 Feb 2025 10:52 PM|

The Court of Appeal denied bail to five environmental activists who were convicted of plotting to overthrow the government. The five appealed to the higher court to release them on…

Villagers at Koh Meas organize a protest asking authorities to issue them land title, February 16, 2025. (Supplied)

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Families Protest Koh Meas Land Lease to Tycoon; Demand Land Titles

17 Feb 2025 8:09 PM|

About 100 families in Chrouy Ampil village, Kbal Koh district organized a protest on February 16 to demand land titles in Koh Meas from the authorities. The residents claimed that…

Thai police in Sa Kaeo province inspect telephone poles near the border with Poipet as part of a move to cut services to suspected scam centers. Feb. 11, 2025. (Supplied).

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Thai Police Cut Telecom to Suspected Scam Centers in Cambodia, Officials Dismiss Move

12 Feb 2025 5:37 PM|

Thai officials have halted cross-border telecommunication services to suspected scam centers in Poipet, Cambodia, sparking a dispute with Cambodian counterparts who denounced the move.

General Department of Immigration in Phnom Penh on Feb.12, 2025. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Prominent Vietnamese Activist Detained at Phnom Penh Airport

12 Feb 2025 3:47 PM|

A prominent Vietnamese activist and blogger has been detained at an immigration facility near Phnom Penh International Airport since Feb. 3, accused of using a fake passport while transiting to…

The groundbreaking ceremony of the $1.7 billion Funan Techo Canal in Kandal province on August 5, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Six Months On, Funan Techo Canal Impact Resolution Set to Begin

11 Feb 2025 2:03 PM|

Six months after the groundbreaking of the Funan Techo Canal, Kandal provincial authorities have started discussions on compensation for affected residents, with impact resolution set to begin in mid-February 2025.

A Cambodian deminer holds a metal detector at a testing area in a minefield during a demonstration for the media at a demining center in Kampong Speu province, on November 27, 2011. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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CMAC Demining Work Boosted by Chinese Aid Amid U.S. Freeze, Civil Society Surveys Impact to Inform U.S. Government

7 Feb 2025 9:41 PM|

The Chinese government granted $4.4 million to support Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC)’s mine clearance work amid the suspension of U.S. aid, however, the funds cannot cover all halted projects,…

Residents of Dang Phlet and Narong villages, Chhep district, Preah Vihear province, gathered at Chhep II commune to meet with local government representatives to resolve land disputes they say have led to violence. Photo provided on Jan. 29, 2025.

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Hundreds of Indigenous People Clash with Developers Over Disputed Farmland

31 Jan 2025 8:08 AM|

More than 200 Kuy indigenous community members clashed with workers of an agriculture company Tuesday in Preah Vihear province after the company returned, having already cleared more than 1,000 hectares…

Security guards beat Vietnamese men near the border town of Bavet in Svay Rieng province, as seen in a video posted on social media on Jan. 29, 2025.

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Police Detain Suspected Guards Seen Beating Shackled Vietnamese Nationals in Bavet

30 Jan 2025 4:12 PM|

Svay Rieng provincial police say they have detained suspects accused of beating Vietnamese nationals who were shackled and assaulted after an apparent escape from an unnamed compound near the border.…

Sanctions on Prince Group Spark Questions About Scholarship Program

Appeal Court Rejects Mother Nature Activists’ Appeal for Release on Bail

Families Protest Koh Meas Land Lease to Tycoon; Demand Land Titles

Thai Police Cut Telecom to Suspected Scam Centers in Cambodia, Officials Dismiss Move

Prominent Vietnamese Activist Detained at Phnom Penh Airport

Six Months On, Funan Techo Canal Impact Resolution Set to Begin

CMAC Demining Work Boosted by Chinese Aid Amid U.S. Freeze, Civil Society Surveys Impact to Inform U.S. Government

Hundreds of Indigenous People Clash with Developers Over Disputed Farmland

Police Detain Suspected Guards Seen Beating Shackled Vietnamese Nationals in Bavet

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