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Thai national Ekalak Paenoi (C), a suspect in the alleged killing of former lawmaker of the dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Lim Kimya, is escorted into a police van to transport him to the Criminal Court from Chana Songkram Police Station in Bangkok on January 13, 2025. (Photo: AFP)

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Lim Kimya’s Shooter Confesses but Shields Mastermind; No Request from Thailand to Investigate Second Suspect

13 Jan 2025 7:46 PM|
Seoung Nimol|

Cambodia has yet to receive any request for cooperation from Thailand to investigate the second suspect, a Cambodian, following the assassination of former Cambodian Member of Parliament Lim Kimya, for which Thai national Ekkalak Pheanoim has allegedly confessed to.

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during the ASEAN Summit on September 4, 2023. (Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Republic of Indonesia)

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Amidst ASEAN Summit, Thailand and Indonesia Urge for Protection from Online Scams in Cambodia

6 Sep 2023 6:27 PM|

During the ASEAN Summit in Jakarta, Prime Minister Hun Manet met with Indonesian President Joko Widodo who urged for stronger protection of Indonesian citizens from…

A man drives his motorbike past the ice factory on September 4, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Ice Factory Ordered to Suspend Operations After Causing Sickness

6 Sep 2023 2:20 PM|

Phnom Penh authorities suspended the operations of an ice factory after an ammonia gas leak last Friday caused more than 30 people living nearby to experience severe sickness from the exposure.

Kuy indigenous people at Chheb district in Preah Vihear province held a “curse ceremony” on August 28. (Supplied)

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Ethnic Kuy Put Curse on Environment Officials Building Cow Stable in Wildlife Sanctuary

5 Sep 2023 5:42 PM|

Kuy indigenous peoples in Preah Vihear province’s Chheb district invoked ancestral spirits and held a “curse ceremony” to hex powerful people, including department of environment officials who they say are violating their land rights.

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Burning Homes in the Name of Conservation: NGO Wildlife Alliance Cracks Down on the Poor

5 Sep 2023 11:18 AM|

An investigation into home destruction and other tactics of the NGO Wildlife Alliance's ranger patrols as they crack down on poor farmers in and around the Cardamom National Park.

The Environment Ministry station in Kratie province’s Srae Chis commune after it was set on fire by hundreds of farmers on August 5, 2023. (Supplied)

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Deputy Chief: Authorities Order Kraol People to Apologize On Camera for Burning Ministry Office

25 Aug 2023 5:47 PM|

Local authorities ordered Kraol indigenous residents in Kratie to apologize on camera for burning down an Environment Ministry building, according to the local deputy commune chief.

A young worker sprays pesticides on Thaco Agri’s Ratanakiri banana plantation with homemade, ill-fitting personal protection equipment on July 11, 2023. (CamboJA/ Andrew Califf)

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Ratanakiri Rice Wine Sellers Arrested, Despite Unanswered Questions in Spate of Deaths

24 Aug 2023 3:29 PM|

Kon Mom District, Ratanakiri Province – July storm clouds rolled through the sky as Chhan Yen sobbed while surrounded by family and neighbors standing by with dejected postures and vacant gazes in their village of Sre Angkrong.

Prak Sophea points to the landfill of the lake behind her house on February 25, 2023. (CamboJA/Phon Sotthyroth)

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Boeng Tamok Activist Flees to Thailand, Seeking Refugee Status

21 Aug 2023 6:31 PM|

Fearing arrest, well known land rights activist Prak Sophea fled to Thailand last week and applied for refugee status over the weekend, she told CamboJA.

Environment Ministry officials have forced Srae Chis residents off of plots of land in the commune after establishing the Sor Sor Sdom Sat Tao protected area. The dry field pictured used to be a rice paddy villagers farmed on. (CamboJA/Andrew Califf)

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Two Kraol Indigenous People Accused of Encroaching on Ministry Land Fail to Appear in Court

18 Aug 2023 11:40 AM|

Two weeks after the Kraol indigenous community set fire to an Environment Ministry station in Kratie, the ministry invited local authorities and indigenous people to a meeting on Wednesday and requested that the indigenous community apologize. Only one indigenous person invited attended.

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Lim Kimya’s Shooter Confesses but Shields Mastermind; No Request from Thailand to Investigate Second Suspect

Amidst ASEAN Summit, Thailand and Indonesia Urge for Protection from Online Scams in Cambodia

Ice Factory Ordered to Suspend Operations After Causing Sickness

Ethnic Kuy Put Curse on Environment Officials Building Cow Stable in Wildlife Sanctuary

Burning Homes in the Name of Conservation: NGO Wildlife Alliance Cracks Down on the Poor

Deputy Chief: Authorities Order Kraol People to Apologize On Camera for Burning Ministry Office

Ratanakiri Rice Wine Sellers Arrested, Despite Unanswered Questions in Spate of Deaths

Boeng Tamok Activist Flees to Thailand, Seeking Refugee Status

Two Kraol Indigenous People Accused of Encroaching on Ministry Land Fail to Appear in Court

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