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Border villagers evacuate to a safe place in Oddar Meanchey as Cambodian and Thai troops continue to clash. Photo taken on July 25, 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Silence Prevails in Oddar Meanchey Town As Second Day of Clash Sends Thousands Fleeing for Safety

25 Jul 2025 9:42 PM|
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Oddar Meanchey Province’s Samrong District: Many streets in Banteay Ampil and Samrong districts in Oddar Meanchey province were eerily quiet, with only a few motorcycles or cars seen, following the evacuation of people to safety as border fighting with Thailand continued on its second day.

Farmers from five provinces came to Phnom Penh to submit a petition at Ministry of Interior on Friday to request the release of CCFC president Theng Savoeun and his two colleagues. (CamboJA/An Vicheth)

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Interior Ministry Accuses Detained Land Rights Activists of “Peasant Revolution”

20 May 2023 1:53 PM|

Three Coalition of Cambodian Farmers Community (CCFC) staff members detained on Wednesday were allegedly plotting a Pol Pot-style “peasant revolution” based on evidence authorities found during a training workshop, Interior…

CCFC president Theng Savoeun and his colleagues are questioned by Kratie provincial police on May 17, 2023. (Supplied)

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Three Land Rights Activists Detained, Questioned by Police After Organizing Training Workshop

18 May 2023 6:24 PM|

Kratie authorities detained and questioned 17 members of the land rights organization Coalition of Cambodia Farmers Community (CCFC) on Wednesday afternoon as the group returned to Phnom Penh by bus…

The victim’s right eyeball has been removed after he was struck by a prison officer. (Um Sam An’s Facebook)

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Family of Detainee Blinded by Prison Officer Demands Justice

5 May 2023 8:29 PM|

The family of a man blinded by a prison officer continues to call for justice after the story went viral on social media in April, as they struggle to find…

NagaWorld union leader Chhim Sithar leaves the Phnom Penh Municipal Court after prosecutors and defendants delivered their closing arguments on May 3, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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In Closing Arguments, Prosecution Frames NagaWorld Gatherings as Incitement, Union Leaders Claim Lawful Strike

3 May 2023 9:07 PM|

NagaWorld union leader Chhim Sithar and eight union co-defendants requested acquittal for their lawful strike during Wednesday closing statements, while prosecutors compiled a collage of evidence to portray the labor…

Xing Tian Di Casino in Sihanoukville. (Google Maps)

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Kidnapped, Beaten and Ransomed in Post-Crackdown Sihanoukville

1 May 2023 10:19 PM|

Before Ko found himself kidnapped, beaten and handcuffed to a bed in a Sihanoukville casino, with survival contingent on delivering his armed captors $120,000 in the next 12 days, the…

NagaWorld Union leader Chhim Sithar leaves the Phnom Penh Municipal Court after the first day of trial on February 21, 2023. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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NagaWorld Union Leaders’ Trial Nearing End, Court Schedules Closing Arguments

29 Apr 2023 10:40 AM|

The trial of NagaWorld union leader Chhim Sithar and eight union members continued on Friday, as the presiding judge declined to play the more than 50 audio recordings from Zoom…

Giant Ibis drivers protest in front of the company in Phnom Penh on April 23, seeking compensation. (Supplied)

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Employees Laid Off by Bus Company Linked to Tycoon Protest Years-Worth of Allegedly Stolen Wages

28 Apr 2023 9:48 AM|

Over the weekend more than a dozen employees of Giant Ibis Transport, a bus company which appears to be owned by tycoon Kith Meng’s Royal Group, gathered in Phnom Penh…

Villagers living near a new airport gather in front of the Kandal hall to submit a petition asking to be excluded from the development plan on April 24, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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500 Kandal Families Petition Authorities to Halt Evictions for Airport Development

24 Apr 2023 7:27 PM|

Hundreds of families facing displacement from a $1.5 billion airport project in Kandal province petitioned the provincial governor Monday, requesting authorities grant them land titles and allow them to continue…

Silence Prevails in Oddar Meanchey Town As Second Day of Clash Sends Thousands Fleeing for Safety

Interior Ministry Accuses Detained Land Rights Activists of “Peasant Revolution”

Three Land Rights Activists Detained, Questioned by Police After Organizing Training Workshop

Family of Detainee Blinded by Prison Officer Demands Justice

In Closing Arguments, Prosecution Frames NagaWorld Gatherings as Incitement, Union Leaders Claim Lawful Strike

Kidnapped, Beaten and Ransomed in Post-Crackdown Sihanoukville

NagaWorld Union Leaders’ Trial Nearing End, Court Schedules Closing Arguments

Employees Laid Off by Bus Company Linked to Tycoon Protest Years-Worth of Allegedly Stolen Wages

500 Kandal Families Petition Authorities to Halt Evictions for Airport Development

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Silence Prevails in Oddar Meanchey Town As Second Day of Clash Sends Thousands Fleeing for Safety

Interior Ministry Accuses Detained Land Rights Activists of “Peasant Revolution”

Three Land Rights Activists Detained, Questioned by Police After Organizing Training Workshop

Family of Detainee Blinded by Prison Officer Demands Justice

In Closing Arguments, Prosecution Frames NagaWorld Gatherings as Incitement, Union Leaders Claim Lawful Strike

Kidnapped, Beaten and Ransomed in Post-Crackdown Sihanoukville

NagaWorld Union Leaders’ Trial Nearing End, Court Schedules Closing Arguments

Employees Laid Off by Bus Company Linked to Tycoon Protest Years-Worth of Allegedly Stolen Wages

500 Kandal Families Petition Authorities to Halt Evictions for Airport Development

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South Korea Lowers Travel Alert for Phnom Penh, Siem Reap; Other Cambodian Sites Remain ‘High Risk’

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