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Health officers and authorities speak with a monk at a pagoda to discuss rapid COVID-19 testing, on the third day of Pchum Ben in Phnom Penh, September 24, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

Pchum Ben festival canceled amid concerns of COVID-19 spread

24 Sep 2021 9:48 PM|

The government announced Thursday it was canceling the 15-day-Pchum Ben festival, which began Wednesday, fearing a spike in COVID-19 cases after cases were traced to pagodas where people had begun gathering for the festival.

Authorities seized banners from the family members of activists from the forcibly dissolved CNRP as they submittes a petition to a UN office in Phnom Penh, June 4, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

NGOs say the government undermines some constitutional guarantees

24 Sep 2021 5:35 PM|
Khuon Narim|

As the country prepares to mark Constitutional Day on September 24, civil society groups say the government has undermined the democratic principles enshrined in the…

Villagers gather to demonstrate in front of police barricades where authorities blocked a road leading to their farmland, which is being cleared to prepare the site for a planned airport in Kandal Stung district, Picture taken on September 12, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

Civil society groups call for transparency in development projects

24 Sep 2021 10:47 AM|
Khuon Narim|

Several civil society groups said on Wednesday that grassroots communities lack access to information on significant development projects affecting their communities including economic land concessions,…

Former Funcinpec Party spokesman Phan Sithy speaks during a press conference at Funcinpec Party headquarters in Phnom Penh. Picture taken September 22, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

Funcinpec Party remains divided ahead of KNUP merger

23 Sep 2021 9:06 PM|
Khy Sovuthy|

Three out of four vice-presidents and other members of the Funcinpec Party have requested the return of the party’s official seal as well as the…

Villagers walk across their plot of land in Kandal province. The plot is part of a large swathe of land that will become the site of a new airport. Picture taken March 2, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

State-backed projects affects hundreds of farmers’ livelihoods

23 Sep 2021 3:59 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

Over the past two years, hundreds of families in Kandal and Svay Rieng provinces have seen farmland they have cultivated for years and sometimes decades…

Garment workers leave a factory after finishing their work in Phnom Penh, September 21, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

Minimum wage to be moved to vote after third meeting fails to find joint resolution

21 Sep 2021 9:56 PM|
Khy Sovuthy|

Employers, government and union representatives will vote to set the 2022 minimum wage for garment workers on September 28, after failing to reach an agreement…

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Pchum Ben festival canceled amid concerns of COVID-19 spread

NGOs say the government undermines some constitutional guarantees

Funcinpec Party remains divided ahead of KNUP merger

State-backed projects affects hundreds of farmers’ livelihoods

Minimum wage to be moved to vote after third meeting fails to find joint resolution

Pchum Ben festival canceled amid concerns of COVID-19 spread

NGOs say the government undermines some constitutional guarantees

Funcinpec Party remains divided ahead of KNUP merger

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