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Armed officers stopped a car driving through the protracted area, while one officer was taking photos. (Pursat Provincial Environment’s Facebook)

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Crackdown on Natural Resource Crimes in Pursat Ends with 23 in Jail

10 Apr 2024 4:34 PM|
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A month-long government crackdown on environmental crimes in Pursat concluded this week with 18 people in pre-trial detention in provincial prison. Five additional people who have not been charged are also currently detained in the prison pending further court inquiries and proceedings.

Veng Many fetches water from the Sesan River behind her house in Tiem Leu village of Ratanakiri province on October 29, 2023. (Try Thaney)

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On the Sesan River, Indigenous Villagers Struggle For Traditional Lifestyle Amidst Illegal Fishing, Hydroelectric Dams

26 Feb 2024 4:59 PM|

For the indigenous peoples of the Sesan River basin in Cambodia’s far northern uplands, a regional web of interconnected waterways has long been the foundation of traditional life.

A storefront of an App EV Bike location, with electric bikes and people standing in front.

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Electric Vehicle Drivers Still Face Roadblocks Despite Government Infrastructure Goals

19 Feb 2024 4:24 PM|

The Chinese startup App EV Bike opened a location in Phnom Penh last month with the intention of getting set up as the industry takes hold in Cambodia.

Ben Davis and a community ranger stand in a field of grass. A portion of the grass has been set on fire and smoke is visible. (CamboJA/ Sovann Sreypich)

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Conservation Group’s Militarized Forest Patrol Clashes With Villagers in Preah Vihear

1 Feb 2024 1:15 PM|

A man in camouflage pants and a shirt labeled “U.S. Army” lunges at a villager, swinging a rattan stick in his right hand, handcuffs in his left. The shaky phone video, repackaged by an online news outlet and viewed some 1.7 million times on Facebook, captured a conflict between Angkrong village residents and a group of military police and workers employed by a conservation NGO in Preah Vihear’s Phnom Thnout-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary.

Garment workers leave the factory during their lunch break in Phnom Penh, January 4, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Cambodian Garment Workers Suffer Effects of Climate Change

5 Jan 2024 10:01 PM|

Climate change is not a future concern for garment workers, but one that is already affecting their lives in the present, with over two-thirds of them presently suffering the effects of global warming, according to a report by NGO-CEDAW.

View of paddy fields in Kandal province on April 10, 2023. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Hot Weather, Dry Season Looms As Agriculture Ministry Calls For More Climate-resilient Crops

27 Dec 2023 7:45 AM|

The temperature in Cambodia is expected to rise starting February to early May, with highs of 41 degrees Celsius, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology said, urging the public, especially those in rural areas, to use water sparingly.

Workers collect resin of rubber plantation at a farm in Tbong Khmum province, February 2019. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Clear Guidelines, Action Plan Needed for Green Finance Implementation, Experts Say

22 Dec 2023 11:59 AM|

Despite unclear guidelines and limited local policies for sustainable finance, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and International Finance Corporation (IFC) have partnered to enhance financing for climate-friendly projects and support Cambodia's transition towards a green economy.

Sangke River was polluted by a Chinese pharmacy company which leaked chemicals into the river. Photo taken on August 4, 2023. (CamboJA/Sok Savy)

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Alleged Sangke River Polluter, Chinese-owned Phoenix Operating Again in Battambang

13 Dec 2023 5:18 PM|

Phoenix, a pharmaceutical company based in Battambang province, which released wastewater into Sangke River last August, has not yet complied with an order by the Ministry of Environment to relocate and restore the environment surrounding the river. It started operating again earlier in December.

Some 200 indigenous people stop an excavator which attempted to clear their community land forest in Preah Vihear province on December 10, 2023. (Supplied)

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Kuy Community Protest Against Outsiders, Encroachment on Customary Land

13 Dec 2023 2:14 PM|

Nearly 200 Kuy indigenous people from Dang Phlet and Narong villages in Preah Vihear province’s Chheb district gathered to halt an excavator from razing their traditional land or “customary land”, as it is known, which has been cultivated on for many generations.

Crackdown on Natural Resource Crimes in Pursat Ends with 23 in Jail

On the Sesan River, Indigenous Villagers Struggle For Traditional Lifestyle Amidst Illegal Fishing, Hydroelectric Dams

Electric Vehicle Drivers Still Face Roadblocks Despite Government Infrastructure Goals

Conservation Group’s Militarized Forest Patrol Clashes With Villagers in Preah Vihear

Cambodian Garment Workers Suffer Effects of Climate Change

Hot Weather, Dry Season Looms As Agriculture Ministry Calls For More Climate-resilient Crops

Clear Guidelines, Action Plan Needed for Green Finance Implementation, Experts Say

Alleged Sangke River Polluter, Chinese-owned Phoenix Operating Again in Battambang

Kuy Community Protest Against Outsiders, Encroachment on Customary Land

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Crackdown on Natural Resource Crimes in Pursat Ends with 23 in Jail

On the Sesan River, Indigenous Villagers Struggle For Traditional Lifestyle Amidst Illegal Fishing, Hydroelectric Dams

Electric Vehicle Drivers Still Face Roadblocks Despite Government Infrastructure Goals

Conservation Group’s Militarized Forest Patrol Clashes With Villagers in Preah Vihear

Cambodian Garment Workers Suffer Effects of Climate Change

Hot Weather, Dry Season Looms As Agriculture Ministry Calls For More Climate-resilient Crops

Clear Guidelines, Action Plan Needed for Green Finance Implementation, Experts Say

Alleged Sangke River Polluter, Chinese-owned Phoenix Operating Again in Battambang

Kuy Community Protest Against Outsiders, Encroachment on Customary Land

Latest News

Kulen Residents Out On Bail, But Have Nothing To Return To After Losing Their Land, Livelihood and Hope

Cambodia Flies Home 78 Cambodians Subjected to Long Work Hours, No Meals in Saudi Arabia

From Harassment to Imprisonment – Union Leader Chhim Sithar Awarded Per Anger Prize For Workers Rights’ Fight

Community Forest Beleaguered Without NGO Support, Work Opportunities For Residents

Government Approves $300m Flood Mitigation Project in Phnom Penh

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