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Yim Sinorn in front of the Phnom Penh municipal court on the day of Kem Sokha’s verdict on March 3, 2023. (CamboJA/Sovann Sreypich)

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Former Opposition Activists Arrested for Facebook Posts Insulting the King

23 Mar 2023 10:28 AM|
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Two former opposition activists were arrested Tuesday and charged with incitement and insulting the King for Facebook posts commenting on the relationship between King Norodom Sihamoni and Prime Minister Hun Sen.

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Former Opposition Activists Arrested for Facebook Posts Insulting the King

23 Mar 2023 10:28 AM|

A vendor shows new SIM Cards for sale at a market in Phnom Penh on March 14, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Mandatory Registration for Sim Card Devices Intended to Reduce Crime But Raises Fears of “Mass Surveillance”

23 Mar 2023 9:55 AM|

All devices using SIM cards will be registered in a national database established by the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, according to a February sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Residents of Phsar Toch village face eviction after the government granted the land alongside the Tonle Sap river to a private company for development, seen here on March 15, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Private Company Receives Nearly 13 Hectares of Riverside Property, More than 300 Families Face Eviction

16 Mar 2023 2:54 PM|

More than 300 poor families face eviction to allow a private company to develop land in the Russei Keo district to the north of the Chroy Changvar bridge in Phnom Penh.

NagaWorld workers protest outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to support their union leaders on February 28, 2023. (CamboJA/Sovann Sreypich)

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NagaWorld Union Leader Defends Strike’s Legality on Day Two of Trial

28 Feb 2023 7:52 PM|

On the second day of trial for nine NagaWorld union members accused of incitement, the Phnom Penh municipal court prosecutor claimed union leader Chhim Sithar had been directing an illegal protest while Sithar maintained she was merely participating in a legal strike aligned with labor law.

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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Incitement Trial Begins for NagaWorld Union Leader and Eight Strikers

21 Feb 2023 7:55 PM|

NagaWorld union leader Chhim Sithar and eight co-defendants appeared for their first day of trial in Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday. Sithar and all her colleagues, except for one, denied the incitement charges against them.

A view of The Pipes Resort on Kong Rong Sanloem, which Preah Sihanouk authorities have ordered closed. (The Pipes Resort)

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Businesses and Resorts Ordered to Leave Koh Rong Sanloem, Some Without Compensation

17 Feb 2023 4:10 PM|

As a final eviction deadline for embattled Koh Rong Sanloem businesses loomed Thursday, owners of hotels and restaurants who rented land there refused to leave, demanding compensation.

The nine buildings owned by Sokimex Investment Group chairman Sok Kong allegedly house foreign nationals not allowed to leave the compound and forced to engage in scam operations. (Jack Brook/CamboJA)

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Scams, Human Trafficking Thrived at Bokor Mountain Behind Tycoon’s Luxury Hotel

9 Feb 2023 10:30 AM|

Every day, crowds of tourists visit a popular sightseeing spot beside the five-star Thansur Sokha hotel and casino atop Bokor mountain to snap photos of temples, colonial ruins and the Kampot province coastline.

Bora, who was fired by his Puma-supplying shoe factory after helping form a union in late October last year, at his home in southwestern Cambodia’s Takeo province. (Jack Brook/CamboJA)

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Authorities Aided Alleged Union-Busting at Puma-Supplying Factory

8 Feb 2023 10:32 AM|

In October 2022, Bora believed forming a union at his Takeo province shoe factory would help him and his colleagues gain better benefits.

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Former Opposition Activists Arrested for Facebook Posts Insulting the King

Former Opposition Activists Arrested for Facebook Posts Insulting the King

Mandatory Registration for Sim Card Devices Intended to Reduce Crime But Raises Fears of “Mass Surveillance”

Private Company Receives Nearly 13 Hectares of Riverside Property, More than 300 Families Face Eviction

NagaWorld Union Leader Defends Strike’s Legality on Day Two of Trial

Incitement Trial Begins for NagaWorld Union Leader and Eight Strikers

Businesses and Resorts Ordered to Leave Koh Rong Sanloem, Some Without Compensation

Scams, Human Trafficking Thrived at Bokor Mountain Behind Tycoon’s Luxury Hotel

Authorities Aided Alleged Union-Busting at Puma-Supplying Factory

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