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The suspected gunman in the murder of Lim Kimya, Ekkalak Pheanoim, was arrested at a police station in Battambang on January 8, 2025. (Photo posted on Freshnews)

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Suspect in Lim Kimya Shooting Questioned as Thai Police Obtain Warrant for Possible Cambodian Spotter

9 Jan 2025 5:46 PM|
Seoung Nimol|

The Cambodian National Police are questioning a Thai suspect arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Lim Kimya, a former MP from the banned Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). Meanwhile, Thai authorities have sought an additional warrant from the Thai Criminal Court to arrest a Cambodian national suspected of acting as a spotter for the gunman.

Tuk Tuk Pride Race during the Pride Festival Celebration on May 28, 2023, which intended to promote LGBTQ+ visibility in Cambodia and raise self-affirmation and equality. (CCHR)

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PM Says No Need for Legalized Same Sex Marriage, But LGBTQ+ Community Says Otherwise

13 Jul 2023 3:25 PM|

Last month, concerned about a reported rise in HIV cases, Prime Minister Hun Sen said that there is no discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community in Cambodia while reaffirming there would be no marriage equality law.

Civil society groups and youth activists paid their respects by laying down wreaths on the seventh anniversary of Kem Ley’s murder at the Caltex gas station where he was shot, on July 10, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Activists Again Call for Justice on Seventh Anniversary of Kem Ley’s Murder

10 Jul 2023 4:25 PM|

Around 100 youth environmental activists, opposition party members and civil society group representatives marked the seventh anniversary of Kem Ley’s murder with a protest on Monday, calling on the government to provide justice in the case.

Am Phoeun, a Boeng Tamok resident, received a court summons on Monday. (CamboJA/Phon Sothyroth)

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Boeng Tamok Resident Receives Court Summons After Defending Community Bridge from Destruction

4 Jul 2023 12:45 PM|

A Boeng Tamok resident received a summons to appear in a Phnom Penh court on Monday following a clash with district authorities over a community bridge.

An Acleda bank branch in Phnom Penh. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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IFC Requests Review of Watchdog’s Decision to Investigate Six Cambodian Microlenders

3 Jul 2023 4:30 PM|

The International Finance Corporation (IFC) on Friday requested a review of its ombudsman’s decision to investigate six IFC-funded financial institutions providing microloans in Cambodia.

Koh Kong provincial authorities stopped villagers when they attempted to come to Phnom Penh to submit a petition to the Ministry of Justice on June 29, 2023. (Supplied)

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At Least 10 Koh Kong Land Activists and a Child Detained Attempting to Deliver Petition

30 Jun 2023 10:17 PM|

Koh Kong authorities detained at least 12 land rights activists, along with an activist’s 6-year-old child, on Thursday while the group was attempting to deliver a petition calling for a halt to state land grants given to individuals.

Prime Minister Hun Sen looks at his phone during a meeting with garment workers in Phnom Penh, June 13, 2023. (Hun Sen’s Facebook)

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‘Facebook Prime Minister’ Taken Off Platform For Violent Speech, Hun Sen Moves to Telegram

29 Jun 2023 6:44 PM|

An oversight board linked to the social media company Meta has recommended a six-month suspension of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook and Instagram accounts for an incendiary speech he posted earlier this year threatening to use “a stick” against opposition opponents.

A woman carries a child in front of the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on June 28, 2023. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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NGOs Want Government, Italy to Halt Reopening of Intercountry Adoptions

28 Jun 2023 6:09 PM|

Reopening intercountry adoptions will put Cambodian children and their families at risk, a group of NGOs said in a statement Wednesday, urging the Cambodian government to stop the process.

Prime Minister Hun Sen meets with CCFC president Theng Savoeun and two other colleagues at his house, on June 17, 2023. (Hun Sen’s Telegram)

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PM Hun Sen Calls for Reinstatement of CCFC

19 Jun 2023 4:37 PM|

Prime Minister Hun Sen called for the reinstatement of the Coalition of Cambodian Farmers Community (CCFC) and for criminal charges against three of its members to be dropped, after the Interior Ministry temporarily suspended the group earlier this month.

Suspect in Lim Kimya Shooting Questioned as Thai Police Obtain Warrant for Possible Cambodian Spotter

PM Says No Need for Legalized Same Sex Marriage, But LGBTQ+ Community Says Otherwise

Activists Again Call for Justice on Seventh Anniversary of Kem Ley’s Murder

Boeng Tamok Resident Receives Court Summons After Defending Community Bridge from Destruction

IFC Requests Review of Watchdog’s Decision to Investigate Six Cambodian Microlenders

At Least 10 Koh Kong Land Activists and a Child Detained Attempting to Deliver Petition

‘Facebook Prime Minister’ Taken Off Platform For Violent Speech, Hun Sen Moves to Telegram

NGOs Want Government, Italy to Halt Reopening of Intercountry Adoptions

PM Hun Sen Calls for Reinstatement of CCFC

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