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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.

A girl looks at her smart phone in Phnom Penh, August 15, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Reports of online child sexual exploitation and abuse increase

15 Aug 2022 5:38 PM|

There were 183 reported cases of online child sexual exploitation and abuse in the first seven months of the year, an increase from the pervious year but likely still much lower than the actual number of cases, according to child protection NGO Action Pour Les Enfants.

Jin Bei casino and hotel in Preah Sihanouk Province, October 2021. CamboJA/ Sorn Sarath

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Arbitration Council Rules Against Union in Chinese-Owned Casino Case

10 Aug 2022 8:38 PM|

The Arbitration Council has rejected a trade union’s demands that they cancel what the union says is an exploitative new employment contract that workers from the bankrupt Jin Bei Casino in Sihanoukville were tricked into signing.

Cambodian authorities arrest a group of Chinese nationals allegedly involved in online scams and kidnapping in Preah Sihanouk province, September 2021. National Police’s Facebook.

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Cambodia falls to bottom rank on U.S. human-trafficking index

21 Jul 2022 9:53 AM|

Cambodia is back on another U.S. blacklist. Washington, in its 2022 Trafficking in Persons report, downgraded the Kingdom to Tier 3 status, the lowest of three designations, citing endemic corruption and an unwillingness to hold human traffickers accountable.

By late September, the majority of families in Russei Keo district’s Phsar Toch village agreed to relocate to the outskirts of Phnom Penh, following months of pressure from authorities seeking to develop the village’s prime waterfront real estate, seen here on July 20, 2022. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Forced evictions begin for Tonle Sap residents

20 Jul 2022 2:17 PM|

Russei Keo district authorities on Monday began dismantling makeshift and semi-permanent homes along the Tonle Sap river to make way for a city-improvement project, sparking protests from 400 area families.

A man drives past the National Assembly in Phnom Penh on July 10, 2017. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Civil society groups demand government pass law securing public’s right to know

14 Jul 2022 2:09 PM|

An alliance of NGOs and civil society groups on Tuesday urged the government to improve a contentious draft law on freedom of information, saying the pending legislation fell short of international standards.

People pray in front of a portrait of Kem Ley after he was shot dead in Phnom Penh, Picture taken July 24, 2016. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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NGOs continue to demand justice ahead of anniversary of murder of Kem Ley

9 Jul 2022 9:57 AM|

Ahead of the sixth anniversary of the murder of Kem Ley, civil society groups once more urged the Cambodian government to carry out an independent and public investigation.

Villagers facing eviction to make way for the new airport meet with company representatives and Land Management Ministry officials in Kandal Stung district on July 7, 2022. CamboJA

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Families affected by Kandal airport demand clarity on compensation

8 Jul 2022 7:00 PM|

Sixty Families affected by a $1.5 billion airport project in Kandal province met with representatives from the company responsible as well as officials from the Ministry of Land Management on Thursday to discuss compensation for their homes.

Health care workers in front of the Phnom Penh Quarantine Center, Picture taken March 3, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Hun Sen warns of prison for false information regarding Covid-19

1 Jul 2022 9:59 PM|

Prime Minister Hun Sen promised prison for those posting disinformation about the pandemic, referring to the recent arrest of a man who claimed on TikTok that Cambodia had seen a Covid-19 death.

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

Reports of online child sexual exploitation and abuse increase

Arbitration Council Rules Against Union in Chinese-Owned Casino Case

Cambodia falls to bottom rank on U.S. human-trafficking index

Forced evictions begin for Tonle Sap residents

Civil society groups demand government pass law securing public’s right to know

NGOs continue to demand justice ahead of anniversary of murder of Kem Ley

Families affected by Kandal airport demand clarity on compensation

Hun Sen warns of prison for false information regarding Covid-19

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

Reports of online child sexual exploitation and abuse increase

Arbitration Council Rules Against Union in Chinese-Owned Casino Case

Cambodia falls to bottom rank on U.S. human-trafficking index

Forced evictions begin for Tonle Sap residents

Civil society groups demand government pass law securing public’s right to know

NGOs continue to demand justice ahead of anniversary of murder of Kem Ley

Families affected by Kandal airport demand clarity on compensation

Hun Sen warns of prison for false information regarding Covid-19

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