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Boeung Tamok villagers show their court summons in front of Prek Pnov district hall on January 15, 2024. (CamboJA/Phon Sothyroth)

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Seven Boeung Tamok Residents Sued For Stopping The Demolition of A Vegetable Stall

17 Jan 2024 9:25 AM|
Phon Sothyroth|

Seven Boeung Tamok residents in Prek Pnov district have received additional court summons from the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday morning following their clash with district authorities on December 18, 2023.

A man uses a rapid COVID-19 test by himself in Phnom Penh, July 1, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Hun Sen orders nationwide rapid tests, says Cambodia is relying on China

1 Jul 2021 8:07 PM|

Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that Cambodia is depending on China for its COVID vaccination strategy, while ordering the nationwide use of rapid testing to contain the pandemic. He encouraged the private sector to also conduct rapid tests on their own staff.

An NGO staff member holds up a photo of imprisoned Mother Nature environmental activists as part of a social media campaign calling for the six youths' release.

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UN raises concerns over Cambodia’s detention of environmental activists and human rights defenders

1 Jul 2021 2:44 PM|

The UN Human Rights Office and the UN Environment Programme on Wednesday expressed their concern over the arrest and detention of environmental human rights defenders in Cambodia after authorities arrested three activists from environmental group Mother Nature on June 16. According to the statement, at least 24 human rights defenders, 12 of whom are women, are currently in detention in Cambodia.

Health officials collect samples from people in Ratanakiri's Banlung Town. Photo taken from the provincial administration's Facebook page.

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Indigenous communities lock down as Cambodia hits new COVID-19 highs

30 Jun 2021 8:32 PM|

Four indigenous communities in Ratanakiri have closed their borders to prevent the spread of COVID-19 as the Ministry of Health reports record numbers of new infections and deaths due to COVID-19 across the country.

Prach Chan (R), the new chairman of the National Election Committee, receives the NEC seal from Minister of the Royal Palace Kong Sam Ol at a ceremony in Phnom Penh, June 30, 2021.CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Public reluctant to trust the independence of new NEC president

30 Jun 2021 7:41 PM|

The new chairman of the National Election Committee (NEC) pledged his commitment to ensuring that Cambodia’s upcoming commune and national elections are free and fair amid doubts from civil society groups about the former CPP lawmaker’s independence.

Vietnamese authorities use sand dredging boats to block the entry of floating houses through the aquatic border in the Mekong River at the Ka’am Samnor checkpoint of Cambodia, June 28, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Vietnamese authorities block the Mekong to bar entry for hundreds of ethnic Vietnamese evicted from Phnom Penh floating homes

30 Jun 2021 6:43 PM|

After authorities in Phnom Penh ordered in early June the removal of floating homes from waterways in the metropolitan area, resident Minh Yang Kai took his chances on the flow of the Mekong River.

Microfinance institution LOLC's office in Phnom Penh, April 6, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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NGOs call for debt relief for victims of land dispute

29 Jun 2021 9:51 PM|

As rights groups publish new evidence on the severity of Cambodia’s personal debt risks, communities affected by land disputes are calling for relief from what they say are overwhelming levels of microloan debt.

Bunong villagers submit a petition to the Interior Ministry seeking government intervention in the sale of communal land, June 29. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Bunong villagers seek intervention over communal land sale

29 Jun 2021 8:19 PM|

A group of indigenous Bunong people from Mondulkiri province are seeking the return of communal land that was sold off by local villagers to a pair of high-ranking officials in Phnom Penh.

Environment and military officials measure a tree stump in Mondulkiri. Photo posted on the National Military Police's Facebook page.

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Mondulkiri border police and soldiers charged over illegal logging

28 Jun 2021 8:46 PM|

Ten men including border police, soldiers and a Vietnamese national, who remains at large, were charged on Saturday with plotting to export unlicensed timber forest…

Seven Boeung Tamok Residents Sued For Stopping The Demolition of A Vegetable Stall

Hun Sen orders nationwide rapid tests, says Cambodia is relying on China

UN raises concerns over Cambodia’s detention of environmental activists and human rights defenders

Indigenous communities lock down as Cambodia hits new COVID-19 highs

Public reluctant to trust the independence of new NEC president

Vietnamese authorities block the Mekong to bar entry for hundreds of ethnic Vietnamese evicted from Phnom Penh floating homes

NGOs call for debt relief for victims of land dispute

Bunong villagers seek intervention over communal land sale

Mondulkiri border police and soldiers charged over illegal logging

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Seven Boeung Tamok Residents Sued For Stopping The Demolition of A Vegetable Stall

Hun Sen orders nationwide rapid tests, says Cambodia is relying on China

UN raises concerns over Cambodia’s detention of environmental activists and human rights defenders

Indigenous communities lock down as Cambodia hits new COVID-19 highs

Public reluctant to trust the independence of new NEC president

Vietnamese authorities block the Mekong to bar entry for hundreds of ethnic Vietnamese evicted from Phnom Penh floating homes

NGOs call for debt relief for victims of land dispute

Bunong villagers seek intervention over communal land sale

Mondulkiri border police and soldiers charged over illegal logging

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