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Villagers gather to prevent Global Green’s excavator and bulldozer from clearing their land to create access to the mine, January 13, 2024. (Supplied)

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Villagers Demand Compensation From Global Green Mining For Clearing Farm

15 Jan 2024 9:34 PM|
Khuon Narim|

At least 10 families are demanding compensation from a private company, which cleared farms and forest land to build an access road to explore iron ore mining in Preah Vihear province.

Garment workers return to their rental rooms after receiving COVID-19 vaccinations in a red zone in the locked-down Choam Chao 1 commune of the Pur Senchey District in Phnom Penh. Picture taken on May 12, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Garment workers affected by lockdown to receive $40 allowance from government

23 Jun 2021 12:03 PM|

The social protection allowance would be provided to almost 275,747 garment workers from a total of 513 factories in Phnom Penh, Kandal and Preah Sihanouk provinces, according to a Tuesday statement from the Labour Ministry.

The three Mother Nature activists arrive at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for questioning, June 19, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Alleged Mother Nature Zoom meeting posted as “evidence” of royal insult

22 Jun 2021 9:20 PM|

A video clip purportedly taken from an online Zoom meeting between Mother Nature environmental group co-founder Alejandro Gonzalez-Davidson and a number of environmental activists has been posted on social media as supposed evidence that the activists were guilty of insulting the nation’s king. The arrest of four environmental activists of plotting and insulting the king has been criticised by a number of foreign embassies and civil society groups.

Journalists arrested for allegedly extorting an illegal cockfighting ring arrive at the Kandal Provincial Court for questioning, June 22, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Journalists, publisher face five years prison over cockfighting extortion

22 Jun 2021 5:12 PM|

They face up to five years prison and their case has been passed to an investigating judge for further questioning, said Choun Sopanha, deputy prosecutor and court spokesman, as journalist advocates called for proper investigations into the case.

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Environmental activists charged with plotting and insulting the king

21 Jun 2021 8:25 PM|

Three environmental activists have been sent to pre-trial detention on charges of plotting and insulting the king by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. The co-founder of environmental group Mother Nature has also been charged in absentia.

US Ambassador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy speaks during an interview with CamboJA in Phnom Penh, June 16, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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US ambassador urges more transparency into Ream Naval Base, and the restoration of human rights

18 Jun 2021 9:11 AM|

The US ambassador to Cambodia, Patrick Murphy said the US continues to have concerns over China’s possible involvement at Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville and urged the Cambodian government to offer more transparency.

Residents look at the garbage filling Boeung Tompun lake, a wetland that has been taken over by a massive development, Picture taken on June 28, 2018. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Four environment activists arrested and accused of plotting, according to NGO

17 Jun 2021 9:35 PM|

Four environmental activists were arrested on Wednesday and accused of plotting, or conspiracy, to commit a crime, according to an officer at an environmental organization.

Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary, pictured, has reportedly been the site of continued illegal logging despite US funding for the forest's protection. JSC

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US pulls funding for multi-million dollar Prey Lang project

17 Jun 2021 6:46 PM|

The United States is ending its financial support for the multi-million dollar “Greening Prey Lang” project, accusing Cambodian authorities of failing to prevent illegal logging and of targeting local communities who have tried to monitor ongoing deforestation.

Garment workers eat breakfast separated by plastic partitions at a factory at Kakap II commune Pur Senchey district in Phnom Penh, June 14, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Phnom Penh City Hall sets sweeping new factory regulations to combat COVID-19 outbreaks among workers

17 Jun 2021 8:42 AM|

Phnom Penh City Hall on Tuesday released three plans aimed at combating the spread of COVID-19 among factory workers. The trio of ambitious, though non-binding, plans set new regulations and requirements for factories in the coming years, including providing accommodation and transportation for workers — two areas that have contributed to high rates of infections.

Garment workers affected by lockdown to receive $40 allowance from government

Alleged Mother Nature Zoom meeting posted as “evidence” of royal insult

Journalists, publisher face five years prison over cockfighting extortion

Environmental activists charged with plotting and insulting the king

US ambassador urges more transparency into Ream Naval Base, and the restoration of human rights

Four environment activists arrested and accused of plotting, according to NGO

US pulls funding for multi-million dollar Prey Lang project

Phnom Penh City Hall sets sweeping new factory regulations to combat COVID-19 outbreaks among workers

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Villagers Demand Compensation From Global Green Mining For Clearing Farm

Garment workers affected by lockdown to receive $40 allowance from government

Alleged Mother Nature Zoom meeting posted as “evidence” of royal insult

Journalists, publisher face five years prison over cockfighting extortion

Environmental activists charged with plotting and insulting the king

US ambassador urges more transparency into Ream Naval Base, and the restoration of human rights

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US pulls funding for multi-million dollar Prey Lang project

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