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Ben Davis and a community ranger stand in a field of grass. A portion of the grass has been set on fire and smoke is visible. (CamboJA/ Sovann Sreypich)

Conservation Group’s Militarized Forest Patrol Clashes With Villagers in Preah Vihear

A man in camouflage pants and a shirt labeled “U.S. Army” lunges at a villager, swinging a rattan stick in his right hand, handcuffs in his left. The shaky phone video, repackaged by an online news outlet and viewed some 1.7 million times on Facebook, captured a conflict between Angkrong village residents and a group of military police and workers employed by a conservation NGO in Preah Vihear’s Phnom Thnout-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary. 
The three Mother Nature activists arrive at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for questioning, June 19, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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

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

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.
Domestic workers bring their employers' children to play outside in Phnom Penh, June 16, 2021.CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

Domestic workers call for social protections amid “slave-like” conditions

  • 16 Jun 2021 8:02 PM|
In an online forum celebrating the 10th International Domestic Worker Day held by the Independent Democratic of Informal Economy Association (IDEA), domestic workers called on the government to provide them with social protections under the National Social Security Fund. At the moment, only garment and textile workers are eligible to receive these benefits.

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