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Used plastic bottles discarded by drug users in a jungle in Pak Touch village, Pak Nhai commune, O’Yadav district, Ratanakiri province on December 12, 2023. (CamboJa/ An Vichet)

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Forty Percent of Indigenous Children in A Ratanakiri Commune Addicted to Drugs

24 Dec 2023 4:12 PM|
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Local authorities and indigenous villagers in a commune in Ratanakiri are gravely concerned over the high percentage of their children being involved in drugs, with the propensity of becoming worse with time.

Journalists are forced together on one side of the street in front of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court during the hearing of former CNRP leader Kem Sokha on January 15, 2020. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Cambodia’s journalists speak out against government harassment on World Press Freedom Day

3 May 2021 7:34 PM|

Press freedom in Cambodia is getting worse as a result of an ongoing government crackdown on independent media, including threats, violence and the imprisonment of…

District security guards carry a protester away from a demonstration marking the Paris Peace Agreements Day outside the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh on October 23. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Cambodian rights groups point to worsening restrictions of fundamental freedoms

1 May 2021 4:30 PM|

An annual rights report has found, yet again, that Cambodian officials have severely restricted basic civil rights, especially those of freedom of association and expression.

A banner left by a protester reading "My village runs out of food" is seen near barriers at a red zone in Phnom Penh, April 30, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Hundreds in Meanchey district red zone protest to demand food

30 Apr 2021 8:34 PM|

Hundreds of Phnom Penh residents, including a number of garment workers, protested Friday morning and Thursday night at two separate places in Meanchey district’s Stung…

The NagaWorld casino complex was shut for business on March 2. It's now yet another quiet business in locked-down Phnom Penh, April 29, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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NagaWorld’s suspended workers campaign to fight layoff plan

30 Apr 2021 6:01 PM|

Workers at NagaWorld, Cambodia’s biggest casino company, are stepping up the fight for their jobs after their employer announced on April 8 plans to lay…

Former police general Ung Chanthuok arrives at Phnom Penh Municipal court ahead of his trial for breaching COVID lockdown guidelines, April 29, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Police general gets 18 months prison for violating Covid lockdown

30 Apr 2021 4:40 PM|

Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday convicted and sentenced a two-star police general to 18 months in prison for drinking and partying over the Khmer New Year holiday in violation of strict measures introduced to help curb the spread of COVID-19.

A metal blockade on a red zone street in Phnom Penh, April 29, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Military to run red zone vaccination campaign starting next week

29 Apr 2021 8:44 PM|

The government on May 1 will start a COVID-19 vaccination campaign for those living in red zones, subjected to the highest level of lockdown restrictions due to high rates of infection. Local authorities, meanwhile, have been strengthening barricades around red zones, drawing concern from those living inside.

Health Officials give a COVID-19 test to a worker at the Din Han factory after more workers tested positive, April 8, 2021. Panha Chhorpoan

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More than 1,600 workers from 206 factories have been infected with COVID-19

28 Apr 2021 10:58 PM|

Garment workers make up a large share of Cambodia’s COVID-19 cases, with some 1,673 workers from 206 factories having tested positive since the latest outbreak began in February, according to the Ministry of Labor. Additionally, more than 17,000 workers are in quarantine and being monitored after having come into contact with an infected person.

Garment factories like this supplier in Kandal provided a central pillar for Cambodia's economic growth before the pandemic, December 2018. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Despite positive report, too soon to tell with Cambodia’s economic recovery

28 Apr 2021 8:46 PM|

A newly released report from the Asia Development Bank (ADB) forecasting growth for the Cambodian economy is providing only cold comfort as its authors acknowledge their study had been conducted before the sweeping lockdown of Phnom Penh and Takhmao.

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Cambodia’s journalists speak out against government harassment on World Press Freedom Day

Cambodian rights groups point to worsening restrictions of fundamental freedoms

Hundreds in Meanchey district red zone protest to demand food

NagaWorld’s suspended workers campaign to fight layoff plan

Police general gets 18 months prison for violating Covid lockdown

Military to run red zone vaccination campaign starting next week

More than 1,600 workers from 206 factories have been infected with COVID-19

Despite positive report, too soon to tell with Cambodia’s economic recovery

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Forty Percent of Indigenous Children in A Ratanakiri Commune Addicted to Drugs

Cambodia’s journalists speak out against government harassment on World Press Freedom Day

Cambodian rights groups point to worsening restrictions of fundamental freedoms

Hundreds in Meanchey district red zone protest to demand food

NagaWorld’s suspended workers campaign to fight layoff plan

Police general gets 18 months prison for violating Covid lockdown

Military to run red zone vaccination campaign starting next week

More than 1,600 workers from 206 factories have been infected with COVID-19

Despite positive report, too soon to tell with Cambodia’s economic recovery

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