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Chea Mony, younger brother of union leader Chea Vichea, speaks during the latter’s 20th death anniversary in Phnom Penh on January 22, 2024. (CamboJA/ Sovann Sreypich)

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20 Years On – Chea Vichea’s Death Mourned, Call To Build Symbolic Stupa To End Impunity

23 Jan 2024 9:48 AM|
Sovann Sreypich|

Dozens of workers, union and civil society representatives, and relatives gathered in front of Chea Vichea’s statue on Monday to commemorate the union leader’s passing 20 years ago near the Langka Pagoda in 2004. The event, which took place not far from where Vichea was assassinated, saw Buddhist monks conduct a prayer.

A woman with disabilities rests on her scrap cart near the Tonle Sap river in Phnom Penh, August 16, 2016. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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UN envoys call on government to revise draft disabilities protection law

27 Apr 2021 9:48 PM|

Two UN human rights experts have expressed concern over Cambodia’s draft disability law saying it fails to meet international norms.

Environmental activist Chut Wutty visits Botum Sakor national park in Koh Kong province, February 21, 2012. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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‘Cambodian children won’t forget’: Nine years on, new calls for justice in Chut Wutty murder

26 Apr 2021 4:38 PM|

The government must end impunity and find genuine justice for Chut Wutty, who was shot dead while investigating illegal logging in 2012, civil society said Monday, as Facebook profile images were changed to honor the popular environmental activist on the ninth anniversary of his death.

Authorities block National Road 3 from Phnom Penh to Kandal province during lockdown, April 25, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Government lifts travelling ban between provinces even as COVID-19 outbreak continues

25 Apr 2021 9:02 PM|

The government on Sunday announced it was lifting a ban on travelling between provinces in order to prop up the economy, but restrictions remain on who can travel and three cities remain under lockdown.

Asean leaders met Saturday in Jakarta for a special summit to address post-coup violence in Myanmar. Photo originally posted to Prime Minister Hun Sen's Facebook page

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At Saturday summit, ASEAN leaders reach five-point consensus urging an end to violence in Myanmar

25 Apr 2021 3:34 PM|

National leaders and representatives to ASEAN reached a five-point consensus Saturday addressing Myanmar’s post-coup landscape, urging an “immediate cessation of violence” in the country.

Residents from the red zone arrive at a COVID-19 testing center in Phnom Penh, April 24, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Mandatory COVID-19 testing ordered for Phnom Penh market vendors and all red zone residents

25 Apr 2021 8:15 AM|

Phnom Penh City Hall announced late Friday night that all people living in the red zones must be tested for COVID-19, as infections continue to rise in spite of a citywide lockdown. But crowding at the city-run testing sites Saturday led to a revised directive requiring only certain red zone residents to be tested.

Kuoch Chamroeun, Preah Sihanouk provincial governor inspects barricades in Sihanoukville placed to prevent people from entering or leaving the locked down area, in a photo posted on the provincial administration’s Facebook page, April 23, 2021.

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Sihanoukville placed under COVID-19 lockdown, with five villages designated ‘red zones’

24 Apr 2021 8:28 AM|

Early Friday morning, Sihanoukville was placed under lockdown, making it the third city in Cambodia to face lockdown amid a worsening COVID-19 outbreak. Five villages were designated “red zones,” subjected to even stricter measures. The lockdown, which comes after nearly two months of a travel ban on anyone entering or leaving Preah Sihanouk Province, reflects the difficulty authorities have had in containing the outbreak.

Asean Summit in Phnom Penh, November 18, 2012. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Civil society blasts ASEAN for inviting military junta to Jakarta summit

23 Apr 2021 10:42 PM|

Ahead of a special ASEAN summit Saturday in Jakarta to address the escalating conflict in Myanmar after the February 1 military coup, Prime Minister Hun Sen has been clear that Cambodia will not interfere with internal affairs of another state.

Authorities block the street at the border of the Phnom Penh and Takhmao City, Kandal, on the first day of lockdown , April 15, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Two-star general among latest to be arrested for illegally transporting people amid COVID-19 travel bans

23 Apr 2021 9:42 PM|

An RCAF major general was arrested Thursday, along with six others, for unlawfully transporting people out of Phnom Penh and between provinces in violation of travel bans aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19. In a separate case, four taxi drivers were arrested for transporting dozens of foreigners from Phnom Penh to Preah Sihanouk, and police say cases are continuing across the country.

UN envoys call on government to revise draft disabilities protection law

‘Cambodian children won’t forget’: Nine years on, new calls for justice in Chut Wutty murder

Government lifts travelling ban between provinces even as COVID-19 outbreak continues

At Saturday summit, ASEAN leaders reach five-point consensus urging an end to violence in Myanmar

Mandatory COVID-19 testing ordered for Phnom Penh market vendors and all red zone residents

Sihanoukville placed under COVID-19 lockdown, with five villages designated ‘red zones’

Civil society blasts ASEAN for inviting military junta to Jakarta summit

Two-star general among latest to be arrested for illegally transporting people amid COVID-19 travel bans

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