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Candlelight Party sets out 2023 strategy, won’t join coalition
Members of the main opposition Candlelight Party vowed to push for democracy and fight injustice during a ceremony at Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province last week that was heavy…
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Opposition commune councilors say political court cases interfere with their daily duties
Dozens of commune councilors and members of the opposition Candlelight Party face ongoing court cases — a situation they say is a form of political retaliation aimed at interfering with their…
Nine villagers who protested against new airport to be tried
The Kandal Provincial Court’s investigating judge Vann Sopanha has decided to send the case of nine people arrested after protesting against a new mega-airport project to trial, according to documents…
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Cambodia’s growing alcohol industry raises concerns, as liquor law remains stalled
It appears that Cambodia’s a country that likes its alcohol. Two new beer producers have emerged in the last two years alone and everywhere you look there are billboards advertising…
Indigenous communities ask for government intervention in land disputes
The representatives of two different indigenous communities in Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear provinces are calling for government intervention to help solve long-running land disputes in their communities.
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New Tests Find No Asbestos in Baby Powder Brands
The Cambodian government is allowing imports of 12 brands of baby powder to resume after temporarily suspending them when they were found to contain traces of asbestos.
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Trainee teachers to study media and information literacy
Soeur Pisey, 19, is in her third year of studying to be a primary school teacher at Phnom Penh Teacher Education College, and will soon return to her hometown in…
Most scam compounds in Sihanoukville remain unnamed as authorities downplay human trafficking
As authorities in Sihanoukville continue a crackdown on human trafficking rings, the Center for Alliance of Labor and Human Rights (Central) said it had found evidence that some cyber scam…
