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Migrant workers leave Daung International Checkpoint in Battambang province after the Thai military opened the gate in late June 2025, allowing them to return to Cambodia. (Daung Border Checkpoint’s Facebook.)

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Cambodian Workers Assaulted, Threatened by Thai Gangs As Conflict Intensifies

25 Jul 2025 1:07 PM|
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Violence against Cambodian workers and citizens in Thailand has escalated amid border clashes in Oddar Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces. Labor rights groups have condemned the attacks as unacceptable and inhumane.

Yem Ponhearith , the president of the Kampuchea Niyum Party, speaks during International Human Rights' Day celebrations at his party's headquarters in Phnom Penh, December 10, 2021. CamboJA/ Khuon Narim

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Uneven Playing Field as Splintered Opposition Parties Prepare for 2022 Commune Elections

16 Dec 2021 10:13 AM|

With the main opposition CNRP banned and one of its former leaders, Kem Sokha, facing trial on treason charges in January, observers say next year’s commune elections will likely be…

Prime Minister Hun Sen meets with Myanmar’s military-recognised foreign minister Wanna Maung Lwin at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh. Picture taken December 7, 2021. Photo from the prime minister's Facebook page

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Hun Sen reaffirms resolve to visit Myanmar despite mounting criticism

15 Dec 2021 8:13 PM|

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday reaffirmed his intention to visit Myanmar to meet with the military junta that seized power in the February coup. Hun Sen also defended Cambodia’s…

A man collects fish from the Tonle Sap river in Kandal province to make prahok, December 14, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Prahok Season: Fish Numbers Are Down But So Are Prices

14 Dec 2021 9:54 PM|

It’s Cambodia’s favorite fermented delicacy, adding a kick of umami to many a classic Khmer dish, but this year the number of fish caught in the Tonle Sap has declined,…

Former opposition leader Kem Sokha greets his supporters as he leaves the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. Picture taken January 16, 2020. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Court resumes treason trial against Kem Sokha

14 Dec 2021 7:39 PM|

After a long delay, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court has set a date to resume the hearing of treason charges against former opposition leader Kem Sokha.

Farmer Tai Song shows his green garlic seeds at his house in Kandal province’s S’ang district. Photo taken on September 20, 2021. CamboJA/ Vann Vichar

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Why Cambodia’s Farmers Still Struggle to Find Markets

14 Dec 2021 11:14 AM|

“I feel as worried about the vegetable market as other farmers. Sometimes I could sell to make some profits but sometimes I lost,” he said.

A staff works at a hotel in Phnom Penh, December 11, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Though the tourism sector is officially back, hospitality workers are still waiting for full recovery

11 Dec 2021 5:32 PM|

“I always think about how to find money to pay [debts] and support my family with little savings and reduced spending. It’s high pressure and my wife cannot work because…

Human right defenders gather to mark the anniversary of International Human Rights Day at new Freedom Park in Phnom Penh, December 10, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Rights defenders urge government to restore civil space

10 Dec 2021 8:32 PM|

More than 200 rights advocates gathered Friday in Phnom Penh’s new Freedom Park to demand the government restore human rights and democracy in Cambodia, decrying what they said was increasing…

A member of a health organization provide consultation to TB patients in the Loeuk Dek district of Kandal province, July 20, 2021. Photo supplied.

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For families of TB patients, vital preventive treatment can be a burden

10 Dec 2021 9:38 AM|

Though COVID-19 has seized the world’s attention for nearly two years now, another, more familiar respiratory disease has lingered as one of the world’s most deadly infectious diseases.

Cambodian Workers Assaulted, Threatened by Thai Gangs As Conflict Intensifies

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