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Cambodian migrant workers prepare to board a military truck to transport them from the Thai side of the border to the Cambodian side after, August 13, 2021. Supplied Photo

Female migrant workers struggle to find jobs after returning home

21 Jan 2022 3:48 PM|

At the age of 16, with her family facing severe financial difficulties, Keo Chakriya dropped out of school to join the workforce. Lured by promises of a high salary and better work conditions, Chakriya, now 22, did not hesitate to pursue work in Thailand. She got a job in a factory and stayed over five years, until August 2021, when she was forced to return to Cambodia as COVID-19 began its rapid spread.

A Kampong Talong villager in Kandal province has placed a sign here reading “Private land” with a phone number, but this farmland has already been taken for the new airport development. Photo taken on January 4, 2022. CamboJA/ Sorn Sarath

Their dispute entering its fourth year, families affected by mega-airport fight to keep hope

12 Jan 2022 8:46 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

Though residents of Kampong Talong village are barricaded from their farmland, the area is still bustling with activity – mostly from dozens of trucks transporting…

Prime Minister Hun Sen (L), is welcomed by Military leader Min Aung Hlaing during a meeting in Myanmar, January 7, 2022. CamboJA/ Hand out photo from An Khuon SamAun National Television of Cambodia

Mixed response, some junta promises after PM’s trip to Myanmar

10 Jan 2022 11:00 PM|
Khuon Narim|

With the prime minister’s much-anticipated diplomatic venture to Myanmar now in the past, the trip has received a mixed response from a broad array of…

A woman drives past a house from which a family member tested positive for Omicron variant in the Meanchey district of Phnom Penh. CamboJA / Panha Chhorpoan

Authorities on alert as Omicron variant spreads into community

10 Jan 2022 10:07 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

As public health officials continue to find new community transmission cases of the more-contagious Omicron variant of COVID-19, the prime minister is urging provincial authorities…

Hun Sen meets Myanmar coup leader for talks, despite criticism

7 Jan 2022 11:32 PM|
Sorn Sarath|

Prime Minister Hun Sen arrived in Myanmar Friday for a two-day visit amid heavy criticism from civil society and the public over his meetings with…

NagaWorld workers continued their strike on Thursday, demanding a resolution to their ongoing labor dispute and the release of their union leaders and members. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

NagaWorld protests continue despite incitement charges for unionists

7 Jan 2022 7:24 AM|
Khuon Narim|

Around 400 NagaWorld workers continued their peaceful strike on Thursday, despite the recent arrests of union president Chhim Sithar and more than two dozen workers…