Pushback Grows Against Proposed Longer Conscription Term
Young Cambodians are voicing growing concern that mandatory military service will deepen their financial woes, as the country prepares to expand conscription in 2026.
Hun Sen urges resolution for land disputes in Monday address, warns analysts for Paris Peace Agreement commentary
As Prime Minister Hun Sen urged out-of-court settlements for land disputes during a Monday address on the grounds of the Ministry of Land Management, a crowd of about 100 families…
After two decades, Lor Peang villagers continue to push for a resolution in their land dispute
Late last month, 20 villagers from Lor Peang community traveled from Kampong Chhnang’s Kampong Tralach district to Phnom Penh to attend an Appeal Court hearing in a case that has…
Activists released from prison will continue to advocate for human rights
Five activists who were convicted with incitement and released from prison on Friday pledged that they would continue to advocate for human rights and democracy in line with the law.…
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High price of gasoline hits low-income informal workers hard
Sitting on his motorcycle on the side of the road in Phnom Penh, 57-year-old moto taxi driver Moul Yi doesn’t dare to drive around in search of customers as he…
Relatives of suspected human trafficking victims urge police intervention
A relative of three Cambodians allegedly trafficked for work in online gambling is sounding an alarm in another possible case of forced labor in the city of Sihanoukville.
Behind one young woman’s fight against illegal logging
“We get a lot of threats from those criminals, they don’t cooperate with us,” she said. “They are not happy with us when we have arguments and remove their sawmills.”
Families forcibly evicted for expressway development reluctant to speak out for fear of losing compensation
As Cambodia's first expressway takes shape, the costs of development have driven straight through a Phnom Penh neighborhood.
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Sihanoukville’s half-built high-rises wait for the Chinese to return
“At the beginning, we could pay back the loan easily, but since the Chinese left, I can't make money and now I have requested to pay only the interest,” she…
