Civic Space Monitor Flags Judicial Crackdowns, Rising Threats to Dissent in Cambodia
Cambodia’s courts remain politicized and opaque, reinforcing impunity for those who target activists and government critics, rights group CIVICUS said Wednesday.
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Cambodians seek mental health services amid COVID-19 crisis
More and more Cambodians have been turning to mental health services as a result of the fear and stress caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Experts say that loss of employment…
Nine online journalists arrested over attempted extortion of someone transporting a wood house
Nine online news journalists, including a deputy-editor-in-chief, were arrested Tuesday over accusations that they attempted to extort money from someone transporting a wood house in Stung Treng province. The journalists…
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Two people detained for visiting farmland being cleared for Kandal airport
At least two people affected by a new airport project in Kandal province were briefly detained for questioning by authorities on Wednesday after they visited their farmland, which is being…
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Some schools resume class, but most wait for approval
Just over a week after Prime Minister Hun Sen called for a partial reopening of schools, some have already done so while others plan to follow suit.
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Despite lack of resolution in dispute, authorities block roads, let OCIC begin clearing residents’ farmland for mega airport project
Hundreds of police and military police have been deployed to the road leading to the new Phnom Penh airport project in Kandal, as land clearance begins despite an ongoing land…
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Garment worker minimum wage talks begin, find early disagreement
As the first day of a three-way negotiation of the minimum wage for Cambodian garment workers, union and industry representatives have reached an early disagreement on the prospect of a…
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Dozens of migrant workers seized trying to cross Thai border
The Pailin provincial court is questioning a man allegedly responsible for bringing 47 Cambodian migrant workers, including minors, to work in Thailand illegally. The workers were arrested by Thai authorities…
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Defrocked monk reinstated after police questioning
A recently defrocked chief monk from a pagoda in Kampong Cham province was restored to his position August 4 after he was cleared of allegations of violating measures to prevent…
