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Late Cheng gate currently under construction near a torn up acidic smelling stream of water, on 14 September, 2023. (CamboJA/Andrew Califf)

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Expanding Gold Mine Diverts Stream in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary

20 Oct 2023 3:19 PM|
Andrew Califf|

Snang An, Kampong Thom – Dead fish and black water ran through the Por Roung river last year due to contamination upstream from an industrial Chinese-owned mine, residents of Snang An village say. They brought their concerns to provincial authorities and were themselves blamed for the pollution.

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Two Japanese men admit to killing taxi driver in failed car theft

12 Sep 2019 2:34 PM|

Two Japanese men admitted in court on Monday to killing a taxi driver in a botched armed robbery in Siem Reap province, but said they only wanted his car and had no intention of killing him.

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Kem Sokha lives in ‘comfort’ under house arrest, government says

11 Sep 2019 6:05 PM|

Cambodia hit back on Wednesday at the U.S. State Department over its call for all charges against former opposition leader Kem Sokha to be dropped, saying the politician was being allowed to live at home — under de facto house arrest — on humanitarian grounds.

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Malaysia’s Mahathir pledges to balance trade with Cambodia

4 Sep 2019 11:13 AM|

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday pledged to reduce Cambodia’s trade deficit with Malaysia by looking to import more Cambodian rice and fruit into the Malaysian market.

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Kem Sokha’s family facing intimidation, lawyers say at arrest’s two-year mark

3 Sep 2019 3:26 PM|

A lawyer for detained opposition leader Kem Sokha said his client’s family members were facing “intimidating” surveillance as the arrest marked two years on Monday.

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Ex-governor jailed for 13 years for killing mistress

3 Sep 2019 9:50 AM|

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday sentenced former Takeo provincial governor Lay Vannak to 13 years in jail for the murder of his mistress last year and covering it up as a suicide.

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Activists, students, monks call for end to timber processing, exports

2 Sep 2019 3:26 PM|

A petition from more than 100 activists, monks and students called for the closure of all of the country’s sawmills and the cancellation of remaining timber export licenses in a bid to protect Cambodia’s forests and natural resources.

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Kem Sokha lawyers continue to ask for end to treason case

2 Sep 2019 2:05 PM|

Lawyers for former opposition leader Kem Sokha said on Sunday that they were still working to have the treason charge against Sokha dropped almost two years after his arrest on September 3, 2017.

Journalists ·

RFA journalists’ espionage verdict delayed

30 Aug 2019 5:08 PM|

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday delayed issuing a verdict against two Radio Free Asia journalists charged with espionage. Oun Chhin and Yeang Sothearin were arrested in November 2017 and charged with “illegally providing information to a foreign state” under Article 445 of the Criminal Code. They have since had production of pornography added to the charges against them and face a prison term of seven to 15 years.

Expanding Gold Mine Diverts Stream in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary

Two Japanese men admit to killing taxi driver in failed car theft

Kem Sokha lives in ‘comfort’ under house arrest, government says

Malaysia’s Mahathir pledges to balance trade with Cambodia

Kem Sokha’s family facing intimidation, lawyers say at arrest’s two-year mark

Ex-governor jailed for 13 years for killing mistress

Activists, students, monks call for end to timber processing, exports

Kem Sokha lawyers continue to ask for end to treason case

RFA journalists’ espionage verdict delayed

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Expanding Gold Mine Diverts Stream in Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary

Two Japanese men admit to killing taxi driver in failed car theft

Kem Sokha lives in ‘comfort’ under house arrest, government says

Malaysia’s Mahathir pledges to balance trade with Cambodia

Kem Sokha’s family facing intimidation, lawyers say at arrest’s two-year mark

Ex-governor jailed for 13 years for killing mistress

Activists, students, monks call for end to timber processing, exports

Kem Sokha lawyers continue to ask for end to treason case

RFA journalists’ espionage verdict delayed

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