Court Rejects Bail Request by Paris Peace Agreement Activists
Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Friday denied bail to eight activists, including an outspoken Paris Peace Agreement Srun Srorn, charged with incitement to disturb social security order.
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Five years after his murder, family and advocates still seeking justice for slain political commentator Kem Ley
As they prepare for Saturday’s five-year anniversary of the murder of prominent political commentator Kem Ley, a broad coaltiion family members, friends and civil society groups of all kinds are…
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New garbage collectors begin service as more than 1,000 Cintri workers struggle with layoffs
Many of the 1,000-plus workers in Phnom Penh laid off last week from waste management company Cintri say the days since have been a struggle to find new jobs in…
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Khun Sear’s company clears way for Arey Ksat satellite city
Residents living in Arey Ksat have been surprised to learn that a stretch of the Mekong is being filled in to pave the way for a 70-hectare satellite city developed…
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Cambodia remains on US human trafficking watch list after making little progress
For the third year in a row, the U.S Department of State put Cambodia on its Tier 2 watchlist in its Trafficking in Persons report, saying the Cambodian government does…
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Fears of new Delta COVID-19 variant as hundreds of migrant workers return to Cambodia
As the number of new COVID-19 infections rises quickly through the first week of July, officials continue to find cases of the more-infectious Delta variant.
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Ministry of Information empowers local authorities to take legal action against journalists
The Ministry of Information has given local authorities the green light to take legal action against journalists that they deem are unprofessional or spreading false information that obstructs law enforcement.
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Protests after three villagers charged over occupying private property
About 50 villagers involved in an ongoing land dispute gathered at the Ministry of Justice on Monday asking for intervention after three of their representatives were arrested and charged with…
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Cambodia-US relations strained further as military scholarship program ends
The Cambodian Ministry of Defense has asked the US to review the existing cooperation agreement between the two countries after six Cambodian students at US military academies were informed their…
