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Cambodian police close the Poipet International border gate soon after Thailand shut its side. June 8, 2025. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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New Border Rules Disrupting Lives, Livelihoods as Cambodia-Thailand Tensions Escalate

8 Jun 2025 10:02 PM|
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“I want both countries’ authorities to officially announce the checkpoint closing so that people are not afraid,” Sokny said. He just heard today (Sunday) that the Thai authorities were closing the checkpoint at 3 p.m, so he hurried to leave the Thai border before 3pm.

Prominent unionist Rong Chhun leaves the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh on November 11, 2020, after attending a bail hearing. Panha Chhorpoan

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U.N. rapporteurs chastise Cambodian government for “cycle” of arrests

16 Nov 2020 8:36 PM|

A group of United Nations rights rapporteurs on Monday called for the Cambodian government to stop the “systemic detention” of activists and human rights defenders, a reference to a slew…

A motorist rides past the closed gates of the Cambodian Cultural Village in Siem Reap on November 11. Panha Chhorpoan

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Workers demand outstanding dues as Siem Reap theme park shutters

12 Nov 2020 1:44 PM|

Popular Siem Reap tourist attraction Cambodian Cultural Village closed its doors last weekend on account of low tourism arrivals during the COVID-19 pandemic, with former employees continuing to protest for…

A villager carries a bag of rice on October 12 in Ong Krao village, where residents will have to soon relocate to make way for a development project linked to tycoon Ly Yong Phat. Khuon Narim

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Coronavirus scare dampens land dispute relief for Ream villagers

11 Nov 2020 5:34 PM|

Ream villagers have been nervous for the last month, after the land they are living on was part of a 600-hectare concession given to the family of influential tycoon Ly…

Construction workers offload materials at a worksite in Phnom Penh on November 8. Panha Chhorpoan

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Workers face unpaid wages as pandemic, flooding stonewall construction activity

11 Nov 2020 11:56 AM|

Mech Sareoun had not been paid in months and was relying on small loans from his employer to support his family. The COVID-19 pandemic had adversely affected the construction sector…

Phnom Penh motorists were seen wearing face masks on Tuesday after the government reported at least three positive COVID-19 cases linked to a state visit by a Hungarian minister last week. Panha Chhorpoan

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Reluctant to declare an emergency, Hun Sen calls for stricter enforcement of COVID-19 measures

10 Nov 2020 2:20 PM|

Prime Minister Hun Sen has appealed to all people to follow quarantine, self-isolation and testing requirements, especially officials of his government, after three people who were in contact with an…

A man walks cross Boeng Trabek High School in Phnom Penh on November 8. Panha Chhorpoan

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Schools, entertainment venues ordered to close after new Covid-19 case

8 Nov 2020 8:05 PM|

After a bodyguard who accompanied a Covid-19 positive Hungarian minister during his trip to Phnom Penh last week also tested positive for the virus, the government announced November 8 that…

District security guards block family members of former CNRP officials from submitting a petition on Friday to King Norodom Sihamoni. Panha Chhorpoan

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CNRP-linked families blocked from petitioning the Royal Palace

6 Nov 2020 5:27 PM|

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia -- Family members of former opposition officials were prevented from petitioning King Norodom Sihamoni requesting the release of their jailed family members, including four people arrested outside…

Photographers and cameramen surround Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister Peter Szijjarto at the opening of the Hungarian Embassy office in Phnom Penh on November 3. Panha Chhorpoan

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More than 600 people, including journalists, test negative for Covid-19

5 Nov 2020 8:50 PM|

More than 600 people, including dozens of journalists who covered the state visit of the Covid-19 positive Hungarian Foreign Affairs Minister on November 3, had received negative test results for…

New Border Rules Disrupting Lives, Livelihoods as Cambodia-Thailand Tensions Escalate

U.N. rapporteurs chastise Cambodian government for “cycle” of arrests

Workers demand outstanding dues as Siem Reap theme park shutters

Coronavirus scare dampens land dispute relief for Ream villagers

Workers face unpaid wages as pandemic, flooding stonewall construction activity

Reluctant to declare an emergency, Hun Sen calls for stricter enforcement of COVID-19 measures

Schools, entertainment venues ordered to close after new Covid-19 case

CNRP-linked families blocked from petitioning the Royal Palace

More than 600 people, including journalists, test negative for Covid-19

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New Border Rules Disrupting Lives, Livelihoods as Cambodia-Thailand Tensions Escalate

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Coronavirus scare dampens land dispute relief for Ream villagers

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Reluctant to declare an emergency, Hun Sen calls for stricter enforcement of COVID-19 measures

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