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The outside of Correctional Center 1 in Phnom Penh, photographed on November 11, 2021. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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“Soaring Number” of Children Detained in Prisons, Rights Group Reports

1 Jun 2023 5:37 PM|
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A “soaring number” of minors are being detained in the majority of prisons at an “alarming rate,” human rights NGO Licadho reported in a Thursday statement published on international Children’s Day.

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“Soaring Number” of Children Detained in Prisons, Rights Group Reports

1 Jun 2023 5:37 PM|

Knou Sovann, 51, shows the 1.5 hectares of farmland at Peak Seng Chas village in Siem Reap’s Peak Sneng commune on March 8, 2023, which authorities will use as a second relocation site for families removed from the Angkor complex. (CamboJA/Khuon Narim)

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Relocation Site Expanded for Thousands More Angkor Families Facing Removal

29 May 2023 10:29 AM|

An additional 896 hectares of land in Siem Reap have been allocated to expand a second relocation site for the thousands of families being removed from the Angkor Archaeological Park, according to a December sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen released publicly in the Royal Gazette on May 17.

Laid off Giant Ibis Transport bus drivers protest on May 7 in front of the company’s headquarters in Phnom Penh, seeking compensation for legally owed wages. (Supplied)

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Giant IBIS Transport Delays Paying Legally Owed Benefits to Laid Off Union Employees

26 May 2023 4:04 PM|

After withholding years-worth of owed wages from employees, the bus company Giant Ibis Transport reached an agreement earlier this month to comply with the labor law and pay compensation to 30 laid off union workers who have been protesting for months.

Cambodian boxer Khun Bora (red) spars with Vietnamese fighter Cao Minh Phat Truong in the SEA Games’ Kun Khmer semi-finals on May 9, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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SEA Games Conclude with Cambodia Winning the Third Most Medals

17 May 2023 6:16 PM|

As the Cambodia-hosted Southeast Asia Games conclude, the Kingdom ranked fourth in gold medals and third in medals overall, winning big in Kun Khmer and earning first-time gold medals in swimming events.

Houses collapsed at Bassac’s river bank in Prek Koy commune, Sa’ang district, Kandal province, April 25, 2023. (CamboJA/Sovann Sreypich)

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Kandal Residents Whose Homes Were Destroyed By Riverbank Collapse Request Faster Solutions

16 May 2023 8:56 AM|

Kandal residents whose homes were damaged or destroyed following a riverbank collapse in late April in a stretch of the Tonle Bassac with heavy sand-mining say they have still not received solutions from authorities.

A group of union leaders gather in front of an Adidas shop in Phnom Penh seeking intervention to support workers suffering during Covid-19 restrictions and economic slowdown across the garment industry on May 11, 2023. (Union Leader Pav Sina’s Fcebook)

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Independent Union Coalition Demands Adidas Consider Workers’ Benefits Following Closures

12 May 2023 3:27 PM|

About 30 representatives of the Cambodian Confederation of Independent Trade Unions went on strike in front of the Adidas company in central Phnom Penh, urging large overseas companies to take responsibility for the loss of workers’ benefits during the Covid-19 pandemic by establishing support funds for workers.

The opening ceremony of the 32nd Southeast Asian Games which began on May 5 and will go until May 17, 2023. The 11 countries representing Asean members sent their athletes to join the games. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Cambodia Launches Lavish and Chaotic SEA Games, as Fans Struggle to Secure Tickets

6 May 2023 10:21 AM|

Updated: Cambodia officially launched the Southeast Asian Games in a lavish opening ceremony Friday evening as ASEAN athletes, honorary guests and performers paraded to applause.