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Waiting for information outside Trach pagoda near the site of the fire, Ban Doch (right) holds a portrait of his niece, a worker inside Grand Diamond City casino and hotel who was missing as of early afternoon on December 30, 2022. (CamboJA / Pring Samrang)

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After Deadly Casino Fire, Families Search for Their Missing Loved Ones

30 Dec 2022 11:15 PM|
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After flames consumed Poipet’s Grand Diamond City hotel and casino, Keo Vandy arrived at nearby Trach pagoda early Friday morning to see if her husband was among the bodies brought for cremation.

A recently reopened restaurant in Phnom Penh, October 19, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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More business resumed as government moves toward full reopening

19 Oct 2021 9:59 PM|

In the evening, casual restaurant tables closed for months are now once again set for customers as city streets fill with vendors and the flow of busy people.

A Phnom Penh hotel security guard checks a costumer's COVID-19 vaccination card before allowing them to enter, October 11, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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NSSF demands people show proof of vaccination before receiving social security card

11 Oct 2021 9:54 PM|

The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) announced on Sunday that it will not provide social security cards to anyone who does not show proof of COVID-19 vaccination after the Phnom Penh administration put in place measures requiring people to show their vaccination cards upon entering and exiting public and private institutions in the capital.

A health worker sets up a COVID-19 rapid test at a high school in Phnom Penh. Picture taken September 10, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Cambodians asked to volunteer for rapid test before returning to work after Pchum Ben holiday

4 Oct 2021 9:32 PM|

The Labor Ministry changed its instructions regarding COVID-19 testing for workers returning from the Pchum Ben holidays next week, saying they would be asked — but not required — to receive rapid tests before returning to work.

The railway community of Phnom Penh's Tuol Kork district, where residents are facing eviction to make way for infrastructure development. Photo taken September 27, 2021. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Urban poor communities urge faster solutions to avoid displacement

4 Oct 2021 7:51 PM|

Members of several poor communities affected by urban development in Phnom Penh have asked the government to provide them with solutions to stay in the city as they face the threat of forced evictions.