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Motorists ride past Cambodia's Anti-Corruption Unit in Phnom Penh, December 17, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Two Takeo Military Police Referred to ACU for Taking Bribe, Compromising Investigation

6 Jan 2025 4:49 PM|
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The National Military Police have arrested two military police officers for accepting bribes to not crack down on seven kilograms of drugs and illegal gambling,…

Civil society groups attend a press conference for the release of Transparency International’s 2022 Corruption Perception Index in Phnom Penh on January 31, 2023. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Cambodia Perceived as Highly Corrupt, Despite Incremental Improvement

31 Jan 2023 9:22 PM|

Cambodia mildly improved its score on Transparency International’s 2022 corruption index released Tuesday, but remains considered among the most corrupt countries globally.

Informal workers at a beer garden in Phnom Penh on January 30, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Ruling CPP Courts Informal Workers in Election Campaign

30 Jan 2023 10:00 PM|

The ruling CPP declared support for self-employed workers in the informal economy and promised to provide them with long-sought social security benefits, during the party’s extraordinary congress this weekend in Phnom Penh, where it laid out its policy platform.

Garment workers travel to work on trucks in the outskirts of Phnom Penh. Photo taken on September 22, 2022. CamboJA / Pring Samrang

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Garment Worker Traffic Deaths Rise, Pointing to Stubborn Safety Issues

28 Jan 2023 7:25 AM|

Despite a range of efforts aimed at lowering traffic deaths among factory workers, 63 garment workers were killed in 2022, while 156 workers overall died in traffic accidents, according to the National Social Security Fund.

The aftermath of the fire at Grand Diamond City hotel and casino, where at least 27 people died, on December 29, 2022. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Relatives of Missing Casino Workers Still Lack Compensation, DNA Results

24 Jan 2023 8:06 PM|

Several Cambodian families missing relatives who worked at a Poipet casino engulfed in a deadly fire in late December say weeks later they have still not received information or compensation from authorities and the casino’s owners.

Satellite imagery from Sentinel-2/European Space Station on January 15, 2023 shows deforestation inside the area in Stung Treng’s O’Svay commune granted as an Economic Land Concession. Supplied

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Government Approves New Economic Land Concession Despite Moratorium, Conflict Ensues

16 Jan 2023 10:38 PM|

The government awarded a new Economic Land Concession (ELC) in March 2022 for the first time in nearly a decade and despite an existing moratorium on ELCs, government documents show.

Heang Bunnoeun (left) and Ban Doch (right) hold photos of their missing relatives, Bunnoeun’s sister-in-law Oeur Thy and Doch’s niece Sam Sreymom, on December 30, 2022. (CamboJA / Jack Brook)

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Families of Missing Casino Workers Seek Compensation and Closure as Authorities Remain Vague Over Possible Cambodian Deaths

10 Jan 2023 3:36 PM|

Authorities have claimed no Cambodians died in the blaze which engulfed a Poipet casino in late December, but the relatives of one Khmer woman trapped in the building at the time of the fire have already held her funeral.

Thoeun Sophea shows her Pac Card as she sells some drinks in front of a factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, January 05, 2023. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Three Months in, Government’s Cash Aid Scheme Remains Badly Needed

9 Jan 2023 2:43 PM|

Three months after Prime Minister Hun Sen announced a new cash aid program for the poorest, the need remains acute. The program, which aims to help counteract the impacts of high inflation, has already reached hundreds of thousands of people. But some advocates say they are concerned local authorities could use the cash assistance as a political bargaining tool ahead of the July 2023 National Elections.

The aftermath of the deadly fire at Grand Diamond City hotel and casino in Poipet on December 30. (CamboJA / Pring Samrang)

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Thai Fugitive Linked to Casino Fire Received Cambodian Citizenship, Shares Business Ties with Tycoon Ly Yong Phat

2 Jan 2023 8:50 PM|

Fugitive Thai politician Vatana Asavahame, linked to management of the Poipet casino devastated by a deadly fire last week, received Cambodian citizenship in a 2008 royal decree, according to documents viewed by CamboJA.

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