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Duong Dara, ex-prime minister Hun Sen’s assistant, was arrested and questioned for fraud on October 10, 2024, a photo post on his Facebook.

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Former Hun Sen’s Assistant Duong Dara Sent to PJ Prison On Fraud Charges

17 Oct 2024 7:25 AM|
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Duong Dara, an assistant of former Prime Minister Hun Sen, was sent to Phnom Penh Prison, commonly known as “PJ”, after being charged with fraud on October 14, Nut Savana, spokesperson of the General Department of Prisons, confirmed.

Tho Oeun and his family live in a dilapidated house after their economic situation deteriorated following the loss of their land. Photo taken on May 17, 2022. Supplied by CFCC

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Twenty-one Kratie families lost farmland to social concession

17 Aug 2022 2:59 PM|

Twenty-one families involved in a years-long land dispute in Kratie province’s Chhlong district, say they are struggling to make ends meet after losing their farmland and have received no compensation from the government.

Garment workers converging for their lunch in front of a factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, January 14, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Unions want minimum wage increase for garment workers

15 Aug 2022 9:41 PM|

Unions representing Cambodian garment workers say they would like to see an increase in the minimum wage next year, but that companies are hesitant due…

A view of houses in Prek Thei village that collapsed into the creek in Kandal Province’s Takhmao city, August 4, 2022. CamboJA/ Seoung Nimol

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Villagers in Kandal seek assistance following riverbank collapse

11 Aug 2022 4:48 PM|

A collapsed riverbank has severely affected 12 families in Kandal province’s Takhmao city, and dozens more living nearby are worried about further collapse.

A cyclo driver pedals through his territory as part of the mobile pantry initiative in Phnom Penh, Picture taken August 30, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Money Pleas: Charities looking homeward for donations find patrons scarce

31 Jul 2022 9:29 PM|

Leaders in the non-profit sector challenged the government and private donors to raise significantly more funding after a regional survey ranked Cambodia last in charitable…

Families from Kilometer 6, Tuol Sangke 1 commune, Russei Keo district, meet with officials about their resettlement plots, July 29, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Land plots awarded to hundreds of families living along derelict train line

30 Jul 2022 2:25 PM|

Russei Keo district officials announced the relocation of 320 families living along an abandoned railway, prompting dozens of residents further down the tracks to gather at City Hall and demand a similar settlement.

Members of the Daun Ov community of Choeung Ek village gather at City Hall to ask for land titles, July 27, 2022. Photo Supplied

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Daun Ov community in Choeung Ek pleads for land titles

28 Jul 2022 10:23 AM|

About 40 people from the Daun Ov community, representing some 84 families in Choeung Ek village in Dangkor district, gathered Wednesday at Phnom Penh City Hall to urge authorities to issue long-awaited land titles to the community as a nearby development project moves forward.

An educational event on child protection in schools held in Siem Reap province last year. Photo supplied

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Manual for Schools Aims to Prevent Abuse by Teachers

27 Jul 2022 11:28 AM|

The Cambodian government is distributing some 5,000 copies of a new handbook on child protection to schools across the country, officials said early this month, in an effort to prevent abuse by teachers.

Students from Kampong Prak Primary School row home after class. Photo taken July 12, 2022. CamboJA/ Seoung Nimol

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In Pursat’s floating villages, no nearby secondary school means little chance at seventh grade

25 Jul 2022 2:55 PM|

Pursat Province’s Krakor district: Chea Reaksmey, 13, has managed to make it to sixth grade on the Tonle Sap lake. At Kampong Prak Primary School, she’s an excellent student — one who dreams of becoming a teacher. But with the nearest secondary school on the mainland, far from her floating home, she has little hope of furthering her education.