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Residents hold banners demanding tycoon Leng Channa of Brilliant City refund them on February 12, 2024, as they fall into debt with banks. (Supplied)

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Investment Fraud And Online Scams Lead To Financial Losses For Cambodian Victims

25 Apr 2024 10:17 AM|
Ly Rosslan|

It started off small for Noun Noeut, a 60-year old father from Battambang. He invested $5,000 in the land investment company Brilliant City World. But he said his nephew, an employee of the company, urged him to invest even more. With the company promising Noeut interest on his investment every month, he started collecting money from his children and taking out bank loans, ultimately handing over $55,000.

Government officials at the registration desk at the National Assembly on July 28, 2022. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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World Bank: Higher Government Salaries Haven’t Improved Country Outcomes

16 Feb 2024 7:47 PM|

A new report from the World Bank found that an increase in Cambodia’s government spending, fueled in part by across-the-board salary increases, has not resulted in better outcomes in the country. The government could use public spending on social services more effectively to improve health and education outcomes, according to the report written at the request of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.

Representatives from Dey Thmey community, of Por Prork village along the railway, gather at Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority to ask about connecting the water supply to their community on February 13, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Four Months After Petitioning Water Authority, Railway Villagers Again Call for Clean Water

14 Feb 2024 5:51 PM|

Nearly 50 residents from North Por Prork village gathered Tuesday at the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA), four months after the authority agreed to…

The buffalo cart community residents transported foreign tourists around Chrey village, in Teuk Vil commune, Puok district, Siem Reap province, February 2024. (Siem Reap Provincial Administration’s Facebook)

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Siem Reap Older Folks Resume Livelihood As Buffalo Cart Drivers Three Years After COVID-19

14 Feb 2024 11:01 AM|

The Buffalo Cart Community, a cultural tourism located 10 kilometers from Siem Reap City reopened after three years of being shuttered following the Covid-19 pandemic. The aged residents are excited to return to work, but they claim the number of visitors remains small and are mostly foreigners.

A motorist rides past the Ministry of Inspection in Phnom Penh, February 13, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Inspection Ministry Seeks Collaboration to Oversee, Dispel Misconception About Its Role

13 Feb 2024 9:54 PM|

The importance of inspection is to ensure good governance, justice, and national development, Minister of Inspection Huot Hak said on February 13, 2024 during the closing of the 2023 annual meeting and setting out of the 2024 work direction.

The Health Ministry in Phnom Penh on February 2, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Brother of Deceased Bird Flu Victim Tests Positive, Fourth Case in 2024, Prompting Extra Caution

12 Feb 2024 8:08 PM|

A 16-year-old boy from Kratie province has been confirmed as having contracted H5N1 influenza. He is the older brother of nine-year-old Roeun Virun, who died of the virus on February 8, bringing the total number of cases to four this year, the Ministry of Health stated.

Farmers set up water pumps along a canal to wait for water to be released from upstream to sustain their dryland paddy rice in Pursat province, January 2024. (CamboJA/Uon Chhin)

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Farmers Demand For Release of Water as Shortages Damage Dry Rice Fields

10 Feb 2024 2:06 PM|

At least 760,000 hectares of dryland rice are planted in a few provinces, however, there is currently a scarcity of water to irrigate their fields, which is worrying farmers as they could fall deeper into debt.

View of the water system restoration and canal project in Kampong Speu’s Kong Pisey district aimed at preventing floods in Phnom Penh and Kandal province. (Picture: Facebook page Kampong Speu’s Administration)

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Ministry Builds Canal To Save Phnom Penh, Kandal From Flooding By Diverting Water

9 Feb 2024 10:43 AM|

Parts of Phnom Penh and Kandal province would undergo flood mitigation works, implemented by the Water Resources and Meteorology Ministry with the construction of canals, and the restoration and modernization of water release and water diversion systems, which are expected to be completed by 2028.

The Education Ministry in Phnom Penh on February 2, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Civil Society Groups Call for Increased Health, Education and Social Services Funding

8 Feb 2024 3:18 PM|

A working group representing 19 civil society organizations is urging the Cambodian government to increase funding for education, health and social protection in response to the 2024 budget approved by the National Assembly.

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