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Students learning in Kampong Prak Primary School, which is located on Tonle Sap Lake in Kampong Prak Village, Sna Ansa Commune, Krakor District, Pursat Province. Photo taken July 12, 2022. (CamboJA/ Sovann Sreypich)

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World Bank Okays $105M Project to Enhance Education, Build 900 New Classrooms to Ease Overcrowding in Cambodia

1 Sep 2025 6:25 PM|
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Over 1.7 million Cambodian children are expected to benefit from the World Bank’s newly-approved Basic Education Improvement Project, a $105 million initiative aimed at expanding childcare and preschool services, improving teaching quality, and upgrading school infrastructure to strengthen foundational learning nationwide.

Workers arrive at the banana plantation in Cambodia's northeastern Ratanakiri province in October 2021 (Photo by Sun Narin)

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Wine or Pesticides? Authorities Give Conflicting Answers Over Deaths of Banana Plantation Workers

4 Jul 2023 9:31 AM|

Following an investigation into the deaths of at least 8 banana plantation workers in Ratanakiri last month, authorities declared contradictory causes, with some citing wine and others pesticides.

Former employees of Giant Ibis Transport stop a bus carrying the passengers during their protest in Phnom Penh on July 1, 2023. (CamboJA./Eung Sea)

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After Repeated Delays in Negotiations, Giant Ibis Union Members Resume Protests

3 Jul 2023 11:23 PM|

A dozen laid off union members of bus company Giant Ibis Transport resumed their protests on Saturday after the company once-again reneged on promises to provide compensation.

he Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications in Phnom Penh on March 10, 2023. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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Government Ends Facebook Private Sector Partnerships, Expels Company’s Representative

1 Jul 2023 6:23 PM|

After Prime Minister Hun Sen had his Facebook account suspended for threatening political opponents, the government announced on Saturday that Facebook’s representatives would be expelled from the country.

Heavy rain caused flooding at the new relocation site in Run Ta Ek, on June 28, 2023. (Supplied)

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Relocated Run Ta Ek Residents Face Flooding With Incomplete Drainage System

1 Jul 2023 7:24 AM|

Houses in Run Ta Ek were flooded after heavy rains on Wednesday, many of which are homes to residents who recently relocated from Angkor after reports of forced evictions.

Workers arrive at the banana plantation owned by Vietnamese company Thagrico in Cambodia's northeastern Ratanakiri province in October 2021 (Photo by Sun Narin)

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10 Dead At Ratanakiri Banana Farm, Officials Suspect Chemical Poisoning

29 Jun 2023 7:16 PM|

At least 10 banana farm workers have died over the last two weeks at a Ratanakiri plantation, according to the provincial governor, who said police are investigating whether the deaths…

Officials burn five tons of drugs during a ceremony in Phnom Penh’s Koh Pich on June 28, 2023. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Sar Kheng Acknowledges Steep Rise in 2022 Drug Seizures

28 Jun 2023 5:40 PM|

Interior Minister Sar Kheng again admitted there was a heavy influx of drugs and chemical precursors used in their production into the country, at an event to destroy drugs seized…

The head of the Prime Minister’s Bodyguard Unit, Hing Bun Heang, was dispatched to the Cambodia-Vietnam border with 500 troops to shoot “drones” on June 28, 2023. (information Ministry’s Television of Kampuchea)

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Hun Sen Ups Troop Deployment Against ‘Drone’ Incursions, Invokes Rainsy-Degar Deal

28 Jun 2023 4:42 PM|

A day after Hun Sen ordered 500 troops to the eastern border to shoot down “drones”, the prime minister on Wednesday increased the deployment by 10,000 soldiers and offered $200,000…

The Hope Center clinic, one of three clinics shut down in May, had its front doors locked and wrapped in police tape on June 22. (CamboJA/Jack Brook)

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Gov’t Shutdown of Health Clinics Ends Cambodia Daily Founder’s Humanitarian Projects

28 Jun 2023 1:39 PM|

Cambodian authorities in May shut down three health clinics in Phnom Penh and last year took control of a nonprofit hospital — a series of events that suggest the continued…

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