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A truck transports garment workers after their shift at a factory in Kampong Speu province on May 21, 2024. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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State Institutions Ensure Seated Flatbed Trucks For Garment Workers by 2024, Buses by 2027

30 May 2024 7:22 PM|
Phon Sothyroth|

After several rounds of discussion since 2018, state institutions on Wednesday vowed to make it safer for workers across the country to have chairs to sit on while traveling to and from work, which has typically been flatbed trucks. The full installation of seats on flatbed trucks is expected by the end of 2024.

Villagers from Koh Kong gather in front of the Interior Ministry in Phnom Penh, seeking intervention in a land dispute with Heng Huy. Picture taken March 28, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Koh Kong villagers still seeking resolution to 20-year land dispute with Cambodian tycoon

6 May 2022 2:50 PM|

Hundreds of villagers in Koh Kong province are still stuck in a protracted land dispute with the Cambodian tycoon Heng Huy. Almost 20 years have passed, but there appears to be no resolution in sight. All this time, having lost their farming lands, they have struggled to maintain their livelihoods.

Residents of O'Romduol land community participate in a campaign to promote the importance of equity cards in Preah Vihear province. Photo taken on April 23, 2022. Photo Supplied Het Nay

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Lack of awareness surrounding government benefits means poor people lose out

6 May 2022 11:12 AM|

The National Social Protection Council, development partners, and civil society organizations have joined forces to launch a nationwide outreach campaign to educate people in remote areas about the forms of social protection available to them, including equity cards, cash transfer programs for pregnant women, and health funds.

Cham fishermen stay on a boat on the Tonle Sap river in Phnom Penh. Picture taken June 2, 2021. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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As rampant filling of waterways continues, government promotes effective water management

5 May 2022 4:48 PM|

Speaking at the 4th Asia-Pacific Water Summit in Japan, Prime Minister Hun Sen said water should be regarded as “white gold” for inclusive social and economic development.

Chen Socheata and her crew film a Tro Khlouk maker as he cuts bamboo to form the instrument in Ratanakiri province on October 24, 2021. Photo supplied

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Indigenous filmmakers work to document communities in crisis

5 May 2022 2:23 PM|

For Chen Socheata, a 19-year-old from Ratanakiri’s Banlung city, filmmaking has become a critical way for her to celebrate and preserve her Tumpuon culture. Since enrolling in a filmmaking program run by Bophana Center last year, she’s already produced one short documentary with several more ideas in the works.

Chut Wutty, Director of the Natural Resource Protection Group, looks on at Botum Sakor National Park in Koh Kong province, Picture taken February 21, 2012. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Environmental activists call for genuine justice for the slain Chut Wutty

27 Apr 2022 11:42 AM|

Ten years on, both civil society groups and the family of slain environmental activist Chut Wutty non-governmental organizations are calling for justice.

University students attending a training session in Phnom Penh to build their skills before applying for internships, April 10, 2022. CamSEED

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Local startup launches campaign to promote paid internships for students

25 Apr 2022 6:01 PM|

Cambodian students, particularly from low-income families, are struggling for internship opportunities that pay.

People gather for a Khmer New Year celebration at Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh, mostly without facemasks or social distancing, April 16, 2022. Supplied on City Hall Facebook page.

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COVID measures largely ignored during Khmer New Year holidays, raising risk of infection

19 Apr 2022 9:41 AM|

As more than five million domestic visitors traveled around Cambodia to celebrate the Khmer New Year holiday, some officials are sounding their concern for a renewed COVID-19 outbreak.

A Chroy Changvar bridge funded by loans and grants by the Chinese government. Photo taken on April 11, 2022. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Future Forum: Some China-funded projects lack transparency and violate Cambodian law

13 Apr 2022 10:38 AM|

Some China-funded projects under the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Cambodia have presented significant challenges to transparency, sustainability and rule of law, according to a new report by Phnom Penh think-tank Future Forum.