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Curtain Falls on Pochentong Airport, A Witness to Cambodia’s Illustrious Yet Dark Past

28 Aug 2025 10:08 AM|
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After nearly seven decades of serving as the country’s main international gateway, Phnom Penh International Airport – Cambodia’s first and oldest airport – is bidding farewell to the world, paving the way for a bigger and more modern airport.

An alleged scam compound at Bokor mountain in Kampot province. (CamboJA/Jack Brook)

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Cambodia Fails to Meet “Minimum Standards” for Combating Human Trafficking, US Gov’t Reports

16 Jun 2023 12:06 PM|

For the second year in a row, Cambodia failed to meet the “minimum standards” for combating human trafficking and was “not making significant efforts to do so,” the US government…

A nanny prepares milk formula for a child in Phnom Penh. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Families Seeking Compensation from Milk Company Frustrated by Court Delays

15 Jun 2023 5:06 PM|

The parents of 22 infants seeking compensation from the importer of Nutrilatt milk powder say they are still waiting for compensation as the legal process lingers.

Police tape encloses a section of the Tonle Sap riverbank where two suitcases were found that contained the body of Yi Ming Dali, on June 14, 2023. (CamboJA/Leila Goldstein)

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Dead Chinese Man Linked to Alleged Scam Operation, Sihanoukville Compound

15 Jun 2023 4:23 PM|

A man allegedly murdered and stuffed into a suitcase by four Chinese suspects last week lived at a compound in Phnom Penh’s Dangkao district where one local resident said “people…

A dolphin found dead along a beach in Kep province on May 31, 2023. (Supplied)

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Another Dolphin Found Dead on Coast of Kep Province

13 Jun 2023 5:40 PM|

Three dolphins have been found dead in the last six months along beaches in Kep province, according to the chief of the Phum Thmey community, Prak San, the latest one…

The workers of East Crown factory vote to select their union representatives on February 9, 2023 (CamboJA/Sovann Sreypich)

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Puma-Supplier Employees Lose Their Jobs Again in Alleged Union-Busting

12 Jun 2023 6:24 PM|

The Kandal province-based supplier, Eastcrown Footwear Industries, has repeatedly engaged in union-busting practices and harassment of workers, say labor rights activists and union members.

A house of residents living in Borey Piphup Thmey Kamboul 3, which was confiscated by the company Borey Piphup Thmey, located in Kamboul district, Phnom Penh. Photo taken on June 7, 2023. CamboJA / Den Seymar

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Hun Sen Speaks Out About Phnom Penh Houses Confiscated by Construction Company

12 Jun 2023 2:32 PM|

A group of over 1,000 families in Phnom Penh effectively advocated for the Prime Minister to speak out after they say the construction company Borey Piphup Thmey violated their contracts…

Buses parked outside the 7NG Factory waiting to transport garment workers on June 23, 2023. (Sovann Sreypich/CamboJA)

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Policy Improves Garment Workers’ Safety But Leaves Bus Drivers Deep in Debt

9 Jun 2023 5:01 PM|

An ongoing NGO and Labor Ministry initiative aims to make garment workers’ commute safer by shifting their daily transportation from typically flatbed trucks to enclosed buses, but the costs of…

Local security guard photograph a CamboJA journalist as they were covering the protests in Kandal province on June 8, 2023. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Kandal Residents Protest New Land Filling Near Airport Development

8 Jun 2023 5:56 PM|

Kandal village residents protested on Thursday against the filling in of land near their homes at the $1.5 billion airport development project, with a company official saying they were only…