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A bulldozer clears cassava plants on land villagers say was illegally taken by a company in Stung Treng’s O’Svay commune on July 1, 2025. (Supplied)

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Illegal Logging-Mired Firm Accused in Stung Treng Protest Cut Short

2 Jul 2025 5:26 PM|
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About 10 village representatives from Stung Treng’s O’Svay commune gathered outside the provincial hall on Wednesday, calling for government action after a timber company previously documented for illegal logging in the province allegedly cleared their farmland.

The aftermath of the fire at Grand Diamond City hotel and casino, where at least 27 people died, on December 29, 2022. (CamboJA/ Pring Samrang)

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Relatives of Missing Casino Workers Still Lack Compensation, DNA Results

24 Jan 2023 8:06 PM|

Several Cambodian families missing relatives who worked at a Poipet casino engulfed in a deadly fire in late December say weeks later they have still not received information or compensation…

Satellite imagery from Sentinel-2/European Space Station on January 15, 2023 shows deforestation inside the area in Stung Treng’s O’Svay commune granted as an Economic Land Concession. Supplied

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Government Approves New Economic Land Concession Despite Moratorium, Conflict Ensues

16 Jan 2023 10:38 PM|

The government awarded a new Economic Land Concession (ELC) in March 2022 for the first time in nearly a decade and despite an existing moratorium on ELCs, government documents show.

Heang Bunnoeun (left) and Ban Doch (right) hold photos of their missing relatives, Bunnoeun’s sister-in-law Oeur Thy and Doch’s niece Sam Sreymom, on December 30, 2022. (CamboJA / Jack Brook)

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Families of Missing Casino Workers Seek Compensation and Closure as Authorities Remain Vague Over Possible Cambodian Deaths

10 Jan 2023 3:36 PM|

Authorities have claimed no Cambodians died in the blaze which engulfed a Poipet casino in late December, but the relatives of one Khmer woman trapped in the building at the…

Thoeun Sophea shows her Pac Card as she sells some drinks in front of a factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, January 05, 2023. CamboJA/ Pring Samrang

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Three Months in, Government’s Cash Aid Scheme Remains Badly Needed

9 Jan 2023 2:43 PM|

Three months after Prime Minister Hun Sen announced a new cash aid program for the poorest, the need remains acute. The program, which aims to help counteract the impacts of…

The aftermath of the deadly fire at Grand Diamond City hotel and casino in Poipet on December 30. (CamboJA / Pring Samrang)

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Thai Fugitive Linked to Casino Fire Received Cambodian Citizenship, Shares Business Ties with Tycoon Ly Yong Phat

2 Jan 2023 8:50 PM|

Fugitive Thai politician Vatana Asavahame, linked to management of the Poipet casino devastated by a deadly fire last week, received Cambodian citizenship in a 2008 royal decree, according to documents…

Waiting for information outside Trach pagoda near the site of the fire, Ban Doch (right) holds a portrait of his niece, a worker inside Grand Diamond City casino and hotel who was missing as of early afternoon on December 30, 2022. (CamboJA / Pring Samrang)

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After Deadly Casino Fire, Families Search for Their Missing Loved Ones

30 Dec 2022 11:15 PM|

After flames consumed Poipet’s Grand Diamond City hotel and casino, Keo Vandy arrived at nearby Trach pagoda early Friday morning to see if her husband was among the bodies brought…

A fire at Grand Diamond City Hotel and Casino in Poipet started around 11pm on December 28. (Banteay Menachey provincial police Facebook page)

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Poipet Casino Fire Leaves At Least 25 People Dead and 90 Injured Breaking

29 Dec 2022 3:16 PM|

A fire at a Poipet casino killed at least 25 people and injured 90 according to an estimate from Banteay Meanchey provincial spokesperson Sek Sokhom at 3 p.m. on December…

Villagers living along the "94" canal in Kandok commune fear eviction linked to the new airport, CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Families Seek Clarity After Displacement Rumors Related to the Kandal Stung Mega-Airport Project

28 Dec 2022 9:01 AM|

Some 200 villagers living in Kandal province’s Kandal Stung district and Takhmao town gathered at Kandal City Hall on Tuesday demanding to know whether they would be joining the hundreds…