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Synoptic diagram of solar-powered water treatment system. Photo: WE Lab. (Supplied)

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Addressing Water Scarcity Via Solar-Powered Groundwater Treatment System in Rural Cambodia: Benefits and Challenges

21 Jun 2025 7:00 AM|
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Siem Reap Province— Water scarcity is a growing global challenge, and in many regions, groundwater is a critical alternative to unavailable surface water resources. However, groundwater often requires treatment due to contamination.

About 100 villagers gather to support their representatives who questioned by investigative judge, December 21, 2022. Supplied

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Five Preah Vihear Community Representatives Released After Questioning over Death Threat Allegations in Long-Standing Land Dispute

26 Dec 2022 11:33 AM|

Preah Vihear Provincial Court last week questioned five community representatives from Prame commune over allegations that they had issued a death threat to a man who had been clearing contested…

CMAC officers collect shrapnel after exploding a grenade discovered near NagaWorld 2, December 15, 2022. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Two Chinese Nationals Charged in NagaWorld Grenade Case

23 Dec 2022 10:59 AM|

Two Chinese nationals have been charged with abandonment of weapons in a public place after a grenade was discovered outside of the NagaWorld casino complex last week.

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NagaWorld Strikers Raise Concerns for Their Safety After a Grenade is Found Near the Casino

15 Dec 2022 10:28 PM|

Authorities on Thursday said that a grenade was found near NagaWorld 2, raising security concerns among striking casino workers.

A Phnom Penh office of microfinance institution LOLC (Cambodia) Plc, which as of February had an active loan of $32 million from Dutch social investor Oikocredit, photographed on April 6, 2021, (CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan).

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Rights Groups File Complaint Against Dutch MFI Investor Oikocredit

12 Dec 2022 2:14 PM|

Three NGOs filed a complaint Monday to a Dutch government watchdog accusing social investor Oikocredit of failing to conduct due diligence by investing in Cambodian microfinance institutions (MFIs) whose lending…

A man carries his scavenger cart past a condominium construction site in Phnom Penh on September 10, 2022. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

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World Banks Urges More Cash Transfers to Poor as Inflation Rises

7 Dec 2022 5:51 PM|

While Cambodia’s economy is on the road to post-Covid-19 recovery, rising inflation continues to disproportionately impact Cambodia’s poorest families and should be alleviated through expanding the direct cash transfer assistance…

Moeun Tola [right], executive director of CENTRAL, speaks during a press conference about the NagaWorld strike, August 29, 2022. CamboJA/ Uon Chhin

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With Vague Details, Pro-government Unions Accuse Labor Groups of Inciting Members to Form New Union

2 Dec 2022 9:11 AM|

Some 200 unions and federations have accused two prominent independent labor organizations of inciting its members to leave and establish a new union. The claim was denied by one of…

Wild monkeys are seen on electric poles near Wat Phnom in Phnom Penh on November 19, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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Firm Accused by US of Smuggling Wild Monkeys Denies Wrongdoing

22 Nov 2022 5:59 PM|

Cambodia-registered Vanny Bio Research, whose owner and five employees, alongside two Cambodian officials, were accused by U.S. authorities of smuggling wild-caught monkeys in Cambodia to the U.S., has denied any…

Prime Minister Hun Sen poses for a photo with U.S. President Joe Biden and Asean leaders during the Asean summit in Phnom Penh on November 12, 2022. CamboJA/Pring Samrang

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PM Hun Sen Tests Positive for Covid-19 in Indonesia After Asean Summit

15 Nov 2022 10:04 AM|

Prime Minister Hun Sen tested positive for Covid-19 after arriving in Indonesia for G20 summit meetings this week, following meetings with more than a dozen world leaders in Phnom Penh…