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Cambodian monks on a journey arrested for illegal entry
Four Cambodian monks were arrested at a temple in Muang district on Tuesday night and expelled from the monkhood after they were found to have entered the country illegally.
Report: Brides are Cambodia’s Latest Illicit Export to China
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Bride traffickers make good money in the Chinese market, getting anywhere between US$20,000 and $40,000 for a match.
$1.3 bn spent to aid Cambodia’s industrial development policy
Cambodia has spent nearly $1.3 billion to diversify its manufacturing industries.
Seven SEA transport ministers pledge to urgently restore regional air travel
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Transport ministers from seven South-East Asian countries pledged on Tuesday to work closely to urgently rebuild and restore air travel, as the region looks to capitalise on the reopening of borders to boost recovery.
Is Cambodia’s Government Ready to Tackle the Problems in Its Microfinance Sector?
Phnom Penh’s attempts to relieve its worsening rural debt crisis are yet to have the intended effects.
Low Mekong waters make life hard around Cambodia’s smaller lakes
While Tonle Sap is recognised as a resource worthy of protection, countless other lakes, ponds and wetlands also depend on Mekong flooding but are dwindling away unnoticed.
13-foot-long stingray found in deep hole in Mekong River
The murky depths of the mighty river seems to function as refuges for some of the biggest freshwater fish on Earth, explorers are finding.
Rarely-seen giant freshwater stingray rescued in Mekong River (video)
A rarely-seen freshwater stingray weighing 181kg (400 pounds) was hooked by fishermen in the Mekong River on May 5, 2022.
Cannes Hidden Gem: A Visceral Search for Identity in ‘All the People I’ll Never Be’
French-Cambodian director Davy Chou's third feature, screening in the Un Certain Regard section, follows a young French woman who seeks a deeper understanding of herself in the country of her birth, South Korea.
Cambodia Asks U.K. Cultural Institutions to Return Looted Statues
British museums contain hundreds of allegedly stolen temple treasures.
Fleeing Cambodia: How I Was Finally Able to Tell My Own Origin Story
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Putsata Reang on Telling a Tale Passed Down By Her Mother.
No protection, more repression: freedom of expression in Southeast Asia
Years since the killing of prominent human rights defenders and political commentators; the judiciaries of Indonesia, Cambodia, and the Philippines still have failed to take any concrete actions to deliver justice to the case that is acceptable to the public.
No protection, more repression: freedom of expression in Southeast Asia
Years since the killing of prominent human rights defenders and political commentators; the judiciaries of Indonesia, Cambodia, and the Philippines still have failed to take any concrete actions to deliver justice to the case that is acceptable to the public.
