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Cambodia denies rights abuses due to dam
Human Rights Watch maintains the hydropower project has impacted the livelihoods of tens of thousands.
Compensation review urged for people displaced by Cambodian dam
Livelihoods of indigenous and ethnic minorities 'washed away,' says Human Rights Watch.
Khmer Rouge tribunal to hold last public hearings
Pol Pot henchman Khieu Samphan, 90, to deliver his oral defense in appeal hearing.
Cambodia delays welcoming tourists by a year
Authorities prioritize public health and safety after detection of the deadly Delta variant of the coronavirus.
Cambodia inches toward herd immunity against Covid-19
Prime Minister Hun Sen prioritizes the right to life over the right to democracy as nation prepares to vaccinate children.
Cambodia’s Covid-19 cases ease but economy crumbles
More than six million people in the informal sector are expected to lose their jobs
Cambodia rules out independent inquiry into activist’s murder
The Cambodian government has ruled out an independent inquiry with foreign observers into the death of Kem Ley, an activist and radio commentator who was shot dead while having a cup of coffee more than five years ago.
Fears grow that Cambodia may cross Covid red line
Call for urgent action as case numbers and death toll continue to rise despite vaccinations
Family of slain Cambodian activist Kem Ley mark five-year anniversary
A former soldier claimed that an unpaid debt was the motive to kill in a trial, which critics say was a cover-up.
Pandemic surges across Cambodia’s countryside
Markets are closed as authorities fear the spread of the Delta variant of the contagion.
Cambodia’s human traffickers alter their business model
As poverty worsens during the pandemic, Cambodians are vulnerable to criminals luring them to work abroad.
West urges Cambodia to rethink Mother Nature arrests
Environmentalists also charged with insulting the king as well as plotting to overthrow the government.
Cambodian environmentalists charged with terrorism
Police allege the Mother Nature activists received terrorism financing from abroad to topple the government.
Hundreds evicted from Cambodian floating villages
Most are ethnic Vietnamese with nowhere to go as borders remain closed amid the pandemic.
US ambassador urges Cambodia to respect ‘fundamental freedoms’
Human trafficking remains high on US-Cambodia agenda after envoy meets interior minister.
Cambodia offers US three options to resolve war era debt
Hun Sen suggests converting 70 percent of the $700 million debt into development aid
Cambodian govt accused of silencing critics of Covid efforts
NGOs say the actions are consistent with a 'systematic and relentless crackdown on freedom of expression'
Cambodia ends curfew amid easing of pandemic restrictions
Although Covid-19 cases have been falling, outbreaks in prisons remain a major concern.
US gives $11m to Cambodia’s vaccination program
Funding will to used to buy Covid vaccinations through Covax as more doses are sourced from China
Cambodia jails environmental activists for ‘incitement’
Human rights watchdog CIVICUS demands the immediate release of the Mother Nature Cambodia campaigners.
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Cambodia pushes for 100 percent Covid vaccination rate
Cambodia is among the few counties pushing for a 100 percent vaccination rate against the Covid-19 pandemic as Prime Minister Hun Sen declared his country is set to fully reopen ahead of a hectic round of diplomatic meetings.
