While officials say the economic benefits of mass infrastructure development will more than make up for the ecological toll, those living at the forefront may struggle to realize these gains.
Climate change and upstream dams controlled by China are changing the lake that is Cambodia's key protein source
Cambodia is set to make seven commitments to combat climate change at the 28th United Nation’s COP28 climate conference, where tens of thousands of officials, entrepreneurs and activists started meeting this week.
Ignoring a broadening crackdown on dissent and the banning of main opposition party, Beijing calls race ‘efficient, professional and peaceful’
The CPP has shown its ability to transform the political landscape in the past five years, effectively becoming a one-party state. But that’s not sustainable, said Sebastian Strangio, and now the ruling party is trying to figure out how far it can turn the democratic spigot.
Women suffer domestic violence and are reluctant to divorce because of conservative attitudes and flawed law enforcement, activists say.
Whatever decision comes down Thursday, the lone surviving leader of the genocidal regime that killed at least 1.7 million people will be facing the same fate — locked in prison for the rest of his life.
Ahead of local elections, many voters were apprehensive about the repressive environment and said the opposition Candlelight Party had struggled to reach them.
ក្នុងរយៈពេលប៉ុន្មានឆ្នាំចុងក្រោយនេះ តំបន់មួយចំនួនក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ តែងរងនូវបញ្ហាខ្វះទឹកម៉ាស៊ីនសម្រាប់ប្រើប្រាស់ប្រចាំថ្ងៃ ជាពិសេសក្នុងអំឡុងរដូវក្តៅ។ សម្រាប់ឆ្នាំនេះ តំបន់ជាយក្រុងមួយចំនួន បាននិងកំពុងរងបញ្ហាអត់ទឹកម៉ាស៊ីនប្រើប្រាស់តាំងពីខែមករាមក។
A new report found that Cambodia had 2.8 million loans for 3.6 million households, totaling $11.8 billion, with an average “microloan” size of $4,280, higher than the annual income of 95% of Cambodian households.
ការលើកឡើងរបស់ក្រុមបុគ្គលិកក្រុមហ៊ុនណាហ្គាវើលដ៍ដែលកំពុងធ្វើកូដកម្មលើដងវិថីរដ្ឋសភាជាតិ រាជធានីភ្នំពេញនេះធ្វើឡើងខណៈថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ និងសកម្មជនសហជីពក្រុមហ៊ុនណាហ្គាវើលដ៍ចំនួន៨នាក់ ត្រូវបានតុលាការឃុំខ្លួនបណ្ដោះអាសន្នពីបទញុះញង់។
The boisterousness advertisements and prizes hide the reality of alcohol in Cambodia, which boasts high rates of drunk driving accidents and alcohol-related illnesses. Public health officials say there is little doubt that advertising is linked to Cambodia's high rates of alcohol consumption.
On June 2, Phnom Penh City Hall issued an eviction notice for residents of floating houses, illegal fish farms and small houseboats on the Tonlé Sap, the Mekong and a third river, the nearby Bassac.
Workers and unionists were quick to reject this move and said they were already facing a loss of salary on account of a large number of factories suspending production and that they needed these indemnity payments to try and sustain their households.
Poipet residents, most of whom are market vendors in Rong Kleu Market in Thailand across the border, planned to demonstrate on Monday morning requesting that the border to be reopened to resume trade in the market.
Interior Minister Sar Kheng last month raised concerns over the livelihood prospects of these migrant workers, suggesting they could slip back into poverty.
Around 150 workers have been protesting since December 2019, when the hotel closed down, leaving the workers with unpaid dues.
The barely hour-long trial was completed by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday, with Kung Raiya represented by his lawyer Sam Sokong.
On Tuesday, Say Chhum, deputy chairman of the ruling Cambodian People Party, also issued a letter to the party's provincial offices ordering them to postpone any commemorative events on May 20.
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