Authorities say they fear the repeated use of an infected needle could be causing the devastating outbreak in northwestern Battambang province.
The group of 13 Montagnards is reportedly in hiding, but UN teams have so far been unable to reach them.
During his life, he investigated some of Cambodia’s worst rights abuses, from land disputes to oppression of dissidents and the devastation of the country’s natural resources.
A local health clinic in Rokar village, Battambang province, is now under investigation, after nearly 800 people were tested for the virus.
As part of political negotiations, the opposition party will be allowed a minority leader in parliament—a system analysts say could strengthen the checks and balances in the government.
Of those interviewed, 59 percent said they think the country is going in the wrong direction.
A public consultation organized by the Mekong River Commission opened in Pakse, Laos, Friday, where opponents continued to call for Laos to reconsider a controversial dam project.
The council received a request to look into the matter from the king, following a letter of complaint from Rescue Party lawmaker Mu Sochua.
The government this week called on its various offices and agencies, including the military, to declared their assets to the Anti-Corruption Unit in January.
Sum Rithy was accused of spying for the Central Intelligence Agency—a common charge among Khmer Rouge—in the 1970s and imprisoned in Siem Reap.
Chan Soveth, a longtime human rights defender, died of a heart attack on Wednesday.
Police have recorded 93 different drug trafficking cases in the last three months.
The Mekong River Commission will hold a regional public consultation on Dec. 12 to discuss the project and hear objections.
The Khmer Rouge tribunal has ordered the appointments of two defense attorneys to represent jailed leader Khieu Samphan and break through an ongoing boycott of proceedings.
Montagnards, many of whom are Protestants, have long claimed persecution in Vietnam for religious reasons and for their aid of US troops during Vietnam war.
Ou Virak, chairman of the board at the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, told “Hello VOA” that the current agreement only fits the immediate needs of the situation at hand.
Environmentalists say the dam would block the only year-round passage for fish migration between Cambodia, Laos and Thailand.
A group of non-governmental organizations has signed onto the Election Reform Alliance, which issued a statement this week to push for the best reforms possible.
Cambodia currently has more than 1 million Facebook subscribers, who share news on politics, the economy and entertainment, contributing to vibrant online debates.
Small number of Montagnards have been in hiding in forests of Ratanakiri province since late October, claiming oppression in Vietnam.
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