Some 200,000 Cambodians have fled Thailand since the May 22 coup and subsequent rumors of a crackdown on illegal workers there.
A new World Bank report says Cambodia’s labor force lacks the skills to advance the country’s economy, even as an increasing number of young people enter the labor market.
Critics of the dam say it will affect tens of thousands of people in nearly 80 villages in Stung Treng and will hurt the migrations of fish in a country that relies heavily on them for protein.
An estimated 190,000 Cambodians have fled Thailand in recent weeks, fearful of a crackdown on illegal workers in the wake of a May 22 coup by the Thai military.
Reports of an ill Hun Sen come after unconfirmed reports earlier this month he had been hospitalized with a stroke.
A Newsweek expose uncovered a series of lies and exaggerations made by Somaly Mam, a Cambodian woman whose anti-trafficking efforts made her an international celebrity.
An estimated 440,000 Cambodians were working in Thailand, many of them illegally, according to government statistics.
The U.K.’s Guardian newspaper recently completed a six-month investigation into the Thai shrimping industry, revealing widespread abuse.
Real estate investment in the first quarter of this year was $1.4 billion, according to Land Management figures.
The UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal will hold an initial hearing for two aging regime leaders July 30, in anticipation of the beginning of a full trial at the end of the year.
The committee estimates that about 40,000 Cambodian workers from Thailand either have fled the country themselves or have been “forcibly removed” by Thai authorities since June 1.
A six-month investigation of the Thai shrimping industry by the Guardian revealed slave-like conditions.
Government officials put the number of workers who have left the country at 20,000, but human rights groups say it could be double that number.
The two parties said Thursday they agree on reforms to the National Election Committee, but they still disagree on how the committee would be approved.
It was to be a joint operation between Cambodia and China worth more than $11 billion.
The US has been criticized for its military aid to Cambodia, following violent crackdowns on demonstrations this year.
The Thai military government has sought the return of Thaksin supporters, sometimes known as Red Shirts, including political activists, intellectuals and others.
The program feeds about 150,000 primary school students, with help from a US grant of $20 million, in the provinces of Battambang, Kampong Thom and Siem Reap.
The opposition has long complained that broadcast media in Cambodia is controlled by the ruling party and its supporters, giving them an unfair advantage each election cycle.
The luxury car company opened a showroom in Phnom Penh on Monday, with models available beginning at $450,000.
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