A Cambodian scientist is working together with advanced researchers in the United States to study drug-resistant malaria in three major provinces of Cambodia.
Chan Soveth told VOA Khmer by phone he did not commit incitement or put out harmful disinformation.
Much of his testimony on Tuesday was centered around the relationship between the regime and Vietnam, which would eventually become its enemy.
This election, in particular, has come under intense scrutiny by the West, human rights groups and election monitors.
Cambodia is in the beginning stages of citizen journalism, US Embassy spokesman Sean McIntosh said.
Long Panhavuth, a program officer at the Cambodia Justice Initiative, told “Hello VOA” Thursday that the court still has a chance to give hope to victims who crave justice.
The groups called on the NEC to reform the way it validates voter registrations, so that residents who have not been able to register can do so now before the July 27 election.
The group ranked Cambodia 149 of 196 countries in terms of press freedoms, putting it in the company of Burma, Cuba, China and North Korea, among others.
Workers say a government increase of the minimum wage, to $80 per month, is not enough to keep up with the rising cost of living in the country.
The French Development Agency has put nearly $360 million into Cambodia in grants and loans to develop infrastructure, agriculture and vocational training.
Back at school, Bosba Panh said she wants to sing opera one day, to bring Cambodian music to the world stage.
Adhoc counts as many as 48 cases of rights workers being threatened or otherwise intimidated, especially those monitoring the environment and natural resources.
Cambodians have been settling in the United States for decades now, yet there are few real success stories in business.
Leang Seckon was recently in New York as part of the Season of Cambodia arts festival, in which hundreds of artists perform in some of New York’s top venues in April and May.
In the complaint, Prom Ngoun accuses Chan Soveth of defamation and incitement, both criminal offenses that carry potential jail sentences.
This California city is not known for an abundance of political participation by its Cambodian residents, but community organizer Tith Tippana hopes to change that.
The State Department pointed out the courts’ “ineffectiveness” in settling land cases, which led to disputes in every province.
The court, which stood up in 2006, has so far only convicted on Khmer Rouge prison chief, Duch, for his role in supervising the infamous torture center of Tuol Sleng.
More than 100 Cambodians from across the Eastern seaboard gathered in Washington, calling for election reforms and a cut to military spending to the Cambodian government.
The Habitat volunteers will work on a 2.2-hectare plot of land near Prey Sar prison, 11 kilometers outside the capital.
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