Cambodia will fund the tuition for six cadets at American military universities, after the U.S. announced that Cambodian soldiers were no longer eligible for scholarships.
In letters sent to U.S. Ambassador W. Patrick Murphy, copies of which were received by VOA’s Khmer Service, the students said they considered the decision to be "shockingly bad news" and that they were “heartbroken.”
News of the development area has raised concerns among a fishing community that lives in Chroy Pros commune.
The report highlights debt-based coercion among 10,000 Cambodians, including nearly 4,000 children, working in brick kilns, with similar indebtedness leading to migration and exploitative work conditions overseas.
Lianhua Qingwen was used in China during the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) in 2003 and has been recently invoked to treat COVID-19 patients.
Vitit Muntarbhorn on Friday said he discussed a broad array of issues during his meetings, including prison overcrowding, the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and harmonizing the country’s laws with international human rights standards.
After reporting its first COVID-19 death in March, Cambodia has a recent spike in deaths from the disease, registering 111 deaths in the last eight days.
នៅឥណ្ឌា ការឆ្លងរាតត្បាតជំងឺកូវីដ១៩ ជាលើកទី ២ កំពុងវាយលុកចូលដល់តំបន់ដាច់ស្រយាល ដែលមិនធ្លាប់មានករណីឆ្លងជំងឺកូវីដ១៩ ក្នុងអំឡុងពេលវិបត្តិរាតត្បាតលើកទី១ កាលពីឆ្នាំមុន។
Three of four Mother Nature environmental activists arrested on Wednesday, had arrest warrants issued for them on the alleged charge of “plotting,” local authorities said, a charge used recently against former opposition officials.
The U.S. is pulling its funding for the Greening Prey Lang project, which works to protect the sanctuary from deforestation, and redirecting money for the Cambodian government to civil society groups and communities working to protect the forest.
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.
Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. said the restitutions were part of operations conducted to counter the trafficking of “culturally significant items”.
Residents living in floating homes were given one week to move while authorities would not be responsible for any actions taken.
Tea Banh said Cambodia had a right to develop for the “nation’s benefit” and rejected the U.S.’ attempts to turn the base into a geopolitical issue.
Sherman held a regional press briefing on Wednesday and said the Cambodian government should reopen the civil and political spaces in the country, ahead of the 2022 and 2023 elections.
According to some analysts, the U.S. fears that Cambodia’s over reliance on China could impact its leadership over ASEAN next year, including finalization of the South China Sea Code of Conducts.
According to COVAX’s delivery schedule, Cambodia should receive 1.1 million doses of India-made Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine at the end of May.
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