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A concrete wall constructed on O'Chheuteal Beach in Sihanoukville wass demolished Wednesday night. (Supplied)

Sihanoukville Beach Fence Demolished Overnight

Preah Sihanouk provincial officials said Thursday that authorities had demolished a fence built directly on O’Chheuteal beach overnight after social media criticism and news reports. 

Authorities respond to a high school student who fainted in Pursat's Veal Veng district in early February. (Supplied by Veal Veng District Police)

Week of Faintings at Pursat School Prompts Spiritual Interventions

More than 70 students at a Pursat high school have fainted over the last week, with some officials attributing the incidents to unhappy spirits at the school, whereas health officials said they believed the students were likely caused by minor health issues.

The office of the Preah Sihanouk police commissioner, in a photo posted to the police force's Facebook page.

Protest Erupts in Troubled Preah Sihanouk Commune

Some 40 villagers blocked a national road in Preah Sihanouk this week, lighting smoking fires and wielding sticks in front of authorities in a land dispute in an area that has seen prior violence and conflicting claims among military and powerful individuals.