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A 16-year-old Cambodian girl shows her injuries following alleged abuse in Malaysia, in a screenshot of a video posted to Facebook.

16-Year-Old Cambodian Girl Hospitalized in Malaysia After Abuse

A 16-year-old Cambodian girl from Mondulkiri province has been hospitalized in Malaysia with a nearly severed ear after allegedly being beaten and threatened by a woman who employed her as a maid, Cambodian officials said on Thursday.

Prime Minister Hun Sen delivers a speech from his home in Kandal province on December 15, 2020, in this photograph posted to his Facebook page.

Hun Sen Cancels Exams for Graduating High Schoolers

All grade 12 students will pass without taking their year-end exams due to disruptions from Covid-19, Prime Minister Hun Sen said in a surprise announcement on Tuesday that had the Education Ministry and others in the sector unable to immediately answer questions about university admissions and scholarships.

A Bank of China branch located in Canadia Tower is closed on December 3, 2020 due to a Covid-19 scare. (Michael Dickison/VOD)

Family, Fashion Store Worker Test Positive for Covid-19

Four new Covid-19 cases in the local “November 28” cluster were announced Friday, with the Health Ministry saying that according to its analysis the cluster is unrelated to the visit of Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto last month.

A patient screening point in the front of Royal Phnom Penh Hospital, where patients are tested for Covid-19, on July 28, 2020 (Matt Surrusco/VOD)

Provinces Cast Wide Net for Covid-19 Contact Tracing

Hundreds of people are being tested and quarantined in provinces across the country even for having had indirect contact with the country’s prisons director more than two weeks before he tested positive for Covid-19.