The party won just over 1,000 votes in Mondulkiri in 2017, and many local residents don’t even know its name — only its elephant logo. But amid rampant land loss — burial grounds seemingly targeted by brokers — the Indigenous People’s Party wants to push back.
A senior Forestry Administration official told a wildlife NGO there was not much he could do about the future development and privatization of the Phnom Tamao protected forest, according to an account of the meeting provided by an NGO participant.
BALAING COMMUNE, Siem Reap province — A campaign promise from one of Cambodia’s minor opposition parties is bringing the issue of early childhood education onto the ballot.
Sixty-percent of ethnic Vietnamese young women surveyed and 90% in indigenous groups have faced discrimination, including problems at school and especially when using their language, according to a new research report.
Kampot and Kep fishing communities threatened as tourism project linked to the wife of a government minister reportedly moves forward.
Five people from three activist groups were prevented from riding bicycles in Phnom Penh on Tuesday to commemorate the 10th death anniversary of prominent environmentalist Chut Wutty.
Candlelight Party candidates in Phnom Penh’s Prek Liep commune allege they were offered gifts, threatened and forced to sign an NEC complaint that led to the party’s disqualification from contesting the commune.
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