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Indigenous residents protest at the commune hall in Sen Monorom commune in O'Reang district on October 22. (Supplied)

Bunong Residents Say Gov’t Gave Community Land to Tycoon

Indigenous Bunong families from Mondulkiri are petitioning government institutions about 255 hectares of community land transferred to a tycoon amid nationwide state-land privatizations.

Saut Sok Prathna Dec 6, 7:14 pm

Agriculture Minister Dith Tina takes a selfie during a meeting with former GDP officials Yang Saing Koma and Loek Sothea and Prime Minister Hun Sen, in a photo posted to the premier's Facebook page on November 28, 2022.

GDP Leader Meets Hun Sen, Likely to Move to Agriculture Ministry

Opposition party leader and agriculture expert Yang Saing Koma and a colleague met with Prime Minister Hun Sen to discuss plans to recover the agriculture sector, with a ministry official saying he will be offered a secretary of state position in the government.

Saut Sok Prathna Nov 28, 5:49 pm

Union leader Chhim Sithar speaks to a local official at Wat Botum park on June 20, 2022.

Updated: NagaWorld Union Leader Detained at Phnom Penh Airport, Sent to Prison

NagaWorld union leader Chhim Sithar was questioned at the Phnom Penh International Airport today and has been sent to prison, with a police official saying she violated her bail conditions.

Saut Sok Prathna Nov 26, 3:17 pm

Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks at a press conference at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh on November 13, 2022. (Hun Sen's Facebook page)

VOD, VOA Reporters Banned from PM’s Post-Asean Speech

Media advocacy organizations decried officials’ unexplained decision to ban reporters from news outlets VOD and VOA from Prime Minister Hun Sen’s press conference following the Asean Summit on Sunday.

Saut Sok Prathna Nov 15, 12:15 pm

Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon, with hands folded, visits farmers affected by flooding in Pursat province on November 4, 2020, in this photograph posted to his Facebook page.

Agriculture Minister Fired Following Past Criticism From Hun Sen

Agriculture Minister Veng Sakhon was fired over the weekend following past criticism from the prime minister that he doesn’t cooperate well with others.

Saut Sok Prathna Oct 10, 10:57 am

A party sign removed in Phnom Penh’s Toul Sangke I commune in Russei Keo district in May 2022. (Supplied)

Candlelight Banner Taken Down for ‘Future’ Infrastructure Work

The Candlelight Party has accused a Russei Keo commune chief of tearing down a party banner in the capital, with the officials claiming the billboard was erected on state land. Separately, the Candlelight Party’s provincial head in Pailin received a second court summons for incitement — part of two cases being pursued against him since last month.

Saut Sok Prathna May 10, 5:21 pm

CNRP president Kem Sokha leaves the Phnom Penh Muncipal Court on February 5, 2020 (Panha Chorpoan/VOD)

Kem Sokha Trial to Resume in January

Nearly two years after the suspension of hearings, former CNRP president Kem Sokha will head to a Phnom Penh court in January to attend his treason trial.

Saut Sok Prathna Dec 14, 5:34 pm

Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks for more than four hours during the launch of children's vaccination campaign, in a photo posted to the premier's Facebook page on August 1, 2021.

Hun Sen Launches Youth Vaccinations With Political Speech

With just over a year left on a political ban for opposition officials, Prime Minister Hun Sen said he would hand out “rehabilitation” pardons only if it “makes me pleased,” while saying he would stay in power until he “no longer wants to do it anymore.”

Saut Sok Prathna Aug 2, 3:51 pm

CNRP Activist Arrested For Insulting Hun Sen

A former official from the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) was arrested on Monday for allegedly insulting Prime Minister Hun Sen on Facebook — though his wife claimed the arrest was in fact due to refusals to defect to the government.

Saut Sok Prathna Apr 24, 4:48 pm