Economy
Traffic in Sihanoukville on January 21, 2021. (Tran Techseng/VOD)

Four Workers Dead After Fall at Construction Site

Four construction workers are dead and another has been hospitalized with serious injuries after a cable on their lift snapped, causing them to fall from the 15th story of a building, a police official said.

Bunong villager Pon Peul herds her buffaloes back as the dusk sets in, in March 2022. (Tran Techseng/VOD)

‘Everything Changed’: Cambodia’s Gold Rush Weighs on Indigenous Livelihoods

Labeled a “great achievement” for Cambodia’s post-pandemic recovery, the country’s biggest goldmine also exemplifies some of the challenges facing indigenous communities seeking to protect traditions. “It’s something very dangerous to lose culture, lifestyle and traditional practices,” one Bunong lawyer said.

A group photo of people in tax department uniforms, which the General Department of Taxation shared warning these people are impersonating officials, in a photo posted on the department's Facebook page on May 12, 2022.

Tax Department Warns of Online Imposters

A group of people have taken to social media wearing tax department uniforms and are suspected of attempting fraud, the department said on Thursday.