Changes to forestry and protected area laws are proceeding without enough public input, communities say, as drafts introduce hunting licenses and remove wording about ethnic minorities.
National Museum staffers have filed an official complaint to the Anti-Corruption Unit accusing the museum’s new director of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars of museum revenue for personal gain.
Phnom Penh residents in Kakab I commune say plainclothes police officers are camping to make drug arrests, but have been seen planting drugs on unsuspecting people or extorting seemingly innocent arrestees for money to get their possessions.
Lawsuits against opposition leaders and Hun Sen’s threat of violence this week has small party leaders and observers concerned that any dissent directed at him and his party has effectively been criminalized six months ahead of a national election.
A body has been recovered from the rubble of Poipet’s casino fire by a cleanup team almost two weeks after authorities called off their recovery efforts, claiming at the time “we have searched all the rooms.”
Cambodia’s opposition parties must not criticize the ruling Cambodian People’s Party or question their election victories, said Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday, even threatening legal action against any such dissent.
Many guesthouses and hotels across Poipet have been fully booked out by “online” companies to house their foreign workers, turning the city into a boomtown for the hazy work.
Chen Baorong, a Chinese businessperson who was at the forefront to rescue hundreds of workers from online scam operations in Cambodia, was released from Preah Sihanouk prison on Monday.
Cambodian authorities have confirmed at least 25 dead at a Poipet casino fire that started late Wednesday night, as family members of those missing make their way to the border town hoping for good news.
An insatiable craving for land uprooted several communities in 2022, not to mention the ecosystems destroyed in its path.
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