Prison Library Hopes to Instill Compassion in Violent Criminals
The final phase of a $2-million prison library project aims to turn a third of inmates into readers and “change their attitudes from bored and
The final phase of a $2-million prison library project aims to turn a third of inmates into readers and “change their attitudes from bored and
BATTAMBANG CITY — After being shot in the back five months ago in a violent crackdown by military police on a land-dispute protest, Pov Saroath is now deep in debt and faces a life without the use of his legs. For provincial authorities involved in the incident, at least, the situation has been labeled “completely resolved.”
A Bangkok court will this week hold a hearing to consider whether to accept a class-action lawsuit against the Thailand-based Mitr Phol — the fourth-largest sugar producer in the world — filed by 700 Cambodian families who were declared illegally dispossessed of land by Thailand’s Human Rights Commission.
The Grassroots Democratic Party (GDP) petitioned the National Assembly today asking that it call up relevant public bodies to clarify the extent of the development
The number of foreign tourists visiting Angkor Archaeological Park fell 7 percent in the first five months of the year compared to the same period
The frequency of child rape cases has shown no sign of slowing in the past three years despite efforts to combat the crime, the government’s anti-human trafficking chief and a leading NGO said on Wednesday.
A group of reporters have been taken to court in Kampot province for clashing with customs officers while filming the movement of goods coming in from Vietnam.
Wat Samakki Raingsey, a Buddhist pagoda in Phnom Penh famous for offering shelter to land dispute victims visiting the city to protest their cases from around the country, has been formally legally recognized 22 years after its founding.
Prime Minister Hun Sen brushed off concerns that Cambodia could fall into a “debt trap” due to the billions it was borrowing from China.
The lawyer for a Cambodian translator on trial for his role in the production of a controversial documentary about alleged underage sex trafficking demanded that
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