Twelve Dead, More Than 10,000 Families Evacuated Amid Flooding
Twelve people, including six children, have died and more than 10,000 families evacuated across seven provinces in the past two weeks due to severe flooding, officials said.
Twelve people, including six children, have died and more than 10,000 families evacuated across seven provinces in the past two weeks due to severe flooding, officials said.
Climate change is already hitting Cambodia’s provinces in subtle and sporadic ways, disrupting the country’s agriculture and electricity.
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More than 300 villagers in Banteay Meanchey province’s Poipet City protested in front of the provincial capital’s city hall for three days this week over
Former Cambodia Daily readers say they miss their routine of reading critical, balanced news coverage of the nation. Many say their news diet had shifted — with some left hungry — since the newspaper’s closure.
More than 40 environmental activists said in an open letter that the government has yet to fully commit to forest conservation — despite a recent crackdown on forestry crimes.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has delayed issuing a verdict for two former Radio Free Asia reporters accused of espionage because the presiding judge is busy with a seminar for two days.
Officials acknowledged sewers and waterways obstructed by trash, and lakes and wetlands filled in for development contributed to what some called the worst flooding in the province’s history.
The Koh Kong Provincial Court on Thursday acquitted the founder of environmental group Mother Nature over a charge related to activists protesting sand dredging in the province in 2015.
Observers say three new appeal courts will remain as unjust as the current system unless improvements are made to ensure the judiciary’s fairness and independence.
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