A group of 300 Phnom Penh young people frustrated with trash piling up around the Mekong river are using social media to organize cleanups, while another effort tackles trash by boat.
There have been at least 10 alleged deaths at a so-called vocational center run by the government, said a rights group, which called for immediate closure of the facility.
The prime minister’s son Hun Manith has been given an additional rank equivalent to minister, adding to his existing duties as the head of military intelligence.
The second of two defamation and incitement cases against a political commentator has resurfaced and was heard today in court.
In founding the first all-male, gay classical dance company in Cambodia, U.S.-born artist Prumsodun Ok simultaneously preserves traditions and empowers diversity.
A group of young environmentalists passed out pamphlets and posted banners this week in Phnom Penh to promote the protection of Koh Kong Krao island, urging people to support preservation of the largest island in Cambodia after the government gave development rights to a private company owned by tycoon Ly Yong Phat.
The Agriculture Ministry has accused VOD of “perhaps maliciously” distorting a ministry press release, saying the publication could be perceived as having a “politically driven agenda.”
More than 180 apparently government-leaning unions have accused two pro-worker labor rights groups of sowing dissent among unions to split them and affect solidarity in the workers’ movement.
A slow trickle of former opposition CNRP members are making their way to the Candlelight Party ahead of the 2023 national elections, weeks after a five-year political ban was lifted.
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.
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