BALAING COMMUNE, Siem Reap province — A campaign promise from one of Cambodia’s minor opposition parties is bringing the issue of early childhood education onto the ballot.
The potential scope of the destruction of the forest, home to a wildlife rescue center and endangered animals, was not previously disclosed.
Kandal’s new airport development has raised tensions in Kandal Stung’s communes — residents have spoken about officers firing warning shots and loss of land. With the commune election a month away, Candlelight candidates are taking up the issue looking to capitalize on the growing discontent in the district.
Among the first real estate offerings on Phnom Penh’s shrinking Boeng Tamok lake are being put up for sale. Marketing materials show only around 5% of the lake remaining as water in the midst of development projects, military and police bases and state buildings.
Phnom Tamao, a green oasis in Takeo province, has been home to endangered species and a wildlife rescue center. But a recent government order has privatized large swaths of land in the area, threatening the forested area and a local pagoda.
Cambodian authorities were tight-lipped over a raid in a Sihanoukville compound, but it was busy with police work and people gathered in its courtyard last week. Videos emerging amid the operation suggested Vietnamese nationals were waiting for rescue.
Today is Press Freedom Day. It is also the third anniversary of VOD English. We remain committed to strong, independent journalism — regardless of pressures. Below, we’ve collected some of our best photography from the year, as well as a list of some of the restrictions we’ve faced.
Four women activists say they joined the frontline of Cambodian demonstrations after witnessing different injustices, finding both stresses and pride in their work.
As NagaWorld workers protest their termination from the casino, union members and labor advocates in the garment sector say they too are facing union-busting with factories using the Covid-19 pandemic as cover to target them.
Candlelight Party candidates in Phnom Penh’s Prek Liep commune allege they were offered gifts, threatened and forced to sign an NEC complaint that led to the party’s disqualification from contesting the commune.
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