The Day of Remembrance was canceled as part of the government’s efforts to increase workdays in the year.
Rights groups and the United Nations alleged that the revocation of documentation from ethnic minority communities in the last few years had rendered these groups stateless and vulnerable to exploitation and persecution.
On Monday, the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA) issued a statement contesting the findings of the report, questioning the three civil society groups’ “real intentions” behind publishing the document.
Duong Thida told VOA Khmer that she intentionally keeps her identity secret so that her audience can focus on the videos and the food she cooks.
The FTA with China is Cambodia’s first bilateral trade agreement with a foreign country, and the negotiations occurred amid the backdrop of growing Chinese influence and investments in the construction, real estate, and tourism markets.
Government institutions and health experts are investigative the possibility of a rare parasite, called Plasmodium knowlesi, causing cases of malaria in Battambang province this year.
Local businessman Song Thorn and Battambang Deputy Governor Sou Arafat were arrested and questioned by the Anti-Corruption Unit last week, in relation to the tycoon’s claims that he owned more than 5,000 hectares in Koas Krala district, including having a land dispute with villagers.
With the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, performers and art groups began to feel the pinch because the government prohibited all public gatherings, even closing theaters and other performance venues. VOA Khmer spoke to contortionists, puppet masters and performers in Battambang and Phnom Penh.
មន្ត្រីការទូតកំពូលរបស់សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកប្រចាំទីក្រុងហុងកុង បាននិយាយថា វាជា «សោកនាដកម្ម» នៅក្នុងការប្រើច្បាប់សន្តិសុខជាតិថ្មីរបស់ចិនសម្រាប់ទីក្រុងហុងកុង ដើម្បីកាត់ផ្ដាច់ «សេរីភាពជាមូលដ្ឋាន» នៃទីក្រុងនេះ។
The Supreme Court will deliver a verdict on July 15 in relation to an appeal filed by media translator Ratt Roth Mony, who has been convicted for his involvement in a Russian documentary about sex trafficking in Phnom Penh.
The video, shot by a bystander, starts with one of the officers placing his knee on the back of Vey Longreach’s neck, despite having restrained the alleged drug offender’s arms.
On average, garment workers informed surveyors that their monthly payments for food and debt repayments exceeded their salaries.
The document, released by Sahmakum Teang Tnaut (STT) and titled “Eviction and Relocation,” provides statistics on all reported land evictions in Phnom Penh since the 1990s.
The families of the jailed CNRP members said they were facing economic and mental stress following the arrest and wanted their loved ones to be released from prison.
According to the data from the University of Maryland, Cambodia lost 63,000 hectares of forest in 2019, the tenth highest in the world last year, and had seen 26 percent of its tree cover disappear since 2000.
The current minimum wage is $190 a month for 2020, up from the $182 workers were paid per month in 2019.
Asked if the investigation was ongoing, National Police spokesperson Chhay Kimkhoeun questioned VOA Khmer’s query, eventually saying the investigation had not been closed.
Hun Sen said around 560,000 families will be the beneficiaries of the program, which he said was funded by the state budget and was only a temporary measure.
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