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Cambodian Church cheers first deacon from ethnic Bunong
The tiny Catholic community in Buddhist-majority Cambodia has welcomed with delight and enthusiasm the first-ever deacon from the ethnic minority Bunong people.
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Cambodian Mass Trial Against Government Opponents Reopens
A mass trial of critics and opponents of Cambodia’s government charged with treason for their nonviolent political activities resumed Tuesday, amid an ongoing crackdown on dissent.
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Minister urges rapid response by spokespersons to media
The Information Ministry urged spokespersons working at the subnational level to respond to media inquiries in a timely fashion.
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Voter registration drive finishes with record number voters listed
The number of eligible voters on the voter list has reached 9,203,262 – the highest number ever recorded – including 442,440 new registrants who registered to vote prior to the November 30 deadline, according to National Election Committee (NEC) officials.
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Hun Sen Endorses Son as Next PM, Dismisses Sar Kheng’s Chances
In his most clear comments about succession, Prime Minister Hun Sen said his oldest son and army commander Hun Manet would take over from him, while shooting down any chances of rumored prime ministerial hopeful and Interior Minister Sar Kheng’s ascension.
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‘Preah Sihanouk Declaration’ aiming for coastal Blue Economy
The Partnership in Environmental Management for the Seas of East Asia (PEMSEA) network of local governments have unanimously adopted the Preah Sihanouk Declaration, which re-affirms our commitment to pursue a ‘Blue Economy’. A blue economy is an economy based around the renewable use of ocean resources.
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Civil society organizations and unions express disappointment with NagaWorld layoffs
25 organizations, associations and unions have expressed their disappointment with Phnom Penh casino NagaWorld for what they describe as its attempts to dissolve the casino’s union leadership structure, saying that the move was unreasonable and unacceptable during COVID-19.
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Report: Marginalized Communities Targeted with Online Abuse in Cambodia
As the world retreated to an online existence in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, abuse across social media platforms became more visible and while Cambodia’s lockdowns were comparatively short, a new report from rights group LICADHO detailed the prevalence and consequences of online abuse in Cambodia.
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Hun Sen backs oldest son to be the next country’s leader
Prime Minister Hun Sen has publicly announced his support for his eldest son, Hun Manet, as his potential successor as prime minister. He claimed the announcement came in response to critics who have long accused him of paving the way for his son to take over as Cambodia’s next leader.
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Update: Detained Cambodian Monk to Remain in Thailand for Now
Bor Bet was detained Wednesday evening and brought to a Samut Prakan province police station, after which he was transferred to the Thai Immigration Bureau. The monk fled the country last year and is an outspoken critic of Prime Minister Hun Sen.
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Civil society organizations and unions express disappointment with NagaWorld layoffs
25 organizations, associations and unions have expressed their disappointment with Phnom Penh casino NagaWorld for what they describe as its attempts to dissolve the casino’s union leadership structure, saying that the move was unreasonable and unacceptable during COVID-19.
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Activist Cambodian Monk, a Critic of Hun Sen, Detained in Thailand
A Cambodian activist monk, who is a U.N. registered refugee, was arrested in Thailand Wednesday evening and is being detained at the Thai immigration office as of Thursday morning.
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Father and Son Face Retrial for Murder Charge
A father-and-son duo faced a retrial Thursday at the Appeal Court for charges of premeditated murder of their neighbor after their prosecutor in a lower court sought harsher punishments against the pair.
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Activist Cambodian monk is defrocked, arrested in Thailand-fellow refugee
Authorities near the Thai capital Bangkok have arrested and defrocked an activist Buddhist monk from Cambodia despite his refugee status, a fellow refugee said Wednesday, expressing fears he will be deported to his authoritarian homeland.
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Government crackdown comes after ten years of illegal Tonle Sap encroachment, say observers
Long Sochet, a member of a fishing community in Pursat province’s Kandieng district along the banks of the Tonle Sap Lake, has applauded the government’s crackdown on the destruction of the lake’s dwindling flooded forests. For him and his community, he says, these forests are the life of the Tonle Sap Lake.
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Sokha to Rainsy: I’m no hostage
Former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president Kem Sokha has responded to Sam Rainsy’s allegations about the statement he issued on November 28 wherein he demanded that Rainsy cease and desist using his name and image for political purposes and linking him to activities he did not support.
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Police Release Villagers Accused of Vandalism while Protecting Forest
Police released six village representatives in Kampong Speu Province’s Oral Mountain Wildlife Sanctuary on Dec. 1 after they were summoned yesterday for their role in a protest against the armed forces who have been clearing community forestland.
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Cambodia’s Kem Sokha denies outside pressure in party rift
Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha pushed back online on Wednesday against suggestions he had been forced to post a criticism last week of fellow Cambodia National Rescue Party member Sam Rainsy.
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K Chhnang doing mediation locally
The Kampong Chhnang Provincial Administration has solved 549 out of the 723 land dispute cases in total that were filed by residents in November. The administration is still working to solve the remaining 134 cases.
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UNESCO supports Cambodian prosecutors
UNESCO yesterday distributed “Guidelines for Prosecutors on Cases of Crimes against Journalists” to its member states including Cambodia to end impunity for crimes against journalists with an objective to guarantee freedom of expression and access to information for all citizens.
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