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Trial begins against Mother Nature activists
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court began hearings Wednesdayin the trial against three environmental activists charged with incitement after sharing information about a planned one-person protest over the by the filling in of Boeng Tamok lake.
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Phnom Penh placed under curfew as Covid cases, deaths rise
Phnom Penh Governor Khuong Sreng declared a two-week curfew in the capital from April 1, with travel and gathering banned from 8 pm until 5 am, as COVID-19 infections related to the February 20 outbreak approach 2,000 and the death tally hit 16.
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City in the clouds: ‘Bokor’ created on mountain in Kampot’s national park
Prime Minister Hun Sen has signed a sub-decree to establish a new city in Bokor National Park, Kampot province, to be completed in the next five to six months.
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Rights groups worried about Bokor city demarcation, land clearings
The government has created a new Bokor city within the Preah Monivong Bokor National Park, which is the location of local tycoon Sok Kong’s mega-development projects, resulting in an outcry from environmental rights groups.
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Cambodian leaders “committed abuses with impunity”, says US State Department in 2020 human rights report
Cambodian government units committed significant human rights abuses last year, according to the U.S. Department of State in its newly released 2020 human rights report.
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Parents worried for children’s safety without vaccinations
Many parents living in Phnom Penh have expressed concern about the safety of young children, who are not currently offered COVID-19 vaccinations in Cambodia.
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Sinovac vaccination campaign kicks off April 1
Cambodia will begin nationwide vaccination campaign on April 1 using the 1.5 million doses of the Sinovac jabs purchased from China, according to Ministry of Health spokeswoman Or Vandine.
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US rights report ‘politically motivated’
The Cambodian government has denied claims by the US that it had violated the fundamental rights of citizens in 2020, calling the recently-published report by the US government “politically motivated”.
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‘Bokor City’ Administrative Area Created Spanning Most of National Park
Three communes in Kampot province have been turned into “Bokor city,” a new administrative area slated to become the province’s second municipality located in the midst of the 150,000-hectare Preah Monivong Bokor National Park.
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https://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/reporters-03312021194651.html
Journalists in Cambodia are regularly subjected to physical violence and legal action on the job, undermining their role in a democratic society and their ability to cover stories involving powerful officials, according to a new report by Cambodian media watchdog CamboJA.
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Quiet and Quarantine Warnings Pervade Over Chinese ‘Tomb-Sweeping’ Festival
Tan Kimlin, 72, has looked after a Kandal province graveyard for the Chinese-Cambodian community since 1993. This year, just one in 10 graves has received visitors during the ongoing Qingming Festival, she says.
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Another 104 cases, seven children, in Feb 20 outbreak
The Ministry of Health on March 30 reported another 105 Covid-19 cases, all but one of which were linked to the February 20 community outbreak..
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Cambodia logs 12th Covid-19 death
The Ministry of Health late on March 31 announced that another Covid-19 patient had died while undergoing treatment at Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital in Phnom Penh, bringing the total fatalities from the disease to 12.
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Preah Sihanouk Plans Vaccinations for General Public Amid Covid-19 Surge
Preah Sihanouk province has opened up Covid-19 vaccinations to members of the general public below the age of 60, with commune authorities preparing to organize registrations for anyone 18 to 59 years old.
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Police say no questioning for tycoon filmed beating wife until he leaves the monkhood
Prosecutors agreed to delay questioning of Duong Chhay — a tycoon caught on film beating his wife — for an undisclosed period of time while he serves as a monk, according to the Phnom Penh police.
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Covid-19 Testing Labs at Nearly Double ‘Sustainable’ Capacity: WHO Rep
The World Health Organization’s representative to Cambodia said Tuesday that the country’s six laboratories processing Covid-19 tests were working at about 175 percent of their “sustainable testing capacity” of 4,000 tests per day amid the country’s worst coronavirus outbreak to date
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Government to guarantee loans as economic recovery remains fragile
The Cambodian government had earmarked $200 million to increase ease of access to credit for companies and firms struggling as the economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic remain.
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Borei Keila Developer Suy Sophan Dies at Age 62
Phanimex director Suy Sophan, known for her close links to some of the country’s most powerful women and for controversies surrounding violent evictions at her company’s inner-city Borei Keila development, died aged 62 on Monday morning, the Cambodian Red Cross said.
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China Makes Inroads Amid Press Freedom Frays in Cambodia, Philippines
The Cambodia-China Journalist Association has sent more than 20 Cambodian journalists for training in China since its founding less than two years ago. If not for Covid-19, it would have sent many more, its president, Soy Sopheap, says.
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Failing Conservation Efforts in Prey Lang Once Again Focus of Scrutiny
The Prey Lang Community Network criticized USAID’s conservation work and a report from Global Initiative suggests damage done by illegal logging in Prey Lang will take decades or centuries to reverse.
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