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Two journalists report harassment by authorities during coverage of separate land disputes
Two digital news journalists reported harassment by authorities Tuesday while covering villagers protesting two separate land disputes.
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TV presenter sues tycoon after alleging attempted rape
My TV presenter and a former Miss Grand Cambodia contestant, Mean Pichrita alias Yubi, 20, yesterday filed a lawsuit against the tycoon, Heng Sear at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court for attempting to rape her in a car.
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Survey Finds Majority in Vulnerable Communities Reported Food Shortages
A survey of vulnerable communities in Phnom Penh has found a large majority of respondents reporting difficulties with food shortages, loss of incomes and feelings of helplessness during the city’s lockdown.
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Restrictions extended: PP curfew and lockdowns to continue till May 19
Phnom Penh City Hall has decided to extend the capital-wide curfew and lockdowns in Red Zones for another week from today till May 19.
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B1617 variant from India officially in Cambodia, says Ministry of Health
Ms. Or Vandine, Secretary of State of the Ministry of Health, said yesterday that Cambodia has found new case of the virus that originated in India and other countries.
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TV presenter jailed for stabbing after accusing tycoon of attempted rape
Former Miss Grand Cambodia contestant Mean Pich Rita has been jailed on charges of theft and the use of violence after having allegedly stabbed Oknha Heng Sier in the stomach with a knife. Ms Pich Rita has filed a counterclaim accusing the tycoon of sexual harassment and attempted rape.
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Senator’s Death Clouds Future of $1.5B Kampot Beach Development
A Kampot province port and seaside sand-filling project has gone quiet after the senator leading the project died amid disputes with two marine fishing communities, though the late politician’s assistant says the development has not been abandoned.
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Gov’t to provide subsidies for poor families in Red Zones
The government has decided to subsidise food, clean water and electricity for families living in Red Zones in Phnom Penh, Kandal province’s Takhmao city and Sihanoukville who earn between $40 and $75 monthly.
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Another week of lockdowns for some Phnom Penh red zones, but area shrinks
The Phnom Penh municipal authority announced it was extending targeted lockdowns for another week, including some areas that have already been locked down for more than a month.
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Hong Kong Seizes Containers With 211 Tons of Endangered Wood From Cambodia
Hong Kong Customs reported it had seized seven containers containing HK$1.1 million (US$140,000) worth of wood that arrived from Cambodia between April 29 and May 5, saying it was the largest cache of protected wood the department had caught in the past five years.
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As Ramadan Nears End, Muslim Community Anticipates Subdued Festivities
After a month of fasting, Phnom Penh’s Muslim community would normally gather at mosques for meals and prayers through the night.
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Student TV Presenter Accuses Oknha of Attempted Rape
A student and television presenter who was detained after a tycoon accused her of theft has filed a complaint against the tycoon alleging he tried to rape her, leading to calls for justice for the woman across social media.
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Human trafficking cases surge in first three months of 2021
There has been an increase in human trafficking cases over the first three months of this year compared to the last, a senior official at the Ministry of Interior has said, adding that at least 100 people were arrested.
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Risk of Covid-19 Outbreak in Prisons at ‘Emergency’ Levels
More than 30 inmates at the Preah Sihanouk provincial prison have tested positive for Covid-19, and the country’s prisons department says it is facing an emergency and is at risk of a serious outbreak.
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After infections found in Preah Sihanouk facility, national Prison Department to test all Cambodian inmates for COVID-19
All prisoners across Cambodia will be tested for COVID-19 after 34 inmates tested positive for the virus Saturday at Preah Sihanouk provincial prison.
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Authorities Foil Exodus From Red Zones as 104 People on 32 Vans Nabbed
More than 100 drivers and red-zone residents on dozens of vans were stopped from leaving Phnom Penh, and two of them later tested positive for Covid-19, authorities said.
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Prey Veng authorities detect four new imported cases of Covid-19, cases are from capital’s Red Zone
The Prey Veng Provincial Administration reported that they have detected four people from Phnom Penh who have been infected with Covid-19.
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Land Protesters Block Road as Reporter’s Equipment Confiscated
Hundreds of Kampong Chhnang residents blocked a national road in Pursat province on Tuesday so they could resume farming on land they say they have tended for decades, as authorities confiscated a recorder and deleted photos belonging to a VOD reporter covering the protest.
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Vaccine-Seekers Rush to Factory as Campaign Focuses on Garment Workers
The gates of the Grand Twins International garment factory were crowded with security guards, drivers and other Choam Chao III residents hoping for a vaccine, even as an official spoke of how his commune’s campaign was now focused on garment workers over the general population.
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People smuggling on the rise along Cambodia’s border despite COVID-19 restrictions
Civil society groups have expressed concern at a reported increase in human trafficking as well as the “systematic” unlawful smuggling of people across the Thai-Cambodia border in search of work in response to the economic impact of COVID-19.
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