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M’kiri Bunong irked over land sales
Some 190 Bunong indigenous people in Mondulkiri province are expressing concern that land sales in the Tring and Pupe mountain areas could result in a loss of cultural sites and their ancestral identities.
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Deadline to vacate PP’s largest lake set
Prek Pnov district authorities have notified local fishermen to remove lattices and ponds completely from the Boeung Tamok Lake by the end of this year.
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Former Representative Sues Land Disputants, Two Put Under Supervision
Two Koh Kong land protesters have been placed under court supervision after being sued by a former community representative who villagers allege was part of a conspiracy to sell residents' land to tycoons.
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US Lawmakers Call for More Sanctions Against Cambodia
Citing an 'alarming deterioration' in Cambodia's democratic rule, a group of U.S. politicians appealed to their government to ramp up sanctions against Phnom Penh, as analysts said pressure from the U.S. was likely to rise with the coming change in administration.
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No need to self-isolate in UK when travelling from Cambodia
The British Embassy in Cambodia has announced that anyone arriving in the United Kingdom from Cambodia will not need to self-isolate following a decreased risk of COVID-19 in the Kingdom, according to an embassy announcement yesterday.
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Defendants Testified That Police Coerced Them Into Confessions: Report
At least 26 defendants told the Appeal Court over two years that they faced violence or torture by authorities to force confessions, according to a trial monitoring report by the Cambodian Center for Human Rights.
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Ex-land director gets seven years in prison
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced Nuon Pok, the former director of the Preah Sihanouk provincial Department of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction to seven years in prison and fined him 100 million riel ($25,000) for abuse of power and other corruption charges.
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Court charges two for defamation over land dispute in Koh Kong
Hundreds of people gathered in front of the Koh Kong Provincial Court on November 18 to await the sentencing of their three community land representatives who were accused of defamation related to a land dispute.
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Hun Sen set to leave quarantine
Prime Minister Hun Sen, who was quarantined for 14 days following a visit by Covid-19-positive Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto on November 3, said he will return to work on November 19 after the fourth and final test for him, his wife and those living with him came out negative.
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Eight US legislators propose sanctions on Cambodia
As Republican US President Donald Trump is pushing for hardline policies to be put in place before his Democratic rival Joe Biden replaces him, a group of legislators are lobbying the US Secretary of State for sanctions to be imposed on Cambodia claiming 'the alarming deterioration' of human rights and democracy in the Kingdom.
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US lawmakers’ calls for more sanctions rebuffed
Cambodian officials have rebuffed calls for the US Department of State and Treasury to impose sanctions on certain individuals in the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and the security forces over alleged rights abuses in the Kingdom.
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Negative tests, positive end: Prime Minister cleared of COVID-19 and declares closure of ‘November 3 incident’
Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that the 'November 3 incident' is under control after he tested negative for COVID-19 in the final round of testing, after coming in contact with the infected Hungarian Foreign Affairs and Trade Minister P'ter Szijj'rt' .
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Mam Sonando, karate exponent turned politician
Following the Paris Peace Agreements in October 1991, many overseas Cambodians in Australia, France and the United States felt that they had to do something to help the country following a long civil war.
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Time to Find New Way Forward in Politics, Defectors, Minor Parties Say
The CNRP has always been a means to an end: challenging the government and giving the people a voice, say opposition politicians who stand apart or have broken from the outlawed party. For them, waiting ' whether for the international community to save them, or for popular party co-founder Sam Rainsy to return ' is no solution.
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Cambodia rejects latest UN rights report
The Cambodian Human Rights Committee has said that a UN Special Rapporteur's report does not provide a sufficient and comprehensive basis for assessing the situation of human rights defenders in Cambodia.
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New tree species found in wildlife sanctuary
Researchers from Japan working with Cambodian Forestry Administration officials have discovered two new endangered tree species in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary, Mondulkiri province.
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Koh Kong on hunt for tree planters
Authorities in Koh Kong province are on the hunt for people who illegally planted fruit trees at Botum Sakor National Park in Botum Sakor district.
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Governor requested to reclaim land in K Speu
A prominent environmental watchdog head has sent a letter to Kampong Speu provincial governor Vei Samnang requesting he reclaim 1,500ha that was encroached on in Oral district's Tasal commune as state property.
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Rapporteur’s rights claims refuted
The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the UN Office in Geneva has rejected claims by a UN special rapporteur on human rights that the government had used hard-handed measures against human rights defenders in the country.
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Regional Free-Trade Deal, World’s Biggest, Could Push Firms to Cambodia
Economists say the standardizing of regulations in 15 countries that signed a regional free-trade deal could make it attractive for companies to operate in or relocate to low-cost countries like Cambodia.
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