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Treatment of Gerald Flynn, who writes for the outlet Mongabay, condemned as attack on independent media A British environmental and investigative journalist has been banned from entering Cambodia, in what press groups have condemned as yet another atta…
続きを読むUS funding provides humanitarian assistance to a region vulnerable to natural disasters and support for pro-democracy activists battling repressive regimesTrump’s executive order halting US foreign aid funding flows for 90 days for review has caused gl…
続きを読むPeople who ‘deny the truth of the bitter past’ could be jailed for up to five years under the law, which still needs parliament approvalCambodia’s government has approved a draft law that will jail for up to five years anyone denying atrocities, includ…
続きを読むA gunman on a motorcycle opened fire on the dual Cambodian-French national as he arrived in Thai capital from Cambodia’s Siem ReapA former Cambodian opposition lawmaker and French national was fatally shot by a gunman in Thailand’s capital of Bangkok o…
続きを読むSun Chanthy also barred from running for office, in latest case to target critics of governmentThe leader of a Cambodian opposition party has been sentenced to two years in jail and banned from running for office after he was found guilty of inciting s…
続きを読むDara, known for his reporting on human trafficking in the cyber scam industry, had worked for an independent news outlet that authorities closed last yearAn award-winning Cambodian journalist known for his reporting on human trafficking in the cyber sc…
続きを読むAnger is rising at Indonesia’s new administration – while Thailand, Cambodia, the Philippines, Laos and Brunei are all led by the children of former leadersIn early August, against a backdrop of deadly student-led protests, Bangladesh’s prime minister …
続きを読むActivists from the award-winning Mother Nature found guilty on charges of plotting against governmentTen activists from a prominent youth-led environmental group in Cambodia have been sentenced to between six and eight years in jail in a case human rig…
続きを読むFour buildings destroyed in blast that also damaged homes in nearby villagesAn ammunition explosion at a base in south-western Cambodia has killed 20 soldiers and wounded several others, the prime minister has said.Hun Manet said in a Facebook post tha…
続きを読むPolice told to rip out tune-playing horns and replace them with standard ones after young people seen dancing to passing lorriesThe Cambodian prime minister, Hun Manet, has ordered a ban on musical vehicle horns after videos posted on social media show…
続きを読むBattambang doesn’t have any Michelin stars but it does have street snacks like crunchy deep-fried bananas and turmeric-tinted minced-pork stuffed pancakes“Batdambng mean avei chhnganh? Anything delicious in Battambang?” crooned popular Cambodian singer…
続きを読むCountry, estimated to be owed up to $1.5trn, is increasing penalties for late payments and cutting back on infrastructure projects China has become the world’s biggest debt collector, as the money it is owed from developing countries has surged to betw…
続きを読むOrganised criminals use threats, torture and sexual violence to coerce victims to work in international scamming operations Hundreds of thousands of people have been trafficked and forced to work for online scamming operations in south-east Asia run by…
続きを読むMajor powers will be watching to see if Hun Manet adopts his father’s authoritarian approach to governingCambodia’s newly elected parliament has endorsed military general Hun Manet as prime minister, completing a historic transfer of power in a fast-ch…
続きを読むHundreds of Cambodians who fled genocide and civil war are being sent back to a country they barely knowThe yellowed eyes of Phal Pen stared, unseeing, as he laid on his hospital bed, waiting for another scan at the Khmer-Russian Friendship hospital in…
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