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During a ceremony to promote military leaders, Senate President and former Prime Minister Hun Sen called for sweeping reforms to Cambodia’s Senate, saying it should mirror the larger National Assembly, which has broader provincial representation. ...

Independent radio stations, Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Asia (RFA), have been suspended unexpectedly, raising concern among advocates of press freedom, unionists, and civil society in Cambodia. ...

The European Union (EU) is investing nearly $87 million to modernize Cambodia’s agricultural sector and improve farmers’ access to domestic and international markets. ...

Hope turned to shock and despair as a leaked document detailed the US government’s permanent cancellation of funding for 30 USAID programs in Cambodia, dashing expectations that the Trump administration might reconsider its January foreign aid freeze. ...

Rong Chhun, advisor to Nation Power Party, who maintains his stance on human rights, says paying 400 million riel or about $100,000, in damages to the Border Affairs Committee is a huge burden for him, requesting that he be allowed to pay in stages. ...

 As the world embraces digital transformation, young women in Cambodia are proving that technology is not just a man’s world. ...

Some 50 villagers from Prek Takong 1 gathered again at the Ministry of Interior on Monday to follow up their petition filed last month to demand the removal of their village chief who has ignored drug and online gambling issues in the village. The residents ...

Indigenous community members in Preah Vihear province sought intervention for their communal land, which has been allegedly cleared by a company said to belong to a senior provincial official — a claim that has been denied by another official on the basis that it involves ...

Thailand is looking at the feasibility of building a wall along its border with Cambodia to prevent illegal crossings while Cambodia has yet to receive any information. ...

Sitting beside her recently jailed husband and their seven-year-old son in their stilt house near Koh Kong’s protected forests, Chey Nov fought back tears. ...

Prime Minister Hun Manet announced the abolition of the Modern Learning Center (MLC) because of the lack of state management stemming from two standards of learning in schools. ...

French Ambassador to Cambodia Jacques Pellet met with Dy Vichea, Deputy Chief of Cambodian National Police, on Monday to discuss measures taken by Cambodian authorities in relation to Thailand’s investigation into the assassination of Lim Kimya, a dual French-Cambodian citizen and former opposition lawmaker. ...

Approximately 40 Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld (LRSU) members gathered in front of the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training on the morning of February 21, 2025, to follow up on a complaint they filed in January. ...

Cambodian prisons are more packed than ever, with inmate numbers up 23% and more than half of nearly two dozen prisons at 200% capacity or higher, local rights group Licadho recently reported, warning of persistent gaps in criminal justice reform. ...

A new analysis by the Business and Human Rights Law Group (BHRLG) warns that the suspension of US aid to Cambodia threatens critical sectors like health, education, and mine clearance, putting thousands of lives at risk. ...

Thai officials have halted cross-border telecommunication services to suspected scam centers in Poipet, Cambodia, sparking a dispute with Cambodian counterparts who denounced the move. ...

Seven leading UK buyers from the rice, cashew nut, and dried fruit industries are visiting Cambodia from February 9 to 15, 2025, to explore business opportunities and strengthen trade ties with local agricultural producers. In the meantime, local farmers are calling for more support to ...

 A civil society organization stated that Cambodia’s freedom of expression, assembly, including political rights remains restricted in a report, which comes amid continual arrests of opposition Nation Power Party (NPP) officials recently. ...

Six months after the groundbreaking of the Funan Techo Canal, Kandal provincial authorities have started discussions on compensation for affected residents, with impact resolution set to begin in mid-February 2025. ...

After three of their homes collapsed at around 9a.m on Saturday, residents of Khtor village, Prek Leap commune, along Mekong River, are urging the authorities to build embankments to stop landslides. Authorities claim the collapse was a result of natural disaster. ...

Amid a disruption of key projects in Cambodia due to the U.S. ai freeze, the government is scrambling to secure new funding partners to keep afloat initiatives which have stalled. ...

Takeo provincial authorities arrested Phan Sarath, deputy chairman of Daun Keo Municipal Executive Committee of Nation Power Party (NPP), on January 28 for allegedly inciting chaos to disrupt social security, spreading false information with the intention to incite, leading to discrimination against the leadership, and ...

After more than two years of talks, rights groups and Dutch investor Oikocredit failed to agree on a plan to tackle abuses in Cambodia’s microfinance sector. ...

The Trump administration’s 90-day suspension of foreign assistance funding has brought critical development programs in Cambodia to a standstill, sparking concern among NGOs and civil society organizations. ...