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A union leader freed from prison vows to continue a strike against Cambodia's's biggest casino
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A union leader freed from prison Monday after serving time for her part in a strike against Cambodia’s biggest casino has vowed to continue the labor action until justice is done. Chhim Sithar was sentenced in May 2023 to two years' imprisonment for...
Cambodia breaks ground on a China-funded canal and says it will be built 'no matter the cost'
PREK TAKEO, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia broke ground Monday on a controversial, China-funded canal to link the capital Phnom Penh to the sea, despite environmental concerns and the risk of straining ties with neighboring Vietnam. The $1.7 billion, 180-kilometer (111 miles) Funan Techo...
Cambodian helicopter spotted crashed on a mountain 17 days after being lost. Bodies of pilots found
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The wreckage of a Cambodian military helicopter that went missing more than two weeks ago with two pilots aboard was spotted Monday on a mountaintop, the government and state news agency reports said. A Defense Ministry statement posted on its Facebook...
Head of Cambodia's top opposition party hit with $1.5 million judgement for defaming government
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian court on Thursday found the president of the country’s main opposition party guilty of defamation and ordered him to pay $1.5 million in damages to the government, his lawyer and legal observers said. Teav Vannol, president of the...
Cambodia's defense ministry says a search is on for a military helicopter missing since Friday
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia’s Defense Ministry on Saturday announced that a military helicopter had gone missing while flying over the heavily forested Cardamom Mountain range in the country’s southwest, confirming earlier media reports that contact with the aircraft had been lost on...
Japan partners with Cambodia to share demining knowledge with Ukraine, other countries
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Japan’s foreign minister on Saturday announced a joint project with Cambodia to share knowledge and technology on land mine removal with countries around the world, including Ukraine. Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa made comments during a visit to the...
Ten Cambodian environmental activists receive prison sentences of 6-8 years each
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Ten members of a Cambodian environmental activist group that campaigned against destructive infrastructure projects and alleged corruption were each sentenced on Tuesday to six years in prison on charges of conspiring against the state. Three of the...
Killing of young Cambodian couple by businessman with honorary title revives concerns about impunity
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — In a case that has sparked widespread public outrage, a court in Cambodia formally charged a real estate entrepreneur who held a royally bestowed title with the premeditated murder of a young couple in the capital Phnom Penh. Social media has been awash...
