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Thailand deports 6 Cambodian activists facing treason charges over critical Facebook comments
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Six Cambodian activists charged with treason over Facebook comments criticizing their government have been deported from Thailand to stand trial, a pro-democracy group said Thursday. The Khmer Movement for Democracy, a movement formed by opposition...
Cambodian activists investigating illegal logging are freed from detention
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A prominent Cambodian environmentalist and five others were released on Monday a day after being detained while investigating illegal logging in a national park. Ouch Leng, who was awarded a 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize, was taken into custody on...
The UN chief and pope call for nations to end the use of antipersonnel land mines
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The U.N. head, Pope Francis and others called Monday for nations to end the production and use of land mines, even as their deployment globally grows. U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said in a message to delegates at the fifth review of the...
A prominent Cambodia environmentalist is arrested while investigating illegal logging
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A prominent Cambodian environmentalist was arrested along with five others while investigating illegal logging in a national park, a rights group and a government official said Sunday. Ouch Leng, who was awarded a 2016 Goldman Environmental Prize for...
Prak Sokhonn reappointed as Cambodia's foreign minister
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's National Assembly unanimously approved the reappointment of Prak Sokhonn as foreign minister Wednesday. Prak Sokhonn, a first vice president of the Senate and a former deputy prime minister and foreign minister, replaced Sok Chenda Sophea, who...
After his arrest for Facebook posts, a Cambodian reporter says he will become a farmer instead
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — It’s tough being a reporter in Cambodia, whose government frowns on independent journalism that questions authority. Veteran investigative reporter Mech Dara learned the hard way, when he was recently jailed on a felony charge for some items he had...
Cambodian archaeologists discover a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues at Angkor UNESCO site
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Archaeologists in Cambodia have unearthed a dozen centuries-old sandstone statues in a “remarkable discovery” at the Angkor World Heritage Site near the city of Siem Reap, authorities said Wednesday. The statues — depicting so-called “door...
How a nearly extinct crocodile species returned from the brink in Cambodia
PHNOM TAMAO, Cambodia (AP) — A tiny snout poked out to widen the crack of the slowly shattering eggshell. The Siamese crocodile was taking its time, lagging others that had already wriggled out, chirping, into the sand. Adults can be up to 4 meters (13 feet) long and weigh up to...
Giant fish thought to be extinct is spotted in the Mekong River
WASHINGTON (AP) — A huge fish in the Mekong River thought to be extinct has been spotted three times in recent years. “The giant salmon carp is like a symbol of the Mekong region,” said Chheana Chhut, a researcher at the Inland Fisheries Research and Development Institute in...
Pregnant Philippine women arrested in Cambodia for surrogacy could be prosecuted after giving birth
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Thirteen pregnant Philippine women accused of illegally acting as surrogate mothers in Cambodia after being recruited online may face prison terms after they give birth, a senior Interior Ministry official said Saturday. Interior Ministry Secretary of...
