Ministry of Environment’s secretary of state and spokesman Neth Pheaktra said the dire situation of biodiversity decline is not unique to Cambodia, but the global wildlife population, both terrestrial and aquatic, has fallen sharply by an average of 68 percent over the last 50 years.
The EU has begun the process of ending Cambodia’s preferential trade deal with the bloc. It says the country needs to do more to address human rights issues at home.The EU on Monday began the process of ending Cambodia’s preferential access to the bloc due to the country’s human rights and labor rights records. The …
The conviction of former Khmer Rouge leaders for genocide is a symbolic human rights victory. However, the legal process has been criticized as being marred by corruption and delays. Ate Hoekstra reports from Phnom Penh.On Friday in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh, two former Khmer Rouge leaders were found guilty of genocide by an international tribunal, …
Hun Sen, Cambodia’s prime minister and Asia’s longest ruling leader is hosting the World Economic Forum on Asia and more than 700 delegates just weeks before an election. Manuela Kasper-Claridge reports from Phnom Penh.”Cambodia is more capitalistic than the United States,” says Tassilio Brinzer and enjoys how surprised his conversational partner is to hear that. …
A criminal court has fined the country’s exiled opposition leader for claiming the prime minister’s Facebook page had been inflated by fake “likes.”
In a bid to attract more Chinese tourists into the country, Cambodia is accepting payments in yuan. But many Cambodians oppose the measure, saying the government should promote the use of its own currency instead.
The Cambodian government is accused by opposition and rights groups of increasingly cracking down on dissent, prompting concerns about the state of human rights in the country. Abby Seiff reports from Phnom Penh.
Cambodia has one of the world’s highest deforestation rates. But a group of Buddhist monks are stepping up efforts to save forests by publicly revealing wrongdoings and mobilizing local villagers. Ate Hoekstra reports.
Chhouk Bandith surrendered to authorities over a conviction relating to shooting three female garment workers during a protest. Many saw his evasion of the sentence as symptomatic of an untouchable elite in the country. Ex-governor Chhouk Bandith of Bavet town, convicted in abstentia in 2013, turned himself into police Saturday after more than two years …
The decision to release the First Lady of the Khmer Rouge, Ieng Thirith, on the grounds of her diminishing mental faculties angers countless Cambodians affected by the Red Purge.
Asian 3.5 billion people states to form free trade zone
