Cambodian environmental NGO staff arrested for extorting ‘bush meat’ vendor
Five members of an environmental conservation and rural development organisation, including the head, have been arrested by ...
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US Aid Freeze Cripples Cambodia’s Fight Against Human Trafficking, Leaving Victims Stranded
A freeze on US foreign aid has severely impacted anti-human trafficking programs in Cambodia, a country where tens of ...
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Echoes of the Past: ‘Cambodian Rock Band’ rocks East West Players
A play inspired by a band from Los Angeles is receiving its local premiere after traveling across the country since its debut ...
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Soc Trang works to preserve ethnic minorities’ culture
The Party Committee and People s Committee of Soc Trang province where more than 35% of total population are ethnic ...
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Nicaragua shuts down 15 NGOs, targeting religious groups amid growing crackdown
The move was part of an ongoing effort by President Daniel Ortega’s regime to silence dissent and control civil society following the closure of thousands of NGOs in recent years. The closure of ...
Cambodia’s largest bank credits a unique investment for its ‘exponential’ growth
In Channy, president of ACLEDA Bank, says a proper office convinced ordinary Cambodians to trust the bank: “They say...I want ...
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Trump’s gutting of USAID sends chill through Southeast Asia
As the world’s largest single provider of humanitarian aid, USAID last year allocated $860m to the region alone. The agency operates in six out of Southeast Asia’s 11 countries – Cambodia, Laos, ...
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Silk pidan gifted to national museum collection
The pidan – often used as canopies or tapestries during special events and Buddhist ceremonies – will be preserved at the museum. This is the third time the NGO has made similar donations, with 25 ...
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European Union trade with Israel’s illegal settlements: Letter by 163 NGOs and trade unions to President von der Leyen
A coalition of over 160 human rights organisations, trade unions, and civil society groups is calling on the European Commission to take immediate (…) ...
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RSF condemns Cambodia’s blacklisting of journalist who exposed deforestation scandal
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) condemns Cambodia's expulsion of Gerald Flynn, a British investigative journalist who spent ...
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U.S. funding freeze dents Cambodian social, rights projects
PHNOM PENH -- The freeze on almost all U.S. government foreign assistance is set to hit Cambodia disproportionally hard, with social services and human rights initiatives expected to suffer most, aid ...
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