Prime Minister Hun Manet opened the International Conference on Combating Online Scams on Wednesday, saying Cambodia's early exposure to the industry "was linked to the growth of online gambling and casino-related businesses."
More than a dozen countries are attending the two-day conference in Phnom Penh, where the government is keen to showcase its crackdown on the multibillion-dollar industry.
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The Thai army, accompanied by heavy machinery such as excavators, entered An Ses area in Preah Vihear and other locations in Cambodia’s sovereign territory about 11 a.m today to lay barbed wire despite strong objections from Cambodia forces, said Defense Ministry spokesperson.
Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday heard the case of union leader Morm Rithy after he expressed disappointment that the court had earlier convened his case in absentia and sentenced him to 18 months in prison.
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UNESCO and Sweden joined the World Press Freedom Day celebration - Press for the Planet: Journalism in the Face of the Environmental Crisis. Jointly organized by over 10 media organizations and CSOs, the event gathered over 220 participants.
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Residents in two neighboring Preah Vihear villages say they’re constrained by the restrictions set by a militarized forest guard working for a conservation NGO. Reporting by @leila_goldstein and @SreypichSovan
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Cambodia’s corruption index on Transparency International 2023 has worsened, falling two points from last year, according to Transparency International Cambodia (TIC).
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A new report says Cambodia’s Indochinese leopards are functionally extinct amidst a crisis of poachers setting traps to catch game. What does this mean for the country’s plans to reintroduce tigers? Reporting by @andrew_califf
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Cambodian police are investigating alleged illegal organ trading at Preah Ket Mealea Hospital in cooperation with Indonesian police, while a hospital official claimed to have no knowledge of the sale of kidney transplants at the hospital.
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“I will always remember my father’s words and be determined to apply them in all circumstances,” the future prime minister Hun Manet posted on his Facebook page.
A day after Prime Minister Hun Sen announced his son Hun Manet would take over the role in August, Hun Manet told the public on Thursday he would follow his father’s words.
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Hun Manet will become Cambodia’s new prime minister and key senior government ministers will step down from their positions after the national assembly convenes in August, Hun Sen stated on Wednesday.
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Funcinpec spokesperson Nhoeurn Raden confirmed to CamboJA that his party had won five seats in total based on the party's initial calculations.
The seats are in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Kampong Cham, Kampong Thom and Prey Veng provinces.
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Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook account was reactivated on Thursday. A video in which Hun Sen calls for violence against political opponents also remains up, despite the Board's binding ruling requiring Meta to remove it.
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Wildlife Alliance and the Forestry Administration are at odds over efforts to fence the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Sanctuary in Takeo province, with government officials wanting to exclude the deforested section of the area that is now a botanical park.
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Cambodian authorities in May shut down three health clinics in Phnom Penh and last year took control of a nonprofit hospital — a series of events that suggest the continued targeting of organizations linked to The Cambodia Daily.
Cambodian authorities in May shut down three health clinics in Phnom Penh and last year took control of a nonprofit hospital — a series of events that suggest the continued targeting of organizations linked to The Cambodia Daily.
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