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Cambodian court jails environmental activists
Reuters, Published on 02/07/2024
» PHNOM PENH - Ten activists from the Cambodian environmental group Mother Nature were found guilty on charges of plotting against the government and insulting the king, the group's founder said on Tuesday.
Cambodia 'upcycler' turns tonnes of plastic bottles into brooms
Reuters, Published on 16/02/2024
» PHNOM PENH - In a small warehouse in Cambodia's capital, a group of workers sit and spin waste plastic bottles into strips, turning them into bristles for brooms, of which they churn out 500 each day.
Hun Sen to bar vote boycotters from running in future polls
Reuters, Published on 13/06/2023
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered an election law be amended to penalise anyone who boycotts next month's poll, which critics have said will be a sham because of the premier's moves to stamp out all opposition.
At least 14 children die after ferry sinks in Cambodia's Mekong River
Reuters, Published on 14/10/2022
» PHNOM PENH: At least 14 children were killed when an overloaded ferry that was carrying them home from school sank in the Mekong River, Cambodian authorities said on Friday.
Asean foreign ministers to meet next month in Jakarta
Reuters, Published on 23/09/2022
» Foreign ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) will gather in Jakarta next month to narrow topics to be discussed at the group's summit in November, the Indonesian government said Friday.
Cambodian court jails American lawyer, dozens of others for treason
Reuters, Published on 14/06/2022
» PHONM PENH: A Cambodian court handed down jail sentences on Tuesday to about 60 opposition figures including prominent lawyer Theary Seng for conspiring to commit treason, in a mass trial condemned by the United States and rights groups as politically motivated.
Cambodia PM condemns Russian invasion of Ukraine
Reuters, Published on 28/03/2022
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine and echoed calls for an immediate ceasefire made by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean), which Cambodia currently chairs.
Asean envoy urges restraint from Myanmar military
Reuters, Published on 23/03/2022
» PHNOM PENH: A Southeast Asian envoy said on Wednesday he had urged Myanmar's ruling military to show restraint during offensives and was told by the junta leader there would be no access to ousted leader Aung San Suu Kyi while her trial was ongoing.
'Mission impossible': UN in Cambodia showed early limit of nation building
Reuters, Published on 13/03/2022
» PHNOM PENH: Just over 30 years ago, a crackling radio in a refugee camp on the Thai border brought Sam Sophal word that the United Nations was coming to his war-ravaged homeland of Cambodia.
Cambodia says Asean-US summit postponed, seeking new date
Reuters, Published on 09/03/2022
» PHNOM PENH: A summit between United States President Joe Biden and leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) due to be held later this month has been postponed and organisers will seek a new date, Cambodia's foreign minister told Reuters.