Banteay Meanchey provincial authorities have announced the temporary closure of border with the Thai province of Sa Kaeo to ensure the effectiveness of management and prevention of COVID-19 spread, especially …
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Cambodia Arrests Five Suspected Drug Criminals, Seizing Over 156 Kg Of Drugs
Cambodia’s Anti-Drug Department police, arrested six suspected drug traffickers, during a raid here, confiscating 156.3 kilograms of illicit drugs, the National Police reported yesterday.
The suspects, four Vietnamese nationals and …
Read moreSpecial Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in Myanmar Tells Human Rights Council that the International Community is Failing the People of Myanmar
The Human Rights Council this afternoon held an interactive dialogue with Tom Andrews, the Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar, who said that the people of …
Read moreUN Human Rights Chief Presses ASEAN to Appoint Special Envoy to Myanmar
The U.N. human rights chief pressed ASEAN on Wednesday to urgently appoint an envoy to Myanmar, with the regional bloc having not yet named a special emissary more than two …
Read moreCritics Excoriate Cambodia PM Hun Sen Over a Trafficked Pet Lion
Cambodian opposition activists have lambasted Prime Minister Hun Sen for returning a confiscated illegal pet lion to its Chinese owner to raise at home, though he continues to refuse to …
Read moreChina, Other Asian Nations Cited as State Sponsors of Human Trafficking in US Government Report
The U.S. State Department named China, North Korea, and Myanmar as state sponsors of the trafficking of persons for the second consecutive year in its annual report on human trafficking …
Read moreCambodia Reacts against Annual Report of US Department of State on Human Rights
Cambodia has reacted against the annual report of the US Department of State on the human rights situation in various countries, including Cambodia.
The following is the full statement of …
Read moreEducation Ministry Announces Temporary Shutdown of Schools Across the Country
All public and private schools institutions throughout Cambodia have been ordered to close down from Mar. 20.
The temporary school closure was announced by the Ministry of Education, Youth and …
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