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Cambodia's Malys Angkor rice was recently crowned World's Best Rice 2024, allowing producers to showcase the important role the rice plays in the nations culture. Cambodia's economy grew 5.6 per cent in 2023, projected to rise to 5.8 per cent in 2024, driven by garment, footwear, and tourism exports ...
Cambodian Casino Workers Escape From Alleged Forced Labor …
1 day ago · An estimated 57 workers escaped from Cambodia’s O-Smach Resort on Sunday after enduring months of hostile work conditions at the casino, according to news reports. The workers were holding metal rods from bed frames as they ran from the guarded and gated complex located in the Asian nation’s ...
Cambodia ex-PM Hun Sen calls for new law to punish ‘terrorists’
1 day ago · Cambodia’s influential former leader Hun Sen on Tuesday called for a new law to label anyone who attempts to topple his son’s government as “terrorists”, as the country marked the anniversary of the ousting of the Khmer Rouge. The ultra-Maoist Khmer Rouge, led by Pol Pot, installed a reign ...
Former Cambodian opposition MP shot dead in Bangkok: Thai …
1 day ago · “Lim Kimya… died at the scene. Officers with the Metropolitan Police Bureau have launched a manhunt for the assassin,” the Bangkok Post reported, adding that the deceased was a dual Cambodian-French national. Thai police confirmed the death of a Cambodian man without identifying him as Lim ...
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Nov 29, 2024 · It’s been five years since we launched The Cambodia Daily Khmer — an online platform dedicated to Khmer-language speakers. The work requires an annual budget of $100,000 to pay reporters, photographers, editors and web hosting fees.
Cambodian opposition leader to spend new year in prison
6 days ago · A Cambodian opposition leader has been jailed for two years and banned from political office by a Phnom Penh court while a separate criminal defamation case against a journalist for “damaging the honor” of this country’s courts was dropped after a public apology was issued. Sun Chanthy, 44 ...
Under Cambodia’s New Leader, Room for Dissent Narrows
Dec 25, 2024 · Until last year, most Cambodians had lived under only one leader. Hun Sen ruled as prime minister for nearly four decades, tightening his iron grip over the country and systematically silencing the opposition, activists and independent media. When Mr. Hun Sen appointed his oldest son, Hun Manet, as ...
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It’s been five years since we launched The Cambodia Daily Khmer — an online platform dedicated to Khmer-language speakers. The work requires an annual budget of $100,000 to pay reporters, photographers, editors and web hosting fees.
Cambodia year-end review 2024: Making its presence felt
Dec 31, 2024 · In June, the World Bank admired Cambodia’s economic activity picking up in the first quarter of 2024, driven by a revival of services and goods exports despite subdued domestic demand. The economic growth of the country has been 5.6 per cent in 2023 which is expected to improve marginally to 5.8 ...
Cambodian rice crowned best in world, bringing national pride …
Jan 2, 2025 · Cambodia’s Malys Angkor rice was recently crowned World’s Best Rice 2024, allowing producers to showcase the important role the rice plays in the nations culture. The ceremony took place in November at the World Rice Conference in Manila, Philippines. Chan Sokheang, President of the Cambodia ...