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Local security personnel try to grab a banner from supporters of the Cambodia National Rescue Party in front of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court Thursday in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Convictions of Cambodian opposition leaders draws criticism from rights groups

Mar 17, 2022
Human rights advocates have decried the accusations as "baseless" and say the trial is meant to sideline political opponents of Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has been in power for more than 30 years.
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Asia

Myanmar's Suu Kyi sentenced to 4 more years in prison

Jan 10, 2022
Suu Kyi was convicted last month on two other charges and given a four-year prison sentence, which was then halved by the head of the military-installed government.
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National
Mayor Sokhary Chau addresses the assembly during the Lowell City Council swearing-in ceremony on Monday in Lowell, Mass.

First Cambodian American mayor in U.S. takes office

Jan 03, 2022
Sokhary Chau said his mother managed to keep her seven children alive for four years, surviving Cambodia's civil war to deliver them safely to the U.S.
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Goats and Soda
Sinet An had never touched a basketball before 2013. The key to her success: "train again and again and practice again and again, to be better and better." Because of pandemic lockdowns, she can only practice at home.

Cambodia's Star Wheelchair B-Baller Is An Unstoppable Force

Jul 05, 2021
Sinet An and her teammates are using Zoom to keep their hoop skills sharp during the pandemic. Sometimes she practices with an invisible ball. And she can't wait to get back on the court.
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Animals
Magawa is shown here working to detect land mines, a job the animal has done for five years.

After Years Of Detecting Land Mines, A Heroic Rat Is Hanging Up His Sniffer

Jun 04, 2021
Magawa is credited with saving lives. The African giant pouched rat has found 71 land mines and 38 items of unexploded ordnance. Now, he has reached retirement age after five years of service.
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World
Dr. Amir Khalil, a veterinarian from the international animal welfare organization Four Paws International, comforts Kaavan during his examination at the zoo in Islamabad, before leaving for Cambodia.

'He Will Be A Happier Elephant': Vet Describes What It Was Like To Rescue Kaavan

Dec 05, 2020
Dr. Amir Khalil, a veterinarian with Four Paws International, says the "world's loneliest elephant" is settling into his new home in Cambodia. Khalil sang Sinatra's "My Way" to help calm Kaavan.
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Animals
Magawa, a rat that has been trained to detect explosives, was awarded the PDSA Gold Medal on Friday for his bravery in searching out unexploded landmines in Cambodia.

Hero Rat Wins A Top Animal Award For Sniffing Out Landmines

Sep 25, 2020
In the last four years, the rat named Magawa has helped to clear over 1.5 million square feet of land. The animal has detected dozens of landmines in Cambodia and is believed to have saved lives.
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Asia
Former Khmer Rouge prison chief Kaing Guek Eav appears in a courtroom of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia in 2007.

'Comrade Duch,' Infamous Commander Of Khmer Rouge Prison, Dies In Cambodia

Sep 02, 2020
Kaing Guek Eav oversaw Phnom Penh's notorious S-21 prison, where thousands of people were executed and tortured during the Khmer Rouge's terrifying rule in the 1970s.
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Coronavirus Live Updates

Child Sex Abuse Livestreams Increase During Coronavirus Lockdowns

Apr 08, 2020
Online sexual abuse is rising as countries close schools and impose various shutdown measures to contain the new coronavirus pandemic, children's rights advocates in Southeast Asia warn.
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World
Red peppercorns beginning to mature before harvest at La Plantation.

Cambodia's Prized Kampot Pepper, Nearly Wiped Out By Khmer Rouge, Makes A Comeback

Mar 14, 2020
"It's like a wine," says a grower. "You can taste it like a wine, and then you can keep the taste in your mouth for a very long time." White peppercorns can cost up to $100 per ounce.
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World
A view of Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, from the riverfront of a temple complex outside the city.

'Houses On The River Will Fall': Cambodia's Sand Mining Threatens Vital Mekong

Feb 27, 2020
A building boom in the Southeast Asian country has pushed up demand for sand in a river that 60 million people rely on.
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Goats and Soda
Fish broker Khout Phany, 39, (under umbrella) sits while fishermen bring their catch to be weighed in Chhnok Tru, a fishing village at the southern tip of the Tonle Sap lake where it meets the river.

The Lake That Feeds The Mekong Basin Is Facing A Shortage Of Fish

Nov 09, 2019

As Cambodia kicks off a three-day water festival, fishermen are struggling to make a living in the face of climate change and hydropower dams.

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World
Leaders of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, (from left) Sam Rainsy, Mu Sochua and Kem Sokha, give speeches in Phnom Penh in 2014. Rainsy and Sochua now live in self-imposed exile outside the country, while Sokha has been jailed since 2017.

Cambodian Opposition Leaders Say Their Efforts To Return Have Been Thwarted

Nov 07, 2019
Sam Rainsy of the now-banned Cambodia National Rescue Party was barred from boarding a plane from Paris to Thailand. His deputy was detained in Malaysia. Both risk arrest if they enter Cambodia.
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Asia
A handout photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on November 16, 2018, shows former Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea during his war crimes trial last year in Phnom Penh.

Nuon Chea, Top Khmer Rouge Leader, Dies At 93 While Serving Life Sentence

Aug 05, 2019
He was seen as a chief architect of the regime's brutal collectivist policies that led to the deaths of some 1.7 million people. He was found guilty of war crimes by a U.N.-backed tribunal last year.
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Asia
An April 2018 file photo released by China's Xinhua News Agency shows the Liaoning aircraft carrier accompanied by navy frigates and submarines conducting exercises in the South China Sea.

Cambodia Denies Report Of Deal With China For Use Of Naval Base

Jul 22, 2019
Prime Minister Hun Sen called the report, which appeared Sunday in The Wall Street Journal, "made up news." The report cited unnamed U.S. officials.
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World
Nheb Thai, a Cambodian refugee who was deported from the U.S., serves a meal to other deportees in Battambang last year. Cambodia has taken in 566 deportees since inking a 2002 pact with the U.S. that opened the door for hundreds with criminal records to

U.S. Deports Dozens More Cambodian Immigrants, Some For Decades-Old Crimes

Dec 18, 2018
Many were granted refugee status after fleeing U.S. bombing during the Vietnam War and the massacres of the Khmer Rouge, and know little about the country where they're being forced to return.
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Environment
Cambodian officials discovered 1,026 pieces of ivory hidden among marble in an abandoned container shipped from Mozambique. Cambodia has emerged as an ivory trade hub in recent years.

Cambodia Nabs More Than 3 Tons Of Illegal Ivory

Dec 16, 2018
A tip from the U.S. Embassy alerted Cambodian authorities to a haul of at least 3.2 tons of ivory that shipped from Mozambique.
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Asia

Verdict On Khmer Rouge Leaders Is First To Officially Acknowledge Regime's Genocide

Nov 16, 2018
Nuon Chea, 92, who was the No. 2 leader of the Khmer Rouge from 1975-1979 and Khieu Samphan, the 87-year-old former head of state of the brutal regime, were found guilty of genocide and other crimes.
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China Unbound
Day laborers outside Sob Ruak, Thailand, load energy drinks onto Chinese cargo boats on the Mekong for a trip upriver.

China Reshapes The Vital Mekong River To Power Its Expansion

Oct 06, 2018
Chinese companies are building infrastructure and dams along the vast river that runs through five Southeast Asian countries before emptying into the South China Sea.
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World
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen waves to supporters in Phnom Penh on Friday. Ahead of Sunday's elections, Hun Sen's ruling party has banned the main opposition party, jailed its leaders and other critics and shut independent media outlets. Opposition po

'Democracy For Cambodia Is At Stake' As Country Heads Into Elections

Jul 28, 2018
This Sunday's elections have been declared a sham by rights groups and Cambodia's opposition leaders, who've called for a boycott. For longtime leader Hun Sen, they're about cementing his legacy.
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Asia
Children and a woman sit on a locally made vehicle in Laos as they travel during flooding caused by the collapse of a dam in the Xe Pian-Xe Namnoy hydroelectric project in Attapeu Province.

Huge Flood From Failed Dam In Laos Has Now Spread To Cambodia

Jul 26, 2018
The flooding has killed at least 27 people in Laos. In Cambodia, the Sekong River rose to nearly 12 meters (almost 40 feet) on Thursday — a height that flooded 17 villages.
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Goats and Soda
This 170-foot-tall kauri tree is found in the remote Waipoua Forest of New Zealand and is sacred to the Maori people. "Tane Mahuta [the tree's name] is translated as 'Lord of the Forest,'" says Len Jenshel. "We wanted to make the tree regal, like a lord.

PHOTOS: Trees That Tell Stories About The World We Live In

Oct 15, 2017
In Wise Trees, a book by photographers Diane Cook and Len Jenshel, you'll see a holy tree in the middle of an Indian candy shop, a communal tree in Mozambique, a tree of tragedy in Cambodia.
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Parallels
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks to garment workers during a visit to a factory outside Phnom Penh on Aug. 30. His government has slapped the English-language <em>Cambodia Daily </em>with a $6.3 million tax bill and ordered it to pay by Sept. 4.

In Cambodia, A Crackdown On Independent Media Threatens A Respected Daily

Sep 02, 2017
The government has told the English-language Cambodia Daily it must pay a $6.3 million tax bill by Sept. 4. The paper has long been a thorn in Prime Minister Hun Sen's side.
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Parallels
New housing has been built for villagers who agreed to be resettled from Kbal Romeas. The new village is far from the river, so they have to pay for food and water now. Some complain they have not been compensated as they were promised.

'I Will Lose My Identity': Cambodian Villagers Face Displacement By Mekong Dam

Aug 26, 2017
Thousands are being displaced by new dam construction. "I cannot leave my ancestors here," says a woman whose village will be submerged by the dam. "If I abandon them, I won't know who I am."
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Goats and Soda
Nheb Thai's wife, Kim Lun, gets a pizza ready for the oven.

Exiled From U.S., Cambodian Felons Use American Know-How To Get Ahead

Feb 16, 2017
Some deportees have a hard time finding their place. Others are helping tourists find their way around town.

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