Tag: Cambodia
Revitalized Angkor Wat brings hope for Cambodia tourism recovery
Despite the huge economic cost for Cambodia, the pandemic has been a boon for renovations and conservation work at Angkor Wat
Human trafficking in Cambodia nearly doubled in 2021
In its 2021 Trafficking in Persons Report, the US State Department placed Cambodia on its Tier 2 Watchlist for the third consecutive year
Cambodia recognizes Catholic bishop’s ‘contribution to society’
Bishop Olivier Michel Marie Schmitthaeusler, vicar apostolic of Phnom-Penh, received the “Grand Order of National Merit”
Cambodia boots NGO that ran 550 rural schools
The schools provided English classes and computer training to rural students from low-income families
Last Irrawaddy dolphin in northeastern Cambodia dies
“This latest river dolphin death highlights how vulnerable these and other species remain.”
Cambodia’s Hun Sen gives up on Myanmar
Cambodia’s prime minister admitted that Myanmar’s military regime has made no progress in resolving the situation in the country
Cambodia steps up surveillance with new internet gateway
UN rights experts warn the gateway will have a "devastating" effect on privacy and free speech
Cambodian monk seeks overseas asylum after release from detention in Thailand
Ven. Bor Bet had taken refuge in Thailand in November 2020 to avoid arrest for joining protests in Phnom Penh
Cambodian tribe ordains first Catholic deacon
The Bunongs are animists, although some of them have already embraced the Catholic faith
Southeast Asian parliamentarians decry arrest of Cambodian monk in Thailand
The ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights called for the immediate release of Ven. Bor Bet, a Buddhist monk and a refugee in Thailand
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