Tag: Cambodia
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
Activist Cambodian monk defrocked, arrested in Thailand
Several activists have been incarcerated in a wider crackdown by Hun Sen on the political opposition and civil society
UN condemns Thailand for deporting third Cambodian refugee
Thailand and Cambodia made an agreement to exchange "fugitives" in 2018
Phnom Penh residents flee homes as seasonal flooding hits Cambodia
Parts of the capital, home to 2.1 million people, have been inundated by heavy monsoon rains that reached their peak Tuesday
‘Lost church’ in Cambodia rediscovered
The church in the village of Taom has been forgotten during the years of war in Cambodia and Vietnam
Democracy languishes 30 years after Cambodia peace deal
Three decades after end of war, Cambodia's ruler has crushed all opposition, shattering hopes for a democratic future
Cambodia’s Hun Sen cuts Buddhist festival short as COVID-19 cases rise
Cambodia canceled the festival in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, but Hun Sen previously said that this year festivals could continue
Cambodia halts ‘Festival of the Dead’ after COVID outbreak
Cambodia largely avoided the spread of the pandemic last year but surging infections since have seen more than 105,000 cases
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