Climate change is bringing more storms and strong winds to Youb’s coastal community, making life even tougher for fishers already facing declining ocean life due to illegal fishing practices and unchecked development ravaging the seascape.
“My paddy was really good by then and saltwater spilled over and it died out. So did other neighbors’ rice paddies,” said the 58-year-old farmer in Prey Nob district’s Champou Khmao village.
Fisherfolk are worried about their livelihood, long provided by the 4,350-kilometer-long river, as dams change water levels
The Accords helped end the civil war, after which Prime Minister Hun Sen eroded its democratic provisions. Yet, it could still provide a basis for a democratic future.
The longan farmer was arrested earlier this week and the Battambang court unusually fast-tracked the conviction.
An anti-corruption expert pushed for a fair and transparent investigation into the case to ensure there is no power there is no power abuse in shutting down the company.
The U.S. and Cambodia are in a tenuous phase of the bilateral relationship over alleged Chinese military presence at the Ream Naval Base in Preah Sihanouk province.
The Cambodian National Police and U.S. Embassy in Phnom Penh announced in July the arrest of Yan Yoeun, who was sentenced in absentia to 17 years for the murder of 55-year-old Katherine Ann Grgich at Preah Sihanouk province’s Koh Rong island.
The Justice Department on Monday accused three Chinese state security officials of coordinating an expansive hacking campaign targeting government entities, universities and corporations around the world.
Other countries have considered or are already giving booster shots to supplement existing vaccines, especially the Chinese-made vaccines.
A company representative said the company had rented the 70 hectares from the state and had solved any potential land disputes by “giving fair compensation.”
News of the development area has raised concerns among a fishing community that lives in Chroy Pros commune.
Local authorities and wildlife protection groups took the lion cub on June 27, and sent it to Phnom Tamao Zoological Park, after videos surfaced on social media application TikTok showing the lion in the central Phnom Penh villa.
Vitit Muntarbhorn on Friday said he discussed a broad array of issues during his meetings, including prison overcrowding, the socio-economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, and harmonizing the country’s laws with international human rights standards.
After reporting its first COVID-19 death in March, Cambodia has a recent spike in deaths from the disease, registering 111 deaths in the last eight days.
Three of four Mother Nature environmental activists arrested on Wednesday, had arrest warrants issued for them on the alleged charge of “plotting,” local authorities said, a charge used recently against former opposition officials.
The U.S. is pulling its funding for the Greening Prey Lang project, which works to protect the sanctuary from deforestation, and redirecting money for the Cambodian government to civil society groups and communities working to protect the forest.
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