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.
Cambodia’s diplomacy will be tested by the bloc’s difficult challenges, while the U.S. seeks to limit China’s influence on Cambodia’s turn at ASEAN’s helm.
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.
Around five million people had been given at least one dose of a vaccine as of Tuesday, with 1.7 million people fully vaccinated in Phnom Penh.
The spike in cases comes as Phnom Penh health officials announced that more than 99 percent of the capital’s adult population, around 1.7 million residents, were fully vaccinated.
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.”
Cambodia will fund the tuition for six cadets at American military universities, after the U.S. announced that Cambodian soldiers were no longer eligible for scholarships.
In letters sent to U.S. Ambassador W. Patrick Murphy, copies of which were received by VOA’s Khmer Service, the students said they considered the decision to be "shockingly bad news" and that they were “heartbroken.”
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.
The report highlights debt-based coercion among 10,000 Cambodians, including nearly 4,000 children, working in brick kilns, with similar indebtedness leading to migration and exploitative work conditions overseas.
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