Cambodia

World Bank ignores its own internal watchdog
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Three children wade in shallow water while a large plume of black smoke rises in the distance beyond a sea wall
US reimposes blockade on Strait of Hormuz
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Dengue Fever singer Chhom Nimol on developing her voice
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Unpaved red dirt road stretching through a rural village with houses, tropical trees, and a solar-powered street light
Environment
Brands invested in controversial carbon offsets earn climate label
7:03
Major corporations may be unwittingly harming their climate-friendly programs
7:03
A gibbon with golden fur and a black face, resting its hand on its cheek while looking contemplatively to the side.
Environment
Survey of gibbons in Cambodia show signs of forest health
A new species has been discovered in Cambodian caves
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A serene coastal scene at sunset with water houses on stilts and colorful boats on calm water, beneath a sky with scattered clouds reflecting the sunlight.
Environment
Cambodia’s concrete ‘reefs’ thwart trawling and create new homes for marine life
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Survey of gibbons in Cambodia show signs of forest health
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Cambodia using concrete ‘reefs’ to thwart trawling
6:20
As Trump visits East Asia, there’s a lot at stake for US allies
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A Cambodian immigrant to the US advocates for change, leaning on personal experience
6:44
In Cambodia, rats sniff bombs and save lives
5:11
Former Colombian president convicted on witness tampering charges
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A ceasefire on the Thai-Cambodia border is taking hold
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Mass starvation is gripping the Gaza Strip
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50:54
Border clashes between Thailand and Cambodia
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Thailand seals border with Cambodia
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Thailand hits Cambodian economy by closing border
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A Cambodian musician on how he survived the Khmer Rouge
6:51
Arts, Culture & Media
In Cambodia, artists carve out space for quiet resistance
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In Cambodia, artists carve out space for quiet resistance
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US tariffs on much of the globe expected to hit Cambodia’s economy especially hard
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US tariffs may eviscerate Cambodia’s economy
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Twin Donuts helped bring the Cambodian doughnut craze to Boston. This weekend, it’s closing its doors.
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Conflict & Justice
Why Indian men are fighting for Russia in Ukraine
5:34
Jailed Cambodian journalist released on bail
4:02
Immigration exhibit tells a more complete version of a city’s story
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Environment
Environmental activists jailed in Cambodia 
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Court workers in Mexico go on indefinite strike
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Environmental activists jailed in Cambodia
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A Cambodian canal project, built by China, threatens the livelihoods of its downstream neighbors
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A buffalo grazes on the drenched land in the Cardamom Mountains, southwest Cambodia.
Human rights
‘It’s a lose-lose situation’: Carbon ‘offset’ project in Cambodia accused of human rights violations
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger is interviewed by Neil Cavuto.
Obituary
Henry Kissinger leaves lasting — and controversial — foreign policy legacy
A woman sitting on the floor of a home
Conflict & Justice
Cambodia farmers displaced by sugar plantations proceed with landmark international class action suit
Chhom Nimol is the lead singer of Dengue Fever.
Movement
How this Cambodian American singer found her voice
Portrait photo of a woman
Business, Economics and Jobs
Microfinance was meant to help the world’s poor, but in Cambodia, it’s plunging people deeper into debt
A woman seen washing pots and pans
The price of higher ed
Despite lack of govt loans for college in Cambodia, these students are making it work
People demonstrate in Lafayette Park across from the White House in Washington, June 30, 2023.
The price of higher ed
Student loans can be ‘simple’ and ‘automatic.’ Other countries offer lessons to the US.
Ariya Tok poses with her fellow graduates after they received their certificates at a Cambodian cultural graduation ceremony at Cal State Long Beach.
The World's Global Classroom
Cambodian American graduates: More than victims of genocide
A bronze standing Shiva statue is unpacked at the National Museum of Cambodia in Phnom Penh after being returned to the kingdom in March 2023.
Arts, Culture & Media
Looted relics returned to Cambodia receive monks’ blessings
Kea Sokun is a rapper who sings about social justice issues in Cambodia.
Justice
‘I cannot give up’: Cambodian rapper says he will sing about injustice despite threats from govt
A Buddhist monk, foreground, chants as local residents offer prayer during a ceremony to celebrate Pchum Ben, or Ancestors' Day, at Kob Srov pagoda on the outskirts of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sept. 22, 2021. Cambodians on Wednesday began the celebration of
COVID-19
Cambodia is now better vaccinated than many US states
In this photo released by the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia, Khieu Samphan, foreground, former Khmer Rouge head of state, sits in a courtroom during a hearing at the UN-backed war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Monday, Aug. 16
Justice
Last living member of Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime tries to overturn genocide, war crimes charges
Sihanoukville, Cambodia, has become a construction site in recent years, with dozens of Chinese projects to build business and apartment high-rises, and with roads under construction around town.
On China's New Silk Road
Opening the door to Chinese investment comes with risks for Southeast Asian nations
Chloe Verlhac, widow of Charlie Hebdo cartoonist Tignous, arrives at the courtroom for the opening of the 2015 attacks trial, Sept. 2, 2020, in Paris.
Top of The World
Charlie Hebdo trial begins; Notorious Cambodia killer dies; COVID-19 antibody study offers some hope
Four Black American women activists wearing yellow shirts and holding protest signs stand in a field near a fence.
Conflict & Justice
From Louisiana to Taiwan, environmental activists stand up to a major plastics company
A man holds a boy on his lap.
Immigration
California governor halts deportations of 2 Cambodian refugees, thwarting Trump administration
A room full of mostly elderly Asian residents of San Francisco's sit in a large room as they attend a talk on protecting themselves from immigration enforcement.
Commentary
What it’s like being a lawyer for Cambodian deportees
cambodia street scene before elections
Global Politics
‘Death of democracy’ in Cambodia after elections
President of the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen attends a campaign rally
Global Politics
Ahead of elections, Cambodia’s democracy crumbles
A blue sign showing two politicians stands next to an intersection in a city, where a woman is waiting to cross the street. The signs are written in Cambodian.
As election nears, Cambodia opposition says it’s been silenced
A sand mining operation in Rangkasbitung, Indonesia. A global building boom has driven soaring demand for sand for concrete and land reclamation, much of it illegal and damaging to ecosystems and communities.
Environment
A global sand grab is wrecking ecosystems and communities around the world
members of a battalion lining up in front of a palace
Global Politics
There are 28 other monarchies in the world
Woman and man with baby in front of table decorated for child's birthday
Immigration
After deportation, a family from Wisconsin will start anew in Cambodia
Sok Seng
Conflict
Cambodia’s female deminers clean the country of war’s deadly reminders
Hun Sen
Conflict
Cambodian journalists working for a US media outlet charged with spying
Maddox and his brother in their apartment in Lowell, MA.
Arts
This 9-year-old brings hope to his grandmother, a genocide survivor, by dancing
Lifestyle
Cambodia’s dark past clouds minds
Economics
When vacation isn’t enough, the Philippines says stay for life