Yu Veasna, a land rights activist from Sihanoukville, said Chinese investors in the area had encroached on the Prek Toub lake in the town, which was the main water source for the local community.
But Vickery was always more interested in the lives of remote communities and ethnic minority tribes, and his photographs reflect this. The people he photographed would have lived much as their ancestors did, farming rice or foraging in forests.
Smith began her latest fact-finding visit to Cambodia on Monday, where she plans to meet with government officials, civil society groups and members of the diplomatic community.
Dr. Soth Plai Ngarm, a peace activist and the founder of the museum, said the project would use photographs and other art forms to help visitors interpret conflict through a different lens.
In a statement, ASEAN said Phoak was chosen for “providing leadership” and to oversee projects that“focus on forging a common identity and building a caring and sharing society.”
Departing from Cambodia on Tuesday, the long-serving prime minister posted on his Facebook page, saying he would attend the Asia-Europe meeting in Brussels.
In a statement last week, the NGOs said the EU should not sign a proposed Voluntary Partnership Agreement due to continued illegal logging.
The founding editor of Buzzfeed Canada told VOA Khmer that fake news was making it difficult for society to distinguish between fact and fiction.
Tep Vanny was recently released from prison after more than two years in jail for taking part in a protest in Phnom Penh.
In an interview with Japan’s Kyodo news last week, Hun Sen said Japan’s “strong economy and political stability” was a “model of real democracy”.
Sam Rainsy’s comments came when Hun Sen was attending a summit with Asean leaders and international financial institutions in Indonesia.
The poverty measurement angered the Cambodian government, which has claimed success in eradicating poverty in Cambodia.
According to the National Bank of Cambodia, the country has more than 70 microfinance institutions and 170 rural credit operators.
Conor Savoy, director of policy and advocacy at the Washington-based Global Innovation Fund, tells VOA Khmer that focusing the development finance on Asia’s private sector is a comparative advantage that the US has over China in the region. VOA Khmer’s Chetra Chap reports.
Oun Kosorl teaches Cambodian children for free, having founded Mother Home Cambodia in late 2014, aiming to provide opportunities for rural children to learn English.
The IMF did not provide a breakdown of the exact share of the country’s overall credit balance held by the real estate and construction sectors.
Lieutenant General Hun Manet is now serving as the chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces after he was appointed last month to replace long-time commander Meas Sophea.
The $60-billion overseas investment agency could counterbalance surging Chinese investment and loans across Asia, though China will likely continue to dominate large infrastructure finance.
លោកស្រី Mansor បានត្រូវចាប់ខ្លួនហើយឃុំខ្លួនរយៈពេលមួយថ្ងៃមុនដោយទីភ្នាក់ងារប្រឆាំងអំពើពុករលួយរបស់ម៉ាឡេស៊ី ហើយត្រូវបានសាកសួរជាលើកទី៣នៅក្នុងការទាក់ទិននឹងរឿងអាស្រូវនេះ។
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