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June 05, 2021
Cambodian Circus Adopts 'No Pain, No Gain' Attitude in Bid to Break Record

Phare Ponleu Selapak performers nurse sore muscles after performing for more than 24 hours to capture post-pandemic tourist audiences
April 16, 2021
Traditional Cambodian Silk Ikat at Risk of Extinction

A handmade pictorial Cambodian silk ikat that uses all-natural silk and dyes takes nearly a year to produce and can sell for thousands
May 16, 2020
For Many Cambodians, Debt Repayment Bigger Threat Than COVID-19

Job loss due to the impact of the coronavirus on garment manufacturing and tourism can mean food shortages, loss of land
April 21, 2020
Earth Day at 50: Cambodia's Struggle With Trash

With Cambodia’s capital city of Phnom Penh producing about 3,000 metric tons of solid waste every day, the country is looking for a way out
April 06, 2020
Cambodian Businesses Remain Open, Double Down on Protections Against Coronavirus

As the number of coronavirus infection cases rises in Cambodia, businesses that cannot afford to close enact strict hygiene standards but remained worried about the future. From Phnom Penh, VOA’s Phorn Bopha and Khan Sokummono filed this report, narrated by Chetra Chap.
February 13, 2020
Cruise Ship Welcomed by Cambodia Is Anchored Offshore Pending Coronavirus Check

Government requiring passengers to undergo testing to show they’re not infected with COVID-19; coronavirus fears prompted other countries to refuse entry to the ship
December 23, 2019
Cambodia's Working Moms Turn to Baby Formula

Experts worried by decline in breastfeeding as women give older female relatives infants, formula, bottles and caregiving responsibility, then head off to factory jobs
October 04, 2019
Cambodian Reporters' Legal Limbo Traumatizes Their Families

A judge, in a delayed ruling, said he did not have enough evidence to make a decision in the espionage case against Yeang Sothearin and Uon Chhin, and ordered state prosecutors to reinvestigate the case and present it to a different judge
July 05, 2019
Cambodia’s Fatal Building Collapse Survivors Relive Hours Before Rescue

Enveloped in total darkness, breathing air tainted by the smell of rotting bodies, their hopes faded under the rubble of a building erected without proper permits amid a building boom fueled by Chinese money
July 30, 2018
Cambodia Opposition: Democracy Replaced by 'Dictatorship'

Opposition calls on international community to reject results of Sunday's election, which ended with a victory of the ruling party
July 29, 2018
Cambodia: Easy Win Predicted for Ruling Party in Uneven Poll

Prime Minister Hun Sen aiming to extend his more than three decade long rule, legitimize ballot missing his only real contender
December 08, 2017
Opponents Vanquished, Cambodia PM Hun Sen Eyes Peace

It was a departure from the cult of personality Hun Sen has cultivated as a self-made rebel rather than an entitled member of the ruling class, observers told VOA

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