The Monk’s Community Forest, established in 2002 by Bun Saluth, chief monk at Samroang pagoda, sprawls over 71 square miles in the country’s northwest, on what was once a bloody battlefield under the Khmer Rouge.
The July 16 discovery of the waste came a few days after Prime Minister Hun Sen declared at a Cabinet meeting that Cambodia is not a dumping ground for any kind of waste and does not allow the import of any kind of plastic waste or other recyclables.
Rights groups say mounting evidence places most of the blame on the South Korean company leading dam's design and construction and Thai firm that should have been supervising work.
It was packed in 83 containers unloaded in Sihanoukville, one of Cambodia's main ports.
According to Forest News, Cambodia loses about 208,000 hectares of forest every year from logging. VOA Khmer's Cheoung Pochin narrates.
According to Forest News, Cambodia loses about 208,000 hectares of forest every year from logging. Now some local residents who rely on the forest to make their living are fighting back and asking for help. VOA’s Kevin Enochs reports.
Angola's Luanda Province, home of the nation's capital, is surrounded by water. But many of its inhabitants still don't have access to clean water. VOA Khmer's Sou Pichchinda narrates.
Dozens of Cambodian youths are coming together to raise public awareness about the environmental threats facing the life-giving river.
Puerto Rico has yet to recover form Hurricane Maria which struck the Caribbean island in September 2017. VOA Khmer's Seourn Vathana narrates.
Phnom Penh residents and businesses have complained for weeks about the worst power shortages in years, but one group has reaped the benefits: generator sellers.
Agriculture experts, however, say climate change is putting Cambodia’s rice harvest at ever great risk of floods and drought.
Small donkeys, often called burros in Arizona, may look cute, but they are a big problem for locals both people and animals. VOA Khmer's Phy Sopheada narrates.
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