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Restive Pagoda Has Long Been a Thorn in Government’s Side

The pagoda houses monks from the restive minority community of Khmer Kampuchea Krom, an ethnic group that lives in today’s Vietnam’s Mekong Delta, who claim abuse at the hands of Vietnamese authorities.

February 3, 2015

Lawmakers Asked To Leave Courtroom in Trial Against Activists

A group of opposition lawmakers were kicked out of a hearing at Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday. The case involved several opposition activists, who are being tried for their involvement in violent demonstrations in July. But the judge asked several lawmakers to leave the courtroom, claiming they were not involved in the case and could therefore not be present. Critics say the move was a violation of their rights to be present at a public hearing.

Phnom Penh's White Building: The Surroundings (Part 3)

A general view of the fast-changing surroundings of Phnom Penh's White Building on Friday, September 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)

Phnom Penh's White Building: The People (Part 2)

A general view of daily activities of residents at Phnom Penh's White Building on Friday, September 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)

Phnom Penh's White Building: The “Building” (Part 1)

A general view of Phnom Penh's White Building, known locally as the "Building" and its residents on Friday, September 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA Khmer)

The 2014 International Earth & Sky Photo Contest Winners

The 5th annual Earth and Sky Photo Contest is a collaborative effort by the National Optical Astronomy Observatory and Global Astronomy Month, a program of Astronomers Without Borders. This year’s winners – representing 800 submissions – follow the theme Dark Skies Importance in preserving the night sky as part of our natural heritage. Other entries can be seen at www.twanight.org/contest

US Cambodians Welcome the Year of the Dragon

US-Cambodians in the Washington metro area celebrated the Khmer New Year last weekend with dances, music, and lots of fun, held at a Cambodian pagoda in Maryland. (Photos by Im Sothearith)

Borei Keila Evictees Face Crowded Relocation Site

Families forced to leave the Phnom Penh neighborhood of Borei Keila say they are now facing a second threat as more and more people move into their Kandal province relocation site. The site, at Phnom Bath mountain, is 50 kilometers outside the capital and lacks clean water, electricity, health care facilities and school. Residents at the site now say it is becoming overcrowded. (Photos by Heng Reaksmey)

Heavy Clashes as Police Clear Phnom Penh Neighborhood

Some 300 families are set to lose their homes in the development deal, on land in the Borei Keila commune of Prampi Makara district, which was supposed to be set aside for some of the city’s poorest residents. Around 200 police and military police were dispatched to the area. (Photos by Heng Reaksmey)

Cambodians Displaced from Border Skirmishes, Fall Ill in Remote District

Several dozen Cambodians displaced by border violence fell ill late Wednesday in the district of Chongkol in Oddar Meanchey province. Medical officials in the district's Pongro commune on Thursday night could not confirm the cause, though dirty drinking water was one possibility, they said. (Photos by Heng Reaksmey)