Sun Narin

As Rice Exports To EU Drop, Dealers Are Reducing Prices Due To Tariffs

As exports to the EU have fallen, farmers said that rice dealers were using the tariffs as an excuse to lower rice prices in the market, leading to losses for farmers.

Finance Ministry Forecasts Growth Slowdown In 2020, Points to EBA

A Ministry of Economy and Finance report pointed to a potential slowdown in the Cambodian economy next year, dropping from an estimated 7 percent in 2019 to 6.5 percent in 2020.

Land Rights NGO Says All Phnom Penh Lakes Fully Or Partially Filled

The Cambodian capital routinely faces flooding during the monsoon season, and evictions linked to filling of lakes has led to thousands of families being affected.

Pursat Farmers Struggle To Keep Rice Fields Irrigated, Worries Increase Over Migration and Debt

As drought conditions have gripped northern Cambodia, the irrigation system there cannot meet the demands of farmers, many of whom are growing water-extensive paddy.

Cambodian Government Dismisses U.S. Treasury Sanctions Against Try Pheap and Kun Kim

The sanctions, imposed under a 2012 law known as the Magnitsky Act, block any property or interest in property within U.S. jurisdiction held by targeted individuals. Kun Kim and Try Pheap are close associates of Prime Minister Hun Sen

Bellwether Khmer Rouge Case Heads to Court on November 27

Meas Muth’s case at the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia will be heard this week. Starting from November 27, the hybrid court will hear appeals for three days challenging whether Meas Muth qualified as a senior official, and therefore liable to be indicted, during the regime

Treason Investigation into Kem Sokha Closed, Days after Damning EU Report

Cambodia Fortifies Border Town Ahead of Sam Rainsy’s Possible Return 

Poipet Sees Heightened Security Cover, Residents Prevented From Accessing The Border

The blockade in Poipet comes as CNRP leaders have faced difficulties reaching Thailand.

Security Forces Fortify Border Town ahead of Sam Rainsy’s Return

The extreme security measures have made But Pov’s husband, Kat Buny, anxious and reluctant to speak to the media. He is worried any comments can be misconstrued by the authorities, who have characterized Sam Rainsy’s return as an attempted coup

U.S. Investor-Linked Land Dispute Threatens Cambodia’s GSP Access

Ahead of Return To Cambodia, CNRP Leader Says Thailand Refused Her Entry Into The Country

Following Sam Rainsy’s August announcement of a planned return, Hun Sen said arrest warrants for opposition members had been sent to all ASEAN states

Cambodian Government Dismisses Concerns Over Dual Citizenship Of Party Members

Cambodian People’s Party Senator Sok Eysan characterized dual citizenship as a means to easily travel overseas and were not indicative of any apprehensions with living in Cambodia

As Cambodia’s Opposition Leader Plans Return, Government Cracks Down

Many of Sam Rainsy’s supporters have fled or gone into hiding as authorities makes arrests, issue summons

ASEAN Officials Call for Cooperation on Haze Prevention

“If each country goes back and really tries to mitigate the issue, I am sure ASEAN will be able to commit” to [be] haze-free [by] 2020,” said Varawut Silpa-archa, Thailand's Natural Resources and Environment Minister.

ASEAN Environmental Ministers to Examine Regional Haze Issue

A month after Indonesian forest fires endanger health, force school closures and health warnings, ASEAN experts aim to address annual problem during meeting in Siem Reap.

In Cambodia, It’s a Bad Year for Dengue Fever  

So far this year, health authorities have recorded 39,000 cases in Cambodia, compared with 3,000 for 2018. Cases have surged elsewhere in the region as heavy rains have contributed to the spread of the mosquito-borne illness.

Rural Kampong Cham Residents Finding Better Paying Jobs – In Japan

Land Returns After Complaint to World Bank Offer Hope to Indigenous Villagers

Indigenous villagers in Cambodia hope to regain their livelihoods after they successfully pressured the World Bank over its financial ties to a land-grabbing company.

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.