More than 16,000 children live in 406 residential homes nationwide, according to official figures.
Laos is preparing to build a new dam on the Mekong, the Pak Beng, which research suggests will have significant negative impacts downstream.
The Sala Kam Reuk commune chief said the commune office is markedly busier than is was under the guardianship of his predecessor.
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party won 1,156 seats to the CNRP’s 489, with one seat also won by the Khmer National United Party.
Sin Chanpeourozet, a young female CNRP activist, was one of seven opposition councilors elected in the commune.
Phouk Prathna, 25, is one of the youngest local councilors elected to run a local authority in Bavet commune, Svay Rieng province.
Cambodia generates about half of its electricity from hydropower, while it imports significant amounts from Thailand, Vietnam and Laos.
Cambodia, a member of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change since 1995, endorsed the Paris deal.
Unofficial results by government-aligned Fresh News suggested the CPP had won 1,163 commune chief seats compared to 482 for the CNRP and one for the Khmer National Unity Party.
Keo Sophat, 54, the current commune chief and ruling CPP candidate, is squaring off against Kem Tola, 30, the opposition CNRP candidate.
Villagers now hope that a new commune chief will be elected who will hear their concerns.
Sguon Samean is seen as “a courageous female commune chief” in Trapaing Chan commune, which is home to more than 6,000 villagers.
Kdol Senchey is a new commune, it has five council seats, where six parties will compete for votes from about 3,000 constituents.
Environmental groups have urged “a fair balance” on Mekong dams, reiterating concerns over the new proposed dam.
Chen Sokngeng, 26, joined the opposition in 2011 and was elected president of the CNRP youth movement for tourism in Siem Reap last year.
The Anlong Veng Peace Center Project is located atop Dangrek Mountain, where one of the regime’s most notorious leaders, Ta Mok, was based.
The CPP won seven out of nine council seats in Anlong Veng commune at the last election in 2012, taking more than 8,000 of the 11,500 seats nationwide.
The fatal electrocution of a teenager in Siem Reap during Khmer New Year has once again raised concerns over safety at crowded public events in the kingdom.
Im Chaem was charged in March 2015 with crimes against humanity, including murder, extermination, enslavement, imprisonment and political persecution.
In a statement issued this week, the ministry said it had never received an application from the doctor, Quach Mengly.
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