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How much is the world's most productive river worth? Here's how experts estimate the value of nature

Southeast Asia’s Mekong may be the most important river in the world. Known as the “mother of waters,” it is home to the world’s largest inland fishery, and the huge amounts of sediments it transports feed some of the planet’s most fertile farmlands. Tens of millions of people depend on…

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‘I couldn’t escape’: the people trafficked into call centres and forced to scam Australians

Thousands are trapped into slavery across Asia – but, with the conviction of three traffickers in Indonesia, the tide may be turning

The Guardian - AU

Hun Sen's son to stand in July election

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party has nominated his eldest son to be a candidate in the general election in July, a document showed on Saturday.

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Mekong River agency must step up

This week from April 2-5, the leaders and relevant ministers of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, and Vietnam will gather in Vientiane, Laos, to reaffirm their commitment to the sustainable development and management of the Mekong's mighty river system.

Bangkok Post

Police link husband of actress to gambling site

Police say they have found evidence showing the husband of a Thai actress has operated a gambling website with its server in Cambodia and more than 3 billion baht in circulation over the past year.

Bangkok Post

Cambodian goldsmith turns bullet casings into jewellery to promote world peace

Having lost his father to war in Cambodia, goldsmith Thoeun Chantha turns brass casings of AK-47 and M-16 bullets into wearable pieces of art with an anti-war message.

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Malaysia, Cambodia sign pacts on Cambodian workers

Malaysia and Cambodia have signed two agreements on the employment of Cambodian migrant workers as Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim makes his first visit to Phnom Penh since becoming his country’s leader in November

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Two Cambodians held on rare royal insults charge after Facebook posts

Two Cambodian opposition figures have been charged under the country's rarely used lese majeste law with insulting King Norodom Sihamoni for posts made on Facebook about a photograph of the king and Prime Minister Hun Sen.

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Cambodians face rare royal insult charge

PHNOM PENH: Two Cambodian opposition figures have been charged under the country’s rarely used lese-majeste law with insulting King Norodom Sihamoni for posts made on Facebook about a photograph of the king and Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Bangkok Post

Cambodian refugee who escaped the Khmer Rouge regime with her family now runs prospering mango farm

Muy Keav Ma escaped Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge as a child with her family. Australia offered her refuge, and decades on, despite seemingly insurmountable setbacks, she is now a successful mango farmer.

ABC News

New chapter for Mekong region

This year marks the 7th anniversary of the launch of the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation understanding. As a new sub-regional cooperation mechanism jointly established by the riparian countries of China, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam, the Lancang-Mekong Cooperation has developed rapidly and achieved remarkable results in the past seven years, making…

Bangkok Post

Cambodian court charges activists with insulting king online

Two anti-government activists in Cambodia have been formally charged with insulting the king and incitement to commit a felony for comments they made on social media about the long-serving autocratic prime minister

The Independent UK

Cambodia records 1st rare Mekong River dolphin death in 2023

PHNOM PENH: A rare Mekong River Irrawaddy dolphin has been found dead after being entangled in fishermen's illegal gillnets in northeast Cambodia, the Fisheries Administration said in a statement on Wednesday.

Bangkok Post

Fate of 1,000 trafficked lab monkeys at center of US investigation in limbo

Long-tailed macaques at risk of being killed, or laundered or re-trafficked if returned to Cambodia, animal welfare groups say

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China and Cambodia hold first naval drills in Cambodian waters

Exercises underline close relationship between Phnom Penh and Beijing, which has expansive claims in South China Sea.

Reuters

China, Cambodia hold first-ever joint maritime military exercises

China and Cambodia held military naval exercises for the first time in Cambodian waters, the Chinese Ministry of National Defense said on Monday.

The Independent UK

Row erupts over 1,000 lab-test monkeys that may be killed or returned ‘to be trafficked again’

Conservationists demand urgent meeting with company summonsed to court by justice chiefs

The Guardian - AU

‘After chaos, there can be calm’: Khmer Rouge survivor’s painting is a reminder of peace

In our series on artworks in Australian homes, Clare Arthurs shows us the painting she bought from renowned Cambodian artist Vann Nath that has become a beacon for her

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Cambodia Celebrates Return of ‘Priceless’ Stolen Artifacts

Centuries-old cultural artifacts that had been illegally smuggled out from Cambodia were welcomed home Friday at a celebration led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, who offered thanks for their return and appealed for further efforts to retrieve such stolen treasures. Many, if not all, of the items displayed at the…

The Independent UK

Cambodia celebrates return of 'priceless' stolen artifacts

Centuries-old cultural artifacts that had been illegally smuggled out from Cambodia have been welcomed home at a celebration led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, who offered thanks for their return and appealed for further efforts to retrieve such stolen treasures

Bangkok Post

Cambodia hails return of 'priceless' Angkor jewellery

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian leader Hun Sen on Friday unveiled a collection of stolen Angkor crown jewellery that was recently returned to the kingdom after decades in Britain, pleading for other long-lost treasures to be handed back.

Bangkok Post

Battle to save Cambodia's river dolphins from extinction

KRATIE, Cambodia: Bulging grey heads break the turbid waters of the Mekong River in Cambodia as a pod of rare Irrawaddy dolphins surfaces to breathe, drawing excited murmurs from tourists watching from nearby boats.

The Independent UK

Long-serving Cambodian leader Hun Sen hints at retirement

Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has hinted strongly that he intends to step down as the country’s long-serving leader when a new government is installed after July’s general election

The Independent UK

Fire damages part of Cambodian king's residence near temple

Fire has damaged part of the provincial residence of Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni while he was abroad

The Guardian - UK

The week in audio: Dynamite Doug; Death of an Artist; Cover Up: Ministry of Secrets and more

A week of mysteries spanned looted Cambodian treasures, the death of artist Ana Mendieta, missing MI6 diver Buster Crabb and Classic FM’s newest recruit

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