#Cambodia: World Heritage Committee must not ignore ‘mass forced evictions’ around Angkor Wat

> “The Cambodian government has claimed the evictions are of ‘illegal inhabitants’ only, as opposed to those who comprise ‘traditional villages’. [..] research shows that the state has provided no clarity as to who has a legally recognized right to stay. Many people who are being forced to leave [..] have lived at Angkor for generations
https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/09/cambodia-world-heritage-committee-must-not-ignore-mass-forced-evictions-around-angkor-wat/ #AngkorWat #southeastasia #evictions

Police bust multinational drug ring for smuggling meth into S. Korea

> The drug ring, run by a Korean, a Chinese and a Nigerian national, based in #Cambodia #China and #Nigeria [..] is suspected of smuggling and distributing #methamphetamine in South #Korea.
The police also confiscated 18.7 kilograms of the substance, worth 62.3 billion won (US$46.6 million), from ring members in South Korea. The amount is enough for some 620,000 doses. https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20230910000800325 #southeastasia

#Cambodia’s NE Solar expands manufacturing capacity with new factory in the #US

> NE Solar aims to cater to the commercial and utility-scale sectors in the United States with its new manufacturing plant. The company anticipates beginning production in late Q2 of 2024 and expects the factory in Phoenix to generate around 350 new jobs.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501357806/cambodias-ne-solar-expands-manufacturing-capacity-with-new-factory-in-the-us/ #solar #solarpower #southeastasia #tootsea

謝謝女友昨天送我來自 #柬埔寨 🇰🇭的禮物—六大包 #茶葉 🍵 好窩心☺️

Thank you my girlfriend for sending me a gift from #Cambodia yesterday 🇰🇭 - 6 big bags of #tea 🍵 So sweet ☺️

#DidYouKnow: #AngkorWat (meaning "Temple City") is a temple complex in Cambodia and is the largest religious monument in the world, on a site measuring 162.6 hectares (1,626,000 m2; 402 acres).

As the best-preserved temple at the site, Angkor Wat is the only one to have remained a significant religious centre since its foundation. It is one of the most important pilgrimage sites for #Buddhists in #Cambodia and around the world.

https://knowledgezone.co.in/kbits/62dac3439f0f01957a69193f

New research published by Equitable Cambodia and LICADHO shows that school drop outs, child labor and forced land sales are among the consequences of excessive #microfinance borrowing in #Cambodia https://drdavidwhitehouse.substack.com/p/rising-cambodia-microfinance-npls

CUHK-MAICS Diversity & Inclusion Scholarship

A #scholarship for students to study at #CUHK in the Taught MA degree in Intercultural Studies programme. The scholarship is intended for students focusing on cultural work. Priority is given to students from #Brunei, #Cambodia, #Indonesia, #Laos, #Malaysia, #Myanmar, the #Philippines, #Thailand, #Vietnam, #Brazil, #India, and #South_Africa.

More details:
https://www2.crs.cuhk.edu.hk/maics/admission-information

#Microfinance in #Cambodia. A new report from the human rights organisation LICADHO finds micro-loans in Kampong Speu province are associated with forced land sales, child labour.

https://www.licadho-cambodia.org/reports.php?perm=242

https://www.laviezine.com/585818/angkorian-tours-is-going-live-tour-inspection-today/ Angkorian Tours is going live! Tour Inspection today! #3DDrawing #ArtistCrafts #Cambodia #CampingTrip #DrawingIdea #GuideToNewPlace #HandDraws #holiday #MagicPen #PencilDraws #PlacesToTravel #SiemReapTourGuide #SoutheastAsiaTour

The Cambodian government has suspended a planned marble mine inside a wildlife sanctuary that it had approved just months earlier.

It’s not clear why this commercial extractive concession inside a protected area was approved in the first place, or why it’s now been suspended (but not canceled).

The mine would have threatened an important REDD+ project in Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary.

https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/cambodia-approves-then-suspends-marble-mine-in-keo-seima-redd-project/

by Gerald Flynn & Meng Kroypunlok

#News #Cambodia #Mining #Conservation

Latest issue of #AsiaUndercovered it out!

This week:
- Refugees face more hurdles in #Japan.
- New Prime Ministers but little real change in #Thailand and #Cambodia.
- Growing herbs to save forests in #Bangladesh @mongabay

and much more

https://www.undercovered.asia/asia-undercovered-round-up-30-aug-2023/

Meta says it won't censor ex-Cambodian leader Hun Sen over incendiary speech

>Hun Sen, who led Cambodia for 38 years, passed on rule to his son after what has been considered a sham election in July. In the January speech, the Cambodian leader made comments that have been viewed as threatening violence to citizens of his country. https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2023/08/29/cambodia-meta-not-censor-hun-sen-speech/7941693352972/ #Cambodia #META #Facebook #Instagram

Gizmodo: Facebook Rejects Its Own Supreme Court's Order to Ban Cambodia's Ex-Prime Minister https://gizmodo.com/facebook-rejects-oversight-board-ban-cambodia-prime-1850785291?utm_source=regular #covid19pandemicincambodia #oversightboard #markzuckerberg #metaplatforms #donaldtrump #thefacebook #cambodia #facebook #politics #hunsen #meta #hun

"Ting Mong" is the sixth full-length album of new material from Cambodian/American band "Dengue Fever". It will be released on September 15, 2023.
https://denguefevermusic.com/
#Cambodia #Cambodge

Heatwave and Debt: Laos Suspends Crypto Mining Operations Amid Rising Power Demands - In recent developments, Electricite du Laos (EDL) announced on August 24 that the ... - https://news.bitcoin.com/heatwave-and-debt-laos-suspends-crypto-mining-operations-amid-rising-power-demands/ #laodigitalassetsexchange #laoscryptocurrencymining #champasackprovince #electricitedulaos #electricitydemand #cryptocurrency #southeastasia #taxrevenues #hydropower #cambodia #heatwave #shutdown #thailand #edl

Characterization of the #haemagglutinin properties of the #H5N1 avian #influenza virus that caused #human infections in #Cambodia, Emerg Microbes Infect.: https://doi.org/10.1080/22221751.2023.2244091 #research #zoonoses #epizootic #panzootic #eids

#Rugby in #Cambodia
https://www.facebook.com/CambodiaRugby/
https://cfr.org.kh/

Cambodia’s Botum Sakor National Park continues to be carved up and its ostensibly protected land awarded to private developers with close links to the country’s ruling party.

In the latest development, approved Jan. 25 but only announced Aug. 14, local conglomerate Royal Group was awarded a 9,968-hectare (24,631-acre) concession that adjoins another land parcel it received in the park in 2021.

By Gerald Flynn
https://news.mongabay.com/2023/08/new-concession-in-botum-sakor-national-park-handed-to-cambodias-royal-group/

#News #Conservation #Environment #NationalParks #Cambodia

The World Bank's IFC has agreed to allow its ombudsman to investigate #microfinance lending practices in #cambodia which has one of the world's highest levels of microfinance debt.

I recap for Sasha Alyson's Karma Colonialism website. https://karmacolonialism.org/cambodias-microfinance-disaster/

Cambodian lawmakers elect Hun Manet as new prime minister

https://www.dw.com/en/cambodian-lawmakers-elect-hun-manet-as-new-prime-minister/a-66595304?maca=en-dipa_news_mstdn-34613-xml-mrss

#HunManet #HunSen #Cambodia #CambodianPeople´sPartyCPP