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Cambodia

June 13, 2023

Cambodia to ban politicians who don’t vote from contesting elections

If politicians do not cast their ballots on the general election day, they would have no right to stand for any election level, said the country’s leader.

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen
June 4, 2023

Nigeria, others sign MoU with Bulgarian news agency

Both BTA and individual agencies are entitled to use the information received from the other in their news services.

Bulgarian news agency
February 21, 2023

UN experts urge Cambodia to lift ban on media outlet Voice of Democracy

The broadcaster had its working license suspended over a report that Cambodian authorities said portrayed Prime Minister Hun Sen’s eldest son erroneously.

Prime Minister, Hun Sen, and Voice of Democracy in Cambodia
February 14, 2023

Cambodia PM shuts down independent media outlet VOD

In the past year, VOD published dozens of articles on a people trafficking operation inside Cambodia.

Cambodia's prime minister Hun Sen and Voice of Democracy (VOD)
August 18, 2022

Cambodia: 942 people killed in road crashes in six months

“Among the dead, 759, or 80.5 per cent, were motorcyclists, and 558 of them were unhelmeted,’’ she said during the biannual meeting of the National Road Safety Committee.

Road crash
July 29, 2022

Nigeria, 160 others declare access to clean water, healthy environment human right

The 161 member states, including Nigeria, voted in favour of the resolution, while eight abstained from voting.

UN General Assembly
July 25, 2022

Cambodia arrested 7,654 drug traffickers in six months: Police

The Southeast Asian country has no death sentence for a drug trafficker; under its law, a person guilty of trafficking more than 80 grams of illicit drugs could be jailed for life.

Cambodia anti-drug police
July 1, 2022

Cambodian fabricating COVID-19 deaths nabbed, arraigned

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Friday ordered the arrest of a man for posting fake online news about new COVID-19 deaths.

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen
June 7, 2022

Cambodia now COVID-19-free: Official

Cambodia will begin offering a fifth dose of COVID-19 vaccines to priority groups from June 9.

Coronavirus used to illustrate the story.
May 24, 2022

Cambodia bans alcohol for two days amid elections

“The owners or managers of karaoke parlours, nightclubs, discotheques, and beer gardens across the country must suspend their businesses for two days on June 4 and 5, 2022.

Alcohol Bar