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Memories of Phnom Penh Crowd Crush Refuse to Fade for Some
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During Water Festival 15 years ago, more than 350 people died on a Phnom Penh bridge in one of the deadliest crowd-crush cases in recent history. Families and onlookers then and now spoke of ghosts, gangs and electric shocks to try to make sense of the tragedy.
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Wave of Cambodian casinos suspended after Prince sanctions
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Cambodia’s gambling regulator suspended casino licenses, including some businesses connected to U.S. and U.K. sanctions, to investigate scams and other violations.
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US Indicts Cambodia’s Prince Group Chairman, Sanctions Associates for Sweeping Scam Network
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Striking new allegations suggest Prince Group gave bribes and a $3-million yacht to unnamed Cambodian officials to ensure the protection of scam-linked buildings. Its scammers controlled thousands of phones and tens of thousands of social media accounts in schemes that allegedly netted the group as much as $30 million a day.
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Indigenous communities fear impacts of Cambodian wind projects
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Cambodia hopes wind farms can help solve its growing power needs, but opaque plans have left the Bunong people worried for their sacred land.
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Cambodians crowd Chouk Chey village after civilian confrontation with Thai troops
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A confrontation between Thai soldiers and Cambodian civilians at a disputed village leads Cambodians to bring food, water and support to the Banteay Meanchey border.
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Viet Nam’s mega tourism project threatens langurs, livelihoods
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Conglomerate Sun Group pushes forward with land reclamation plan on Cát Bà island that many fear will affect UNESCO-listed site
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Fragile Peace Teeters at Metta Forest Pagoda
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Prum Socheat throws a meditation pad on the floor of the Metta Forest pagoda and squats, flipping through photos collected from pagoda events. The lead monk acts as a school teacher reciting a story to his class, and on April 8, his class was two journalists. The early photos are from community events: worshippers ceremonially…
