Southeast Asia Globe is soon to be no more. Losing track of how many outlets have folded/scaled back near entirely in the region recently. Very sad, some fantastically talented journalists came up through there and they had a great eye for vital stories, especially in Mekong

How to piss off a Cambodian: serve them pork and rice that comes with cold broth, undercooked rice, and slides of pork that was deep fried to hell and back...

The Ministry of Agriculture threatens CamboJA News with the “same outcome” as that of VOD English. The ministry claims a story about an activist being beaten bloody was in breach of journalistic ethics. The spox of the ministry is a former journalist. So much for “new blood.”

Kamnotra - កំណត់ត្រា has launched a new database of casino licenses, the companies behind them and their directors/owners. The database will be updated as an when new licenses are issued or if there is any suspicious activity at these locations. Explore: kamnotra.io/en/gazetteer/c…

Sister sent me this from Sihanoukville. I couldn't help but share this innovative solution 😅

They had money to make a blockbuster but couldn't afford to pay someone to spell check the Khmer script 🤔

International conservation org Wildlife Alliance jumping into the pressure campaign against the CamboJA News news outlet here in #Cambodia. Very sensitive moment for the outlet, which would be the last critical publication operating in the country after our own closure

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Cambodia: The minimum wage for workers in textile-related sectors for 2024 increase to $204 from the current $200.

Giving Mastodon a try again. Who should I follow for SEA and #Cambodia news?

Unesco has "fallen short of its responsibility to uphold and promote human rights" amid mass evictions of ~10,000 families at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple complex, Amnesty International has claimed in a new investigation. For The Guardian theguardian.com/global-develop…

It looks like it is about sport but it is about so much more.

Thank you to everyone who attended the opening of The Art of Ikat: A Cambodian Renaissance, an exhibition which connects Cambodia’s modern history of conflict and textile collections, archives and practices - ancient and new. The show is open until 31 May.

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#Cambodia sentenced 10 Mother Nature Cambodia environmental activists to 6-8 years in prison for plotting & insulting the king. For the five activists who attended the trial, this means a return to prison, although they've all been sent to separate prisons. news.mongabay.com/2024/07/mother…

The families trying to save their homes on Phnom Penh's Boeng Tamok Lake are in the process of accepting compensation -- a painful move for them after 4+ years of protest. Our latest now on HaRDstories 1/ hardstories.org/stories/land-r…

Cambodia Journalist Mech Dara was arrested while he was on the way with his family between Koh Kong and Kompong Som province. There is no confirmation yet about his charge.

Mech Dara, a journalist, was released on bail from Kandal provincial prison on Thursday at 12 noon, after his apology last night to Senate president Hun Sen and Prime Minister Hun Manet. (CamboJA/Pring Samrang)

Mongabay journalist Gerald Flynn was denied entry to Cambodia. Cambodian immigration officials accused him of having acquired a fake visa and told him that he was “permanently banned” from returning. news.mongabay.com/2025/02/cambod…