The holiday marks the day the Universal Declaration of Human Rights was adopted in 1948 by the UN General Assembly.
In 2016, the Cambodian government infused $27 million through the Rural Development Bank to assist the sector, adding another $23 million in 2017. The new request is the largest request made so far.
He said the commune councils and National Assembly will complete their current mandates in 2022 and 2023, respectively, indicating there will not be any elections before those dates.
The rapporteur calls for the release of former opposition leader Kem Sokha and an end to the court cases against another 80 ex-opposition members.
Social media platforms such as Facebook have become popular mediums for Cambodians to criticize authorities and protest against government policy.
The prime minister is a regular Facebook user, often making announcements and responding to public opinion on the social media platform.
The shooting prompted a group of former opposition politicians to write an open letter to the EU outlining the events.
China's pledge followed a meeting between Prime Minister Hun Sen and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Monday on the third day of the prime minister's four-day visit to Beijing.
In a post on his official Facebook page, Hun Sen said Cambodia was looking to “expand and reinforce its market besides the US”, saying trade between China and Cambodia had reached $5.6 billion.
The Apsara Authority, which oversees the running of the Angkor Wat Temple Complex, said the “ignominious” products should be removed from the site.
He was a founding member of the Club of Cambodian Journalists (CCJ), an advocacy group for journalists and promoter of quality reporting.
Sue Coffey is a writer and specialist in human rights issues.
Ouk Bonheang, 25, a young author, said the rise was due to a growing appreciation among young Cambodians for literacy.
But Vickery was always more interested in the lives of remote communities and ethnic minority tribes, and his photographs reflect this. The people he photographed would have lived much as their ancestors did, farming rice or foraging in forests.
Ayanna Howard recently spoke with VOA's Nem Sopheakpanha about the future of robotics and artificial intelligence.
Poor control of antibiotics has raised the risk of deadly drug resistance developing in Cambodia
Alarm raised that smuggling could destroy Cambodian export market.
The audience was inspired by the movie’s distinct “visual vocabulary” and the bond between hope and despair in one of humanity’s darkest hours.
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