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As part of the Weekend Classroom Forum, The Documentation Center of Cambodia (DC-Cam) brought a group of Cambodia students on a study tour at a less well-known Khmer Rouge killing field in Prey Veng.

The Wonders of the Mekong (WOM) project announced that four critically-endangered Mekong giant barbs – the largest known species of cyprinid in the world – recently handed over by fishermen will be released back into the wild during the rainy season.

Tens of thousands of Cambodians migrate abroad every year, searching for new opportunities and new skills. One such example is Hang Sokhoeun who has returned home not only with the skills to build a successful business, but to share them with the young people in his community.

A devastating legacy of Cambodia’s civil wars has been the tonnes of unexploded ordnance (UXO) left over from the decades of conflict, one that left the country with a curse that continues to destroy lives.

On March 16-17, a specialised team from the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) found and retrieved nearly 200 pieces of unexploded ordnance (UXO) from a sunken warship in the Mekong River in Prey Veng province’s Peam Chor district.

Share Three Covid-hit provinces ease restrictions Thu, 29 April 2021 Three provinces have eased restrictions and traffic is back to normal after transmission of Covid-19 was brought under control in the areas. In Kampong Cham province, the provincial administration lifted lockdown measures on a facility for general treatment in Srey Santhor district referral hospital, and Prek Po polyclinic in Roka Tvea, in Srey Santhor’s Prek Po commune. Both were locked down on April 16 after Covid-19 infec...

share PHNOM PENH —  The Ministry of Health reported 49 new cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, the highest number of infections in a single day, resulting in further restrictions from the government. On Monday night, Prime Minister Hun Sen said the new cases were found among the police, government officials and artists, urging the public and private sector to take necessary measures to counter COVID-19. “Today the situation in our country is grave. So far at this hour, we have found 49 new cases...