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August 19
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Hun Sen defends role of bodyguards in protected forest area
RFA English / By RFA KhmerThe troops were there to help speed the process of replanting trees on cleared land, the prime minister says.1 hour ago | ភាសារខ្មែរHow Lese Majeste Laws Are Eroding Free Speech in Southeast Asia
The Diplomat / Samantha Holmes1 hour ago | ភាសារខ្មែរCambodia Says It’s Found Its Lost Artifacts: in Gallery 249 at the Met
New York Times / Cambodia Daily2 hours ago | ភាសារខ្មែរPM urges post-Covid welfare co-op as 300,000 shots arrive
Phnom Penh Post / Mom Kunthear5 hours ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ‘Special Tourism Policy’ will attract long-stay tourists: Sinan
Phnom Penh Post / Hom Phanet5 hours ago | ភាសារខ្មែរRoad fatalities climb ‘sobering’ 33% in first half
Phnom Penh Post / Nov SivuthaAt least 942 people were killed and 3,664 seriously injured in road accidents in the first six months of 2022, according to a new report by the National Road Safety Committee (NRSC). The report was tabled in the NRSC’s August 18 meeting held to summarise its achievements and future direction. The report said the casualties were the result of 1,609 accidents, with more than half of the accidents taking place at night.5 hours ago | ភាសារខ្មែរ