Cambodia

Coordinates: 13°N 105°E / 13°N 105°E / 13; 105

Cambodia (i/kæmˈbdiə/;Khmer: កម្ពុជា, Kampuchea, IPA: [kɑmpuˈciə]), officially known as the Kingdom of Cambodia (Khmer: ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា, Preăh Réachéanachâk Kâmpŭchéa, IPA: [ˈprĕəh riəciənaːˈcɑk kɑmpuˈciə]) and once known as the Khmer Empire, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochina Peninsula in Southeast Asia. Its total landmass is 181,035 square kilometres (69,898 sq mi), bordered by Thailand to the northwest, Laos to the northeast, Vietnam to the east, and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest.

With a population of over 15 million, Cambodia is the 70th most populous country in the world. The official religion is Theravada Buddhism, practised by approximately 95 percent of the population. The country's minority groups include Vietnamese, Chinese, Chams, and 30 hill tribes. The capital and largest city is Phnom Penh, the political, economic, and cultural centre of Cambodia. The kingdom is a constitutional monarchy with Norodom Sihamoni, a monarch chosen by the Royal Throne Council, as head of state. The head of government is Hun Sen, who is currently the longest serving non-royal leader in South East Asia and has ruled Cambodia for over 25 years.

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PH women arrested in Cambodia for surrogacy face imprisonment

The Manila Times 13 Oct 2024
The law was updated in 2016 to ban commercial surrogacy after Cambodia became a popular destination for foreigners seeking women to give birth to their children ... The surrogacy business boomed in Cambodia after it was put under tight restrictions in neighboring Thailand, as well as in India and Nepal....
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Pregnant Philippine women arrested in Cambodia for surrogacy could be prosecuted

Voa News 13 Oct 2024
The law was updated in 2016 to ban commercial surrogacy after Cambodia became a popular destination for foreigners seeking women to give birth to their children ... The surrogacy business boomed in Cambodia after it was put under tight restrictions in neighboring Thailand, as well as in India and Nepal....
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Pregnant Philippine women arrested in Cambodia for surrogacy could be prosecuted after giving birth

Toronto Sun 12 Oct 2024
1 under a provision in the law on Suppression of Human Trafficking and Sexual Exploitation, she said. The law was updated in 2016 to ban commercial surrogacy after Cambodia became a popular destination for foreigners seeking women to give birth to their children ... Cambodia already ......
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Pregnant Filipino women arrested in Cambodia for surrogacy could be prosecuted after giving birth

Sun Star 14 Oct 2024
The law was updated in 2016 to ban commercial surrogacy after Cambodia became a popular destination for foreigners seeking women to give birth to their children ... The law was updated in 2016 to ban commercial surrogacy after Cambodia became a popular destination for foreigners seeking women to give birth to their children....
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Cambodia: journalist arrest signals false dawn for democracy as the country slides into authoritarianism

The Conversation 09 Oct 2024
The news of Dara’s arrest has saddened and disturbed many within Cambodia and elsewhere ... Dara’s courageous journalism has made him a persistent thorn in the side of Cambodia’s ruling class ... Life had become impossible in Cambodia ... Most recently, however, Dara’s investigations have focused on uncovering abuse in Cambodia’s cyberscam industry....
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Cambodia attracts $5.28-B fixed-asset investment in first 9 months of 2024

The Manila Times 08 Oct 2024
The Cambodian Ministry of Commerce's Secretary of State and Spokesperson Penn Sovicheat said the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), together with Cambodia's new law on investment, are the ......
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Cambodia attracts 5.28 bln USD fixed-asset investment in first 9 months of 2024

China.dot.org 07 Oct 2024
The Cambodian Ministry of Commerce's Secretary of State and Spokesperson Penn Sovicheat said the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) agreement and the Cambodia-China Free Trade Agreement (CCFTA), together with Cambodia's new law on investment, are the major ......
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Concern grows for detained journalist awarded by US for exposing online scam centers

CNN 03 Oct 2024
In 2023, Mech Dara won the US State Department’s TIP Hero Award for his work uncovering the multi-billion-dollar illegal scam center industry in Cambodia ... Forming the epicenter of this network is Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos, according to the US Institute of Peace and law enforcement bodies....
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Cambodia: Investigative Journalist Arrested on Baseless Charge

Human Rights Watch 03 Oct 2024
Despite government claims that officials have raided suspected locations, the scam centers continue to operate with impunity in Cambodia ... Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet, while promising to strengthen democracy and the rule of law, has largely continued the abusive policies of his father, Hun Sen, who ruled Cambodia for almost 40 years....
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Cambodia arrests investigative journalist who exposed trafficking, scam compounds

Hong Kong Standard 01 Oct 2024
"Arresting one of Cambodia's bravest journalists will have a devastating effect on access to information for all Cambodians." ... measures, which Cambodia's government said were politically motivated ... Cambodia's government has maintained it does not stifle free speech but will punish those who break laws. ....
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Cambodia records jump in drug arrests, seizures in first 9 months of 2024

Xinhua 01 Oct 2024
1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has seen a remarkable increase in both the number of people arrested and the amount of narcotics seized in the first nine months of 2024, according to an Anti-Drug Department (ADP) report on Tuesday ... Cambodia has no death sentence for drug traffickers....
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Cambodian reporter who investigated online scam centers has been arrested

Voa News 01 Oct 2024
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian freelance reporter ... The practice has been going on for several years, based mostly in Cambodia and Myanmar, and recently has drawn heightened law enforcement attention in the United States, where people have been cheated out of millions of dollars....
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Cambodia records jump in drug arrests, seizures

Suryaa 01 Oct 2024
Phnom Penh, Oct 1 (IANS) Cambodia has seen a remarkable increase in both the number of people arrested and the amount of narcotics seized in the first nine months of 2024, according to an Anti-Drug Department (ADP) report on Tuesday ... Cambodia has no death sentence for drug traffickers....
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