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UN special rapporteur for human rights Rhona Smith, on her role as an independent critic of Cambodia's human rights situation

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Thai woman arrested at airport with cocaine disguised as candy

Smuggled cocaine disguised as candy. Photo supplied

Customs police at Phnom Penh International Airport on Wednesday arrested a Thai woman with 2.6 kilograms of cocaine disguised as candy, police and airport sources said yesterday.

Human rights ‘deteriorating’: UN rapporteur

UN Special Rapporteur Rhona Smith speaks to the press yesterday in Phnom Penh.

The UN special rapporteur for human rights in Cambodia yesterday described a political situation that is “deteriorating” in the lead up to the 2017 and 2018 elections, though one that hadn’t reached the “dangerous tipping point” she warned of late last year.

Palm sugar finds a sweet market niche

An employee sits among cooling palm sugar at a warehouse in Kampong Speu province in 2011.

Demand for Kampong Speu palm sugar has surged, with orders already up 70 per cent this year, as appetite for the premium organic sugar product grows, boosting its price.

Cambodia’s tiniest cultural costumier

Artist Chan Sophorn has made costumes for more than 350 dolls.

From a display case in 34-year-old artist Chan Sophorn’s cramped Meanchey district apartment stare hundreds of plastic dolls wearing meticulously crafted period costumes.

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CNRP lawmakers beaten

Two opposition lawmakers, Nhay Chamroeun and Kong Sakphea were beaten unconscious during protests in Phnom Penh, as over a thousand protesters descended upon the National Assembly.

Student authors discuss "The Cambodian Economy"

Student authors discuss "The Cambodian Economy"

Students at Phnom Penh's Liger Learning Center have written and published a new book, "The Cambodian Economy".

Floating away

Floating away

An ethnically Vietnamese community that has lived on the water in Phnom Penh for decades is given three weeks notice to cut their houses loose.