Cambodia

The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology has urged the population to use water sparingly, especially in remote rural areas far from water sources, due to the decrease in rainfall expected this year

Rescue teams recovered and brought to local Buddhist temple more bodies from the charred casino-hotel where a fire killed at least 27 people last week and injured over 60; around 20 people are still missing

The government has established three new towns - Sampov Poun, Arey Ksat and Oudong Me Chey - following requests from the Ministry of the Interior

The country has signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea to improve road safety near schools, aiming to reduce deaths and serious injuries in road accidents and raise public awareness

Since the establishment of Cambodian Humanitarian Mine Action Programme in 1992, more than 8.000 Cambodians, including 580 women, have participated in mine clearance activities with missions in 11 countries

The $70 million Angkor Wildlife & Aquarium in Siem Reap was officially opened on 1 November to attract more tourists to the province and contribute to the conservation of natural resources

2,2 million Cambodian children - 37,1% of the total child population - are exposed to the high frequency of heatwaves, according to a UNICEF press release

Prime Minister Hun Sen stated that the government's 'one commune, one secondary school' policy, first introduced in 2002 to support human resource development in Cambodia, has been achieved

The UN-assisted international tribunal convened to judge the Khmer Rouge for the brutality of its 1970s rule ended its 16 years work; with $337 million spent, it convicted three men after the regime caused the deaths of an estimated 1,7 million people

Some members of trade unions and factory workers posted messages on social media expressing their desire for a new monthly minimum wage of over $200, with the National Minimum Wage Council in negotiations