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Foreigners can apply for Cambodian citizenship by naturalization, this is according to Article 7 of the Law on Nationality of Cambodia. The same law explains that naturalization is not the right of the applicant, it is only the Kingdom of Cambodia's favor to decide on the acceptance of any foreigner as a Khmer nationality.
YouTube, Facebook and other sites remove the videos with graphic content, but scores of other clips of cute monkeys jumping and playing remain, generating thousands of views and subscribers.
The Kreung (Khmer: គ្រឹង; Krung) are an ethnic group that live in Cambodia, mainly in Ratanakiri Province, and relatively small number in Stung Treng, Mondolkiri Province. There are 22,385 Kreung people in Cambodia as of 2013.
Cambodia has experienced a tremendous drop in poverty but there is a high chance of relapsing to poverty. Poverty rate in Cambodia dropped from 52.2 percent in 2004 to 20.5 percent in 2011. [8] However, most of the individuals only moved from a state of being poor to state of being vulnerable to becoming poor.
Tai peoples in Cambodia include the Lao along the Mekong at the northeast border, Thai (urban and rural), and the culturally Burmese Kola, who have visibly influenced the culture of Pailin Province. Even smaller numbers of recent Hmong immigrants reside along the Lao border and various Burmese peoples have immigrated to the capital, Phnom Penh.
The human rights situation in Cambodia is facing growing criticisms both within the country and from an increasingly alarmed international community. After a series of flagrant violations against basic human rights a feeling of incertitude regarding the direction the country is emerging, sometimes comparing the situation to a newborn Burma.
A River Changes Course intimately captures the stories of three families living in Cambodia as they strive to maintain their traditional ways of life amid rapid development and environmental degradation. Deep in the jungle, Sav Samourn struggles as large companies encroach and “progress” claims the life-giving forests.
Courtship, marriage, and divorce in Cambodia are important aspects of family life. [citation needed] Customs vary as between rural and urban areas, with many city dwellers being influenced by western ideas. [citation needed] The choice of a spouse is usually undertaken by the families of young men and women, sometimes with the help of a ...