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Interior minister asks for surrogacy law to be drafted
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng – also the chairman of The National Committee to Combat Human Trafficking (NCCHT) – agreed that after the work had been put aside for some time, research into establishing new surrogacy laws ought to be restarted.
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More scrutiny needed as government mobilizes tax revenue
The government has been making more efforts to mobilize tax revenue to fill state coffers, even during the pandemic – ranging from tax on e-commerce and VAT, to capital gains tax on properties.
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Kem Sokha Questioned on 2013 Election Monitors, Pleads Forgetfulness
The prosecution on Wednesday questioned opposition leader Kem Sokha, on trial for treason, about vote monitoring in the 2013 national election.
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Groups seek answers over missing Thai activist
The family of Thai political activist Wanchalearm Satsaksit and several human rights groups have urged Cambodian authorities to disclose information about his status and whereabouts.
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Sar Kheng Asked China to Fix Public Opinion About ‘Blood Slave’
As reports of Cambodia’s alleged “blood slave” attracted tens of millions of online comments in China, Interior Minister Sar Kheng said this week he called on Chinese Public Security Minister Zhao Kezhi to shut down rumors and repair public opinion.
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Fishermen Hit as Mekong Stocks Decline
Fishermen in the upper Mekong River are complaining about a sharp decline in catches as irregularly fluctuating water levels damage the crops their families also depend on.
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Encroaching for More: Kratie Communities Fear Think Biotech’s ‘Reforestation’
The community forest and three others — Kampong Domrey, Kampong Kraboeung and Angkor Ent — lie squarely within a 34,000-hectare acacia-timber concession earlier given to Think Biotech, which has faced repeated accusations of laundering wood from the nearby Prey Lang protected forest.
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Human trafficking in Cambodia nearly doubled in 2021
Human trafficking cases in Cambodia almost doubled in 2021 compared to 2020 because the government was preoccupied with the coronavirus pandemic, a report issued Wednesday by the country’s National Committee for Counter Trafficking said.
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Briefs: WHO Calls Climate Change a ‘Health Crisis’, Evidence Demanded for Alleged Political Threats 2 min
Access to fresh water, food security, disease risks and air pollution will worsen with climate change as the world approaches “a code red for health,” the World Health Organization’s regional director said on Thursday.
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Sar Kheng to cops: Keep foreigners safe
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng reminded police officers at both the national and sub-national levels that the use of threats and violence against foreigners was strictly forbidden and that actions such as those were contrary to the national interest because they discouraged other foreigners from visiting or investing in Cambodia.
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NEC Accused of Commune Polls Bias
The Candlelight Party has accused the National Election Committee (NEC) of removing up to 200 of their commune candidates for political reasons. The party said the NEC cited irregularities but had not examined each case closely.
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Police Dismiss Rape Allegation Against District Chief as ‘Personal Love’
Within days of a rape allegation surfacing against a district police chief in Banteay Meanchey, the provincial police has issued a brief statement that it “completely denies” the “public confusion.”
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Cambodia's Hun Sen violates election law by campaigning early, watchdog says
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen is violating election laws by asking for votes during official appearances prior to the start of the country's campaign season for local elections in June, an electoral watchdog said Wednesday.
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Kingdom makes case on human rights record to UN conference
The Cambodian Permanent Mission to the UN Office at Geneva highlighted the Kingdom’s progress in human rights in the 33 statements it delivered during the 49th session of the Human Rights Council (HRC) which concluded on April 1
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Redouble fake news fight: lawmaker
Pen Panha – chairman of the Cambodian National Assembly’s Commission on Legislation and Justice and head of the Cambodian Parliamentary Group for the Association of the Parliaments of Francophone countries (APF) – requested that all government institutions and media organisations combat fake news and disinformation.
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Sokha’s defence decries progress in treason trial
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on April 6 held another hearing in Kem Sokha’s treason case, with the defence lawyers of the former opposition leader claiming that no progress was being made as the court continued to return to technical aspects of the 2013 National Election.
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Unionists, Workers Disappointed as Negotiations Again Fail to Progress
Another round of negotiations for the NagaWorld casino labor dispute on Wednesday saw the company and union still stuck in opposing positions, workers said.
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PP court continues the trial of Rainsy over incitement charge
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday continued the trial of former opposition leader Sam Rainsy and 41 ex-activists of the court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) who are charged with inciting the people and armed forces to oppose Prime Minister Hun Sen and attempting to overthrow the government between 2018 and 2019.
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‘We Will Not Remain Silenced’: Jailed Activists Are Back With More Petitions
Phuon Keoreaksmey is among six members of environmental group Mother Nature released from prison in November.
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Commercial and Labor Courts To be Operational by the End of 2022
Commercial and labor courts could be operational by the end of 2022, according to Chiv Songhak, Ministry of Justice’s secretary of state and the chair of the Commission for the formation of commercial and labor courts.
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