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Court rules Defendants at tribunal ‘fit to stand’
The Khmer Rouge tribunal last Friday officially accepted the results of a medical examination of its two defendants – Noun Chea and Khieu Samphan – saying in a pair of filings that the octogenarians were “capable of meaningful participation in [their] own defense and [are] therefore fit to stand trial”.
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Protesting Bus Drivers Met by Counter-Protest
Eighteen fired bus protesting for reinstatement at Phnom Penh Sorya Transportation were met yesterday by company staff who staged a counter-protest demanding that the fired drivers stop interrupting their work.
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CNRP lawmaker files suit against official
Opposition lawmaker-elect Lim Kim-Ya filed charges with Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday morning against a government official he claims led an attack on a peaceful crowd at Freedom Park last Monday.
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600-Strong Mob Kills Accused Sorcerer in Takeo
An angry mob of about 600 people from Takeo province’s Bati district on Sunday beat and stoned to death a 36-year-old man they accused of causing the deaths of several elderly people in the past two years through soccer, police said.
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Anonymous takes aim at local news website
Anonymous Cambodia launched cyber-attacks over the weekend against private website DAP news in response the arrests earlier this month of two members of the international “hacktivist” group’s local arm.
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Families, Monks Want Chinese Dam Canceled
Members of an ethnic minority community facing eviction from their ancestral homeland to make way for a Chinese hydropower dam in Koh Kong province and the monks and NGO helping them yesterday once again urged the firm and the government not to go ahead with the project.
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UN worker murdered baby daughter critically wounded
A Dutch woman working form the United Nations was found stabbed to death yesterday in a horrific attack that also left her 19-month-old bay daughter in critical condition.
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Villagers stone ‘sorcerer’ to death
A hundreds-strong mob of angry villagers in Takeo province on Sunday beat and stoned a man to death based on the belief that he was a sorcerer responsible for the unexplained demise of nine community members since 2012, police said.
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Villagers questioned over land dispute
Five men in Koh Kong province could be prosecuted for stealing from a construction crew after the group allegedly seized tools in January, preventing the construction team from building fences in their villager
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M’kiri Villagers Petition Over Illegal Logging
Nearly 200 people from 25 different communities converged on the Mondolkiri Provincial Hall yesterday to file complaint and petitions calling for an end to illegal logging and environmental degradation.
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NGO input not needed: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen lashed out at civil society groups yesterday, calling their requested input on the Council of Ministers’ recently approved judicial draft laws unnecessary at best and unconstitutional at worst.
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Families in Dispute Want More Compensation
The majority of families in Kompong Chhnang province who accepted cash to settle their land dispute with the wife of Mines Minister Suy Sem have changed their mind and will file complaint seeking more money, a village representative said yesterday.
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KR Tribunal Rules Defendants Fit to Stand Trial
Medical examinations of Khmer Rouge tribunal defendants Khieu Samphan and Nuon Chea last month show that the pair are fit to stand trial in the second phase of proceedings against them, Trial Chamber President Nil Nonn ruled on Friday.
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Official Sentenced in Pension Corruption Case
The Kompong Cham Provincial Court on Friday sentenced the chief of the Srei Santhor district social affairs office to five years in prison two of them suspended on charges of corruption and forgery, his lawyer said.
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Authorities Block Journalists From Site of Logging
Authorities prevented journalists and rights workers from inspecting a site of alleged illegal logging in Mondolkiri province on Saturday evening, with a commune official saying that the group had failed to seek prior permission to enter the area.
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Rainsy Says Campaign Protests to Go Ahead
Following the recent failure of cross-party talks, Cambodia National Rescue Party President Sam Rainsy said yesterday that his party will resume mass demonstrations on Friday.
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Bavet City Garment Strikes Gain Momentum
Trade Union may have failed to get a stay-at-home strike for higher wages off the ground after the Khmer New Year earlier this month.
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UK, Cambodian Police Meet Over Cybercrime
A weeklong National Police delegation to London to discuss cross-border protection with their U.K. counterparts has yielded an agreement on improving Cambodia’s ability to combat cybercrimes relating to children, National Police spokesman Kirth Chantharith said yesterday.
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Gov’t Urges Land Concession Firms to Respect Law
Environment Minister Say Sam Al met with private firms with land concessions last week to gauge their compliance with government rules and regulations, and adherence to their own contracts.
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Villagers Protesting Gate in Road Take a Break
About 40 villagers in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district who last week spent three days protesting against a road-blocking concrete gate belonging to real estate magnate Khun Sear agreed to take a break yesterday after local authorities intervened to settle their dispute.
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