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Party accuses city hall of banning demonstrations
The Phnom Penh municipal administration is denying a claim by the Khmer Win Party (KWP) that it is prohibiting demonstrations calling for the release of union leader Rong Chhun and quashing freedom of speech.
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COVID-19 relief for migrant workers rolled out in Kingdom
The National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT) yesterday officially launched a programme which seeks to support migrant workers who were forced to return to the Kingdom amid unprecedented COVID-19 border lockdowns
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Kheng warns of action against police chief in harassment case
Interior Minister Sar Kheng has warned that the Kampong Thom provincial police chief Major General Ouk Kosal, accused of sexual harassment, could be removed from his position if found not to have corrected his shortcomings related to discipline in the police force.
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Garment workers hung out to dry
Millions of garment workers in South and Southeast Asian countries have not received their regular wages or were not paid at all in March, April or May due to the Covid-19 pandemic, said a report released on Monday by Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC).
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Gov’t to suspend Philippine flights as Covid cases up
The government will temporarily suspend flights from the Philippines starting Thursday after 13 passengers arriving from the ASEAN country tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday.
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Sar Kheng warns against torture of detained suspects
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng on Monday reminded relevant officials not to torture detained individuals to extract information as it constitutes a human rights violation.
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Extensive forest loss cited in Prey Lang, study finds
OVER 100,000 hectares of Prey Lang forest has been converted to plantation and settlement areas between 1999 and 2019, a study conducted by the Ecology Program of Jesuit Service Cambodia (JSC), in collaboration with the Cambodian Youth Network (CYN), revealed
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Kingdom lauded for stand against money laundering
A prominent civil society official applauded the Kingdom's efforts in its fight against money laundering after the Phnom Penh Municipal Court recently handed down prison sentences to five Chinese nationals for bringing in an undeclared sum of $1.75 million.
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Commune chief to appear in court over land dispute
A deputy commune chief and a land trader were summoned by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday to explain a 17ha dispute in Por Sen Chey district.
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Torture must not be used to extract answers, Kheng says
INTERIOR Minister Sar Kheng yesterday called for detention officers not to resort to torturing suspects to extract answers.
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‘EBA move could impact Sokha case’
WITH the partial removal of Cambodia's Everything-butarms trade status by the European Union due today, the Cambodian People's Party and a former senior official of the court-dissolved Cambodia National Resuce Party have said the move could result in a 'negative impact' on former opposition leader Kem Sokha's treason case.
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KR Tribunal clears Ao An: SCC ‘terminates’ crimes against humanity charges
The Supreme Court Chamber of the UN-backed Khmer Rouge Tribunal on Monday 'terminated' the case against former senior cadre Ao An after thirteen years of investigation into charges of crimes against humanity.
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Short clothing ban ‘supported’
Secretary of state at the Ministry of Interior Ouk Kim Lek said on Monday that 20 provincial administrations had voiced their support for a draft law on public order which would ban women from wearing revealing clothing.
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Hundreds stopped from crossing Thailand border
Military forces in Banteay Meanchey province prevented more than 400 people from crossing into Thailand from February to early this month, said Major General Chhun Mao, who heads the first regional command of Military Region 5.
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Kheng says detainee cases should be given priority
Interior Ministry Sar Kheng has urged the Ministry of Justice to prioritise court cases where the accused are detained in a bid to reduce prison overcrowding.
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Seeking to avoid execution in Vietnam: Cambodian woman appeals conviction
A Cambodian drug trafficker who was sentenced to death in Vietnam has appealed against her conviction after getting legal assistance from the Cambodian government.
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Reactions to public order draft law: A tool for protection or oppression?
A draft of the anticipated Public Order Law which was obtained by Khmer Times last week has caught the attention of many in the Kingdom, with uproar coming from select provisions which have been deemed controversial and carry the potential of undermining human rights.
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Focus first on clearing criminal cases in prisons, says Sar Kheng
Interior Minister Sar Kheng said on Monday the government must prioritise cleaning up the backlog of criminal court cases in Cambodia with a focus on those already in prison.
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Provincial police chief accused of sexual harassment
A GROUP of female police officers have filed a complaint with the Interior Ministry alledging multiple cases of sexual harrasment by Kampong Thom Provincial Police Chief Major General Ouk Kosal.
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UN chief: Include indigenous people in Covid-19 strategies
To mark the 26th anniversary of the International Day of the World's Indigenous Peoples on Sunday, UN secretary-general Antonio Guterres released a letter describing the devastating impact Covid-19 has had on more than 476 million indigenous people around the world.
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