Protesters arrested over clash freed

Preah Sihanouk provincial police have released all six people involved in Thursday’s clash with police during a protest to stop authorities from measuring land in Prey Nob district.

Forest fire destroys cashew plantation

A forest fire on Wednesday spread and destroyed more than 30 hectares of a cashew plantation in Battambang province’s Kors Kralor district.

Violent clashes break out in P Sihanouk, one man shot

Rainsy still prone to arrest: Hun Sen

Prime Minister Hun Sen has warned Sam Rainsy that he could be arrested by the Royal Cambodian Army should the exiled former opposition leader return to the Kingdom.

ECCC appoints new Chea defence lawyer

The Defence Support Section of the UN-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) has appointed Doreen Chen as an international co-defence lawyer for top Khmer Rouge leader Nuon Chea, replacing Victor Koppe whose contract was terminated last month.

Man detained over rape of daughter, 13

A fifty-three-year-old man has been placed in pre-trial detention by Kratie provincial court accused of raping his 13-year-old daughter, a court official said on Thursday.

Gov’t to follow court’s wishes should Rainsy make a return

A government statement on Tuesday said legal action would be taken against former opposition leader Sam Rainsy should the Supreme Court request it, if he were to return to Cambodia.

Culture Minister urges youth to visit Kingdom’s museums

Culture and Fine Arts Minister Phoeung Sakona is appealing to young Cambodians to visit museums in the Kingdom to understand its culture and history after discovering that the majority of museum-goers last year were foreigners.

‘Rainsy knows all in Sokha case,’ Korm tells the court

Kong Korm, a former adviser to the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), told the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday that opposition figure Sam Rainsy “knew everything” regarding Kem Sokha’s ongoing treason case.

Gov’t to launch TV show against fake news

The Ministry of Information is set to launch a live programme on the National Television of Kampuchea (TVK) channel in a bid to counter fake news.

Ministry: Protect marine life

The Ministry of Environment on Tuesday urged relevant public and private sector stakeholders to jointly preserve the Kingdom’s marine biodiversity for the sake of sustainable development.

Court charges two over land protest

A union worker and a resident detained by Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities on Monday during a protest over land demarcation were charged yesterday over land encroachment and obstruction.

Fish breeders ignore deadline to remove enclosures from lake

Some fish breeders along Boeng Samrong lake in Prek Pnov district have ignored a ten-day deadline to remove their enclosures and artificial ponds.

Korm quizzed in Sokha treason case

Kong Korm, a former CNRP top adviser, yesterday appeared at Phnom Penh Municipal Court to be questioned as a witness in the treason case against former opposition leader Kem Sokha.

Japan giving $2 million to help protect children

The Japanese government is providing $2 million to Cambodia through Unicef to implement a three-year project to end all forms of violence against children, with the expectation that more than one million vulnerable Cambodian children will receive better protection.

Battambang prisoners receive early release

In conjunction with the 20th anniversary of Win-Win Policy on December 29, 227 Battambang Provincial Prison inmates had their sentences reduced, provincial governor Nguon Ratanak said on Tuesday.

Dozens honour slain Free Trade Union leader

Dozens of unionists, garment workers and members of civil society marked the 15th anniversary of former Free Trade Union leader Chea Vichea’s death yesterday by holding a religious ceremony and urging police to speed up an investigation into his murder.

More than 400 workers protest over fears of closure

More than 400 garment workers from Long Victory International yesterday held a protest over fears that the company plans to shutter operations after it allegedly removed some equipment and machinery from its premises in Russey Keo district’s Tuol Sangke One commune.

Factory shut amid mounting protests

A Phnom Penh garment factory abruptly closed its gates on Tuesday amid mounting protests over the “temporary suspension” of some of its 1,400 workers.

Out of a job, but not down and out

Despite the dissolution of the CNRP, many of its former commune councillors and chiefs who had their positions revoked are hopeful the party will return to the political arena. In the meantime, Khmer Times finds out what is keeping them occupied as the political climate shifts.