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Journos: Drop RFA charges
Some 40 local and international journalists from several media outlets in Cambodia released an open letter on Thursday, calling for the court to drop charges against two former Radio Free Asia (RFA) reporters.
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Former opposition supporters dormant, awaiting CNRP’s return
Leaders of the Candlelight Party and the Human Rights Party are optimistic that the CNRP will eventually return to politics, despite its dissolution.
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Nearly 500 workers go on strike over union busting
Nearly 500 workers at the Bai Hong factory in Svay Rieng province went on strike yesterday after the company fired three representatives who were in the process of forming a union.
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Sihanoukville families push for dispute solution
More than 20 families from Village 1 in Sihanoukville’s Commune 3 are pressing for a solution to their decades-old land dispute after four villagers were detained for obstructing the authorities on Tuesday.
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Ex-CNRP officials request return to politics
The Ministry of Interior on Wednesday received letters from former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) adviser Kong Korm and his son Kong Bora, a former CNRP lawmaker, to have their political rights reinstated as part of recent reforms paving the way for banned opposition officials to return to the political stage.
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Kampong Speu factory closure leaves workers hanging
Kampong Speu provincial authorities said they are working on compensation for 150 workers of Uni Grand Garment who were left high and dry without wages when their factory was suddenly shuttered.
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Calm urged as garment workers go against the grain
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday urged thousands of garment workers to stop demanding one-time payments of owed seniority indemnity because their strike and protest actions are against the law and could lead to more factories closing.
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Rainsy: Charge me with treason alongside Sokha
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Wednesday asked to be charged with treason alongside his fellow Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) co-founder Kem Sokha. However, this was dismissed by a government official as Rainsy’s attempt to “restore his fame”.
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Two ex-opposition officials apply for political freedom
Kong Korm, a former top advisor to the former opposition party, and his son yesterday submitted requests to have their ban on political activity lifted following the promulgation of an amendment to the Law on Political Parties.
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Activists stage third Russian embassy ‘filmmaker’ protest
More than 10 family members and supporters of detained alleged filmmaker Rath Rott Mony gathered outside the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Phnom Penh for a third time on Wednesday, reiterating calls for his release.
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Garment factory workers abandoned by employer
Nearly 300 Uni Grand Garment workers in Kampong Speu province yesterday arrived at work only to find their factory shuttered, leaving them distraught as they are missing wages.
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Boeung Tamouk reclamation project worries villagers
The government is going ahead with its plans to revamp part of Phnom Penh’s largest water reservoir into a vegetable market, despite complaints from villagers, fishermen and vegetable vendors that the market would be counterproductive to their livelihoods.
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Ex-boxer jailed two years for torturing son
Phnom Penh Municipal Court today sentenced a former boxing champion to two years jail, with one year suspended, for beating and torturing his six-year-old son on suspicion that he stole about $0.25 in June.
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King signs Article 45 amendment paving way for opposition return
The change to Article 45 of the Law on Political Parties has gone into effect after King Norodom Sihamoni signed off on the amendment on Sunday.
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Document reveals why municipal court denied bail to RT news fixer
A Phnom Penh Municipal Court document obtained by Khmer Times yesterday showed that Russia Today news fixer Rath Rott Mony was denied bail last week because the Investigating Judge deemed him a risk to an ongoing investigation into the sex trafficking film he helped produce.
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RFA journalists want court to drop espionage charges
Two journalists with an espionage case looming over their heads are calling for the court to either speed up its investigation or drop the charges against them.
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King Sihamoni signs party law amendment
King Norodom Sihamoni has signed off on the amendment to the Law on Political Parties that paves the way for former opposition members to have a ban on political activity lifted, according to a royal decree dated Wednesday and obtained yesterday.
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Land dispute erupts into violence
Four villagers filed complaints on Monday afternoon as an ongoing land dispute became violent in Sihanoukville town.
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Former CNRP adviser Kong Korm to testify in Kem Sokha court date
FORMER politician Kong Korm said he is willing to appear before Phnom Penh Municipal Court to testify in relation to the treason charge facing Kem Sokha, president of the banned opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP).
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Court, police deny bribes for freedom
Kampong Speu Provincial Court and the provincial police chief yesterday denied accusations being shared online that two suspected car thieves were released from custody after paying bribes.