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Man held over attempt to splash acid on wife
Phnom Penh Municipal police yesterday arrested a 51-year-old man who allegedly planned to kill his younger wife by pouring acid on her because he suspected she was having sex with other men to earn extra money.
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PM: No protests during wage talks
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday urged garment workers not to protest as meetings on the 2019 minimum wage continue.
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Students, teachers protest reforms
Hundreds of students and teachers yesterday protested at Preah Sisowath High School in Phnom Penh over the removal of their school director and the implementation of the New Generation School programme, which they claim alienates poor students.
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Journalists accused of incitement over land dispute reporting
Pursat provincial police sent two journalists working for TNM online television to the provincial court yesterday over allegations of incitement and spreading fake news for their reporting on a land dispute between Thmor Da commune residents and the MDS Import Export Company.
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‘I know Hun Sen will not forgive me’, says Kim Sok
A fugitive government critic is seeking asylum abroad after claiming he rejected Prime Minister Hun Sen’s efforts to lure him to the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), an allegation denied by party officials.
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Bad year for freedom, NGOs report
Fundamental freedoms are under threat in Cambodia, and government critics are “suppressed with increasing frequency and severity,” a report by three non-governmental organisations claimed.
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Man held for kidnap, torture during sex
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court investigated a man on Wednesday after he was arrested for allegedly kidnapping his girlfriend and torturing her during sex.
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Government bans song on domestic workers
The Ministry of Labour has asked the Ministry of Information and Ministry of Culture to ban a Khmer song that addresses poor working conditions for domestic workers in the Kingdom.
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Outrage at ‘Adhoc 5’ hearing as key witnesses absent and verdict looms
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday resumed the trial of the “Adhoc 5,” the name for a group of rights activists accused of bribing a hairdresser to lie about an alleged romantic relationship with jailed opposition leader Kem Sokha.
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US ambassador concerned over souring relations
Incoming US Ambassador to Cambodia Patrick Murphy voiced concerns over deteriorating relations between Cambodia and the US during a recent visit to the Kingdom.
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Union leader warns of protests
A prominent union leader on Tuesday threatened to hold a large-scale demonstration if the newly elected government ignores the European Union’s resolution demanding a political compromise between the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP).
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Ministry to crack down on land grabbing
Following an Environment Ministry warning against land grabbing last week, a campaign was launched yesterday to crack down on land grabbing in protected forest areas in the provinces of Preah Sihanouk, Kampot, Pursat and Battambang.
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Cambodia’s PM Hun Sen Denies Claims Foreign Pressure Led to Bail For Opposition Chief Kem Sokha
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday lashed out at critics who claimed opposition chief Kem Sokha was released on bail as a result of international pressure on his regime, saying the head of the now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) was freed due to concerns about his health.
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Government repatriates 55 to Kingdom in September
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs facilitated the repatriation of 55 Cambodians from different countries in September, a letter dated Monday said.
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Arrest warrant issued for Kim Sok
Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday issued an arrest warrant for political analyst Kim Sok, who fled to Thailand after Prime Minister Hun Sen suggested he could be arrested for failing to pay compensation owed from a defamation conviction after he failed to appear for questioning over a separate defamation case.
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Villagers protest temple land sale
A group of 500 people, including monks in Kandal province’s Lavea Eam district, protested on Monday over the alleged sale of temple land by six teachers to a rich businessman for $150,000.
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Protesting workers block National Road 4
The Ministry of Labour has promised to pay Ghim Li factory workers in Por Senchey district after they again protested yesterday and blocked National Road 4 over missing wages.
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Top court dismisses appeal by RFA pair
The Supreme Court yesterday rejected a bid by two former Radio Free Asia reporters to have their initial detention deemed illegal due to it exceeding the 48-hour threshold.
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Questions remain over Kem Sokha’s bail
Legal experts on Monday expressed mixed views on the duration of former opposition leader Kem Sokha’s alleged house arrest.
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Government blasts European Parliament’s resolution
The government has lashed out at a European Parliament resolution passed last week that calls for former opposition leader Kem Sokha’s treason charges to be dropped and human rights to be restored, arguing the resolution was biased.
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