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Two Years after Assassination, Cambodians Remember Slain Political Analyst Kem Ley
PHNOM PENH — Kem Ley, one of Cambodia’s most prominent and respected political commentators, was gunned down as he had his morning coffee at a gas station in Phnom Penh two years ago this week.
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NGOS, Unions Urge Intervention in Cambodia’s Political Crisis Amid EU Fact-Finding Mission
NGOs and unions are calling on the European Union to help resolve Cambodia’s political crisis ahead of a general election this month, as a delegation from the bloc wraps up a fact-finding mission to assess the country’s compliance with its human rights obligations as dictated by a tariff-free export scheme.
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Court upholds Rainsy’s conviction for ‘forgery’
The Supreme Court on Monday upheld the five-year prison sentence handed to former Cambodia National Rescue Party president Sam Rainsy for his involvement in the dissemination of forged Cambodia-Vietnam border documents.
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Kem Ley case ‘remains open’ two years on
While commemorations are set to be held on Tuesday to mark the second anniversary of the slaying of political analyst Kem Ley, the investigating judge at Phnom Penh Municipal Court has said the case is still open.
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Textile workers demand unpaid severance pay
More than 1,000 textile workers from a footwear factory in Daun Keo City yesterday rallied at the Takeo Provincial Hall to demand officials intervene on their behalf to get their unpaid severance packages.
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Maid rescued from Saudi Arabia
Another Cambodian Muslim maid has been rescued from Saudi Arabia after working there for four years without getting paid.
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Labourers protest unpaid wages
Seventy construction workers in Svay Rieng province’s Bavet staged a protest yesterday after the labour agency that found them jobs failed to pay their salaries, totalling more than $30,000 over four months, as agreed.
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Prince Thomico denies Fresh News story that he is leading group to destroy polls
Prince Sisowath Thomico, a cousin of King Norodom Sihamoni, strenuously denied a Fresh News report that he was the mastermind behind a group of opposition activists planning to disrupt the July 29 national elections
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Civil servants cannot campaign during working hours: Sar Kheng
The Interior Ministry has instructed all civil servants nationwide not to use their working hours to serve any political parties during the election campaign which starts on Saturday.
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First youth detention centre planned
The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation on Monday revealed that the construction of a new detention centre is being planned for next year in Kandal province to house inmates under 18.
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Ex-US Embassy guards still seek compensation
A spokesman for the Ministry of Labour said he is yet to receive a complaint from 32 former US Embassy security guards who claimed they were fired over false accusations of possessing and sharing child pornography.
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Land petitioners return to capital
Three groups made up of nearly 100 people in land disputes from Siem Reap, Koh Kong and Kandal provinces gathered yesterday in front of the Ministry of Land Management and the Prime Minister’s cabinet office asking the institutions to resolve their problems.
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Cambodia and the European Union
Cambodian relations with the European Union have not fully improved since the Supreme Court dissolved the opposition CNRP last year, which led to a strained relationship. However, cooperation with the government and civil society organisations for certain projects remains in place. EU Ambassador George Edgar sat down with Khmer Times’ Editor-in-Chief Cheang Sokha to discuss relations, the upcoming election, trade and regional issues.
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Ex-opposition leader kem Sokha wins South Korean human rights award
The former president of the court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), Kem Sokha, was awarded the Asian Human Rights Peace Prize last week by the National Council of Churches of Korea for his efforts to promote human rights and democracy in Cambodia.
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Top Generals From Cambodia, Thailand Meet to Discuss Border Security
Top Generals From Cambodia, Thailand Meet to Discuss Border Security
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Interior Ministry to meet with NGOs
The Interior Ministry is due to hold a forum today between government officials and NGOs to raise and iron out any problems leading up to the upcoming election in July. Chhan Chansopheak, spokesman for the Interior Ministry’s General Department of Administration, said yesterday that the forum will be presided over by Interior Minister Sar Kheng.
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អ្នកជំនាញសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស អ.ស.ប បង្ហាញកង្វល់ពីការរឹតត្បិតសេរីភាពសារព័ត៌មាន នៅមុនការបោះឆ្នោតថ្នាក់ជាតិ នាថ្ងៃទី២៩ ខែកក្កដាខាងមុខនេះ។ គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) បានចេញក្រមសីលធម៌ប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយសម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោត កាលពីខែឧសភា ដោយហាមមិនឲ្យចុះផ្សាយព័ត៌មានដែលអាចនាំឲ្យមានការភ័ន្តច្រឡំ និង/ឬបាត់បង់ទំនុកចិត្តក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត ពោលផ្សាយព័ត៌មានដែលមានលក្ខណៈរារាំងប្រជាពលរដ្ឋមិនឲ្យទៅបោះឆ្នោត និងបញ្ចេញមតិផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនជាដើម។
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Two more questioned in ‘treason’ case against former CNRP leader
The investigating judge at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday questioned two more witnesses in a treason case against former Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Kem Sokha. Khoeun Virath, who after last year’s commune election became the first deputy chief for Sangkhat Boeung Tompun 2, in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district, was questioned for more than one hour by Investigative Judge Ky Rithy.
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Villagers again flock to Land Ministry
About 70 people representing thousands of Kampong Speu province households yesterday gathered once again in front of the Land Management Ministry to appeal to the authorities to take action against three rubber plantations and a sugar cane plantation over more than 2,000 hectares of disputed land.
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Hundreds of villagers demand their land
More than 100 Koh Kong province villagers returned to the Land Management Ministry office in Phnom Penh demanding that the authorities speed up the distribution process of three hectares of land owed to each family as compensation in two districts after authorities declared it had solved a dispute between villagers and two sugar companies.
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