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Two-day alcohol ban planned during Commune Election
The government announced yesterday that it will enforce a two-day ban on the consumption of alcohol during the upcoming Commune Election to promote a free, fair, and non-violent environment.
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Khmer Times Publisher Acquitted of Sexual Harassment Charge
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court acquitted the publisher of the Khmer Times newspaper of sexual harassment charges Monday afternoon, in a case relating to accusations of sexual advances made to a former employee.
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Political parties hail PM’s move to issue ID cards to Cambodians
Several political parties have hailed Prime Minister Hun Sen’s initiative to issue identity cards to all Cambodians residing overseas so that they can vote or conduct business in Cambodia.
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Election fever: Parties kick off polls campaigns with sweet promises
As the Commune Election campaigns kicked off this weekend, the leaders and senior officials of the most popular political parties have made a lot of promises to get support from voters across the country with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and main opposition Candlelight Party targeting a “victorious” outcome.
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New joint initiative launched to protect garment workers
A social initiative established by multiple non-profit organisations was launched yesterday to raise inclusive social protection for those who work in the garment industry.
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Dam-Displaced Residents Allege Company’s Encroachment
A few dozen families in Stung Treng’s Sesan district are accusing an agriculture company of bulldozing the land they say they moved to after the Lower Sesan 2 Hydropower Dam flooded their land.
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EBA loss won’t hurt Kingdom’s exports: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that the EU’s partial withdrawal of its “Everything But Arms” (EBA) scheme will not affect Cambodia's exports to the bloc, which have continued to grow steadily in spite of multiple crises, including Covid-19.
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Campaigning Kicks Off for June 5 Commune Election
VOD reporters followed the launch of the official campaigning period for the June 5 commune election on Saturday morning. The Candlelight Party held a march through Phnom Penh, while the ruling CPP conducted gatherings within communes. Other parties like the Grassroots Democratic Party and the Khmer National United Party also kicked off their campaigning.
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Justice ministry in new push to step up work effectiveness
The justice ministry has termed 2022 as the year for “strengthening work discipline and ethics for officials in the judicial sector”, in a purported bid to improve work effectiveness.
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US to open investigation into shoe-throwing incident
The United States said that it will be opening an investigation into the individual who hurled a show at Prime Minister Hun Sen during the Premier’s visit to the country.
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Cambodia’s commune campaign to test country’s electoral integrity
Cambodia will launch a two-week election campaign for local commune councils Saturday, a contest for grassroots bodies that won’t tip the scales of power in a country autocratic Prime Minister Hun Sen has ruled for nearly four decades, but also seen as a measure of electoral integrity.
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City Officials ‘Don’t Know’ of Sewage Concerns Despite Arrests Over Issue
Authorities stopped environmentalists investigating sewage flows into Phnom Penh rivers a year ago, jailing them for plotting. But black, foul-smelling discharges are continuing even as city officials said this week that they were unaware of a problem.
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Land Minister Chea Sophara Sex Defamation Case in Supreme Court
A ruling party official is facing a slew of charges brought by the Land Ministry after posting online a woman’s sexual allegations against minister Chea Sophara.
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Candlelight Says No to Racist Comments, CPP Will Campaign Small
The ruling CPP will not have any major rallies when the campaign period kicks off on Saturday, said a party spokesperson, while a Candlelight Party official asked members to refrain from incendiary comments even once rallies kick off.
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In late 2002, Phnom Penh newspapers were awash with rumors that Singaporean anti-corruption officials had identified bank accounts containing $800 million belonging to 26 “powerful Cambodians.” The funds were said to have been uncovered by U.S. investigat
The story was understandably big news. The sum of money in question was equal to one-fifth of Cambodia’s annual economic output. There was only one problem with it – the U.S. and Singaporean governments refused to acknowledge the existence of the alleged bank accounts or the investigation that had supposedly uncovered them.
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Everything Changed’: Cambodia’s Gold Rush Weighs on Indigenous Livelihoods
PU TONG VILLAGE, Mondulkiri — Dusk leaves an orange tinge on treetops and tin roofs as Pon Peul herds five buffaloes from a grazing field back to her wooden stilt house in northeast Cambodia.
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Sokha to seek permission for treatment abroad
Former CNRP president Kem Sokha is planning to ask for the Phnom Penh Municipal Court’s permission to be allowed to go abroad for medical treatment.
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NGOs press the Cambodian government to revoke internet gateway law
Human Rights Watch and 32 other NGOs on Monday called on the government to revoke legislation for its controversial National Internet Gateway, saying it’s yet to address serious human rights concerns.
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10,000 Hectares Privatized for Khun Sea, ‘Families’
Six sub-decrees signed in the span of a week privatized nearly 10,000 hectares across four provinces, with thousands of hectares going to unspecified families in northeastern provinces and a plot in Ream National Park adding to land tycoon Khun Sea’s property empire
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Rebuttal request: US urged to address Sokha’s alleged regime change claim
Aimid repeated requests by former opposition leader Kem Sokha’s lawyers for the court to summon foreign diplomats to provide testimony over allegations their states were linked with Sokha’s treason case, the Ministry of Justice has urged the United States to address Sokha’s alleged claim that it was involved in helping him to seek regime change.
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