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Cambodia Pursues Foreign Interference Law Inspired by Singapore, Angkorian-Era Invasions
Singapore’s Foreign Interference Act, passed last year amid fears of rising repression, will be a model for Cambodia’s own foreign interference law, the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday.
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Labor Activists Dismiss NagaWorld’s Statement as “Unacceptable”
listed gambling giant NagaWorld announced on Jan. 24 that their decision to lay off 1,329 members of staff in April last year was a due to losses of $77 million in the first half of 2021.
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Briefs: Sugar Firm Reprimanded, More US Lobbyists, Corruption Rankings
Controversial sugar giant Mitr Phol should not be part of a sustainable sugarcane industry platform without addressing rights violations in relation to sugarcane plantations in Oddar Meanchey, said a U.K. government body.
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French Court: ‘Sufficient Evidence’ of PM Bodyguards’ Role in 1997 Grenade Attack
An investigating judge from the Paris Appeal Court has indicted Cambodian generals Huy Piseth and Hing Bun Heang, with court documents saying that there is “sufficient evidence” to bring charges against them for complicity to commit murder in relation to a fatal grenade attack at a public rally in 1997.
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Court replays video footage of Kem Sokha in treason trial
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday continued the hearing of treason charges against former opposition leader Kem Sokha, focusing on short videos the prosecution alleges are proof the politician intended to overthrow the government.
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Defense Complains of Repetitive Evidence in Protracted Kem Sokha Trial
Defense lawyers complained of lack of progress in the trial of opposition leader Kem Sokha — arrested more than four years ago — as a new series of videos were played in court on Tuesday
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Deal With District Hasn’t Stopped Trash Dumping: Takeo Residents
Nine of the 10 trucks that enter one Takeo village daily are still dumping trash in a 1 hectare field, despite a deal struck earlier this month between the district and company to first incinerate everything in a furnace, residents said.
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End-emic is nigh: Cambodia ‘transiting from C-19 pandemic stage’
The Health Ministry is confident that Cambodia is now entering the endemic stage of the coronavirus after putting in place adequate measures to deal with the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Return or Limbo: Possible Paths as Kem Sokha Hints at Deal
Kem Sokha sat at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court last week, close to two years since he last attended a hearing on treason charges filed against him. Dressed in a suit, Sokha was upbeat about the chances of political resolution — a major turnaround from the dissolution of the CNRP in 2017.
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18th anniversary of union leader’s death marked by mourners
Dozens of unionists, garment workers, members of civil society and politicians marked the 18th anniversary of former Free Trade Union leader Chea Vichea’s assassination in Phnom Penh, calling for justice and an update on the investigation by the National Police.
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Education Minister Tightens Rules for Schools to Protect Against Omicron
Minister of Education Hang Chuon Naron warned on Jan. 20 that schools and other educational institutions need to be better prepared to combat the Omicron variant of COVID-19, which has seen infections increasing slowly in recent days.
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Opinion: Feminist Foreign Policy’s Rising Significance for Cambodia
When she was appointed as Cambodia’s general consul to Hong Kong in March 2021, only four of Cambodia’s foreign missions were led by women. This increased to five, and thus 15 percent, with the appointment of Chring Botum Rangsay as ambassador to South Korea in September 2021.
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NagaWorld: Covid-19 losses drove layoffs
Nagaworld has issued a statement regarding the impacts of Covid-19 on its operations in response to the recent strike by some of its employees, saying the pandemic led to $77 million in losses and forced it to lay off thousands of workers.
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ormer general’s appeal over lockdown breach fails
The Supreme Court on January 24 upheld the 18-month prison sentence handed down to a former two-star general for violating government lockdown orders in April last year. The decision followed a hearing on January 17.
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NagaWorld Issues Statement That It Encourages Unions
In a rare public statement amid ongoing protests, NagaWorld denied accusations that it targeted union employees as part of mass layoffs last year that have led to a monthlong strike by casino workers and the arrests of senior union leaders and members.
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Relatives and supporters gather at memorial for murdered union leader Chea Vichea
Chak Sopheap, executive director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights said that impunity runs rampant in Cambodia with Chea Vichea’s case only one example of the failures of Cambodia’s judicial system to bring perpetrators of human rights violations to justice.
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M’kiri officials under scrutiny over land
Pen Ean, a personal adviser to Prime Minister Hun Sen, has submitted a letter to Minister of Interior Sar Kheng requesting that the ministry review the case O’Raing district governor Seak Mony of Mondulkiri province and other officials in that district who allegedly conspired to take state land and the land of indigenous peoples for their own benefit.
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Interior ministry suggests seven anti-hacking tricks
The current royalist Funcinpec led by “acting president” Prince Norodom Chakravuth has called on his aunt, former Funcinpec president and half-sister of King Norodom Sihamoni, Princess Norodom Arunrasmy, to help him lead the party to regain popularity amid a dispute over the presidency after the death of Prince Norodom Ranariddh.
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CHRC, French envoys talk rights
The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) and the French embassy in Phnom Penh have pledged to deepen and improve relations between the two countries, especially on human rights cooperation, with both sides agreeing that this is an area that requires attention.
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Corruption: Why More Has to Be Done in Cambodia
ech Pisey is executive director of Transparency International Cambodia, which is the country chapter of the NGO Transparency International whose goal is to stop corruption and promote accountability and integrity in all sectors of society.
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