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PM Hun Sen Shares Cambodia’s Win-win Policy Success to Myanmar (Video inside)
During a recent official visit to Myanmar, Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen shared Cambodia’s win-win policy success in achieving national reconciliation, absolute peace, stability, development and prosperity.
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NagaWorld protests continue despite incitement charges for unionists
Around 400 NagaWorld workers continued their peaceful strike on Thursday, despite the recent arrests of union president Chhim Sithar and more than two dozen workers and unionists.
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Geneva Mission defends arrests at NagaWorld protests
The Cambodian Permanent Mission to the UN Office in Geneva on January 6 responded to concerns expressed by four special rapporteurs on the arrests of former employees of the integrated resort NagaWorld who had been protesting for nearly 20 days.
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Election amendments not to compromise counting process: NEC
The National Election Committee (NEC) on January 6 issued a letter addressing concerns related to the vote-counting process, stressing that all procedures would be carried out neutrally and impartially.
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Drug authority calls for controls of chemical imports
The National Authority for Combatting Drugs (NACD) has called for the strengthening of controls related to the import of commercial quantities of chemicals.
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BREAKING: Phnom Penh Court Detains Two Protest Leaders, Allegedly Charged with Incitement to Cause Social Unrest
Phnom Penh Municipal Court (PPMC) investigating judge Im Vannak ordered to detain two protest leaders Chhim Sithar and Sok Narith, allegedly charged with incitement to cause serious social unrest in accordance with article 494 and 495 of the penal code, according to the separate orders seen by Fresh News on Wednesday.
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‘A Thousand Sithars’: NagaWorld Unionist Was Prepared for Arrest
Chhim Sithar has been preparing herself for arrest, cutting her hair and staying away from her home to protect her family. The more challenging task for the laid-off president of NagaWorld’s union, though, is preparing her union members for her inevitable arrest.
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Regional Court of Appeal upholds dropping of incitement charges against Ex-Daily reporters
Tboung Khmum province’s regional court of appeal on Tuesday upheld a lower court’s decision to drop the incitement charges against former Cambodia Daily journalists Aun Pheap and Zsombor Peter.
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NagaWorld Workers’ Protest Resumes, Demanding Union Leaders’ Release
Local rights group Licadho confirmed that Sithar and Narith were sent to pretrial detention Wednesday afternoon, whereas Kongkea was released on bail and placed under judicial supervision. Court documents released on Fresh News at 6 p.m. confirmed the same information.
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Nine charged over NagaWorld protest
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has charged nine former employees of the integrated resort NagaWorld on January 3 with “incitement to commit a felony” in accordance with articles 494 and 495 of the Criminal Code that covers the staging of protests for more than 10 consecutive days.
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Cambodia’s new tax law gives incentives to green business
Arecently promulgated update to a 2003 law on investment is redefining incentives for more than a dozen business sectors. This is only the Kingdom’s second investment law and it expands the range of environmentally focused organisations eligible for incentives.
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NagaWorld Strike: Eight out of 30 Detained Remain in Custody
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has decided to release Sok Kongkea, one of the NagaWorld union leaders on bail, while Chhim Sithar—the union’s president—and Sok Narith both remain in custody.
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BREAKING: Phnom Penh Court Allegedly Charges Nine Protesters with Incitement to Cause Social Unrest
The prosecution of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court (PPMC) decided to allegedly charge nine illegal protesters in front of Naga World for inciting riots to cause serious social unrest, a violation of article 494 and 495 of the penal code, according to the press release seen by Fresh News on Monday.
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Appeal Court Drops Charges Against Former Cambodia Daily Journalists
A provincial court of appeals has upheld a decision to drop charges against two former Cambodia Daily journalists, potentially bringing to an end a long-running criminal case that has dogged the reporters after the shuttering of their publication.
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Cambodia Targets Carbon Neutrality by 2050: What Next?
Cambodia unveiled its long-term strategy to achieve carbon neutrality, becoming the third least developed country to set such ambitious plan after the government submitted the policy to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) on December 30, 2021
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Year in Review
As we head into the new year, here is a quick review of the biggest news stories of 2021 as well as 10 of our picks for best articles from last year. Land and the courts were again major points of contention, while gender issues and human trafficking rose to the fore.
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NagaWorld Union Leader Chhim Sithar Arrested Arriving to Rally
After more than two weeks of protests and more than 20 arrests, the head of the NagaWorld union attempted to join an ongoing strike outside the Phnom Penh casino this afternoon despite an active arrest warrant against her.
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UN translates human rights’ info for indigenous peoples
The United Nations has translated a key human rights’ document into the Tumpoun indigenous peoples’ language so they can understand their right to participate in the development of their community.
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NagaWorld Union Leader Arrested in Chaotic Scenes Outside Australian Embassy
“I witnessed such a brutal arrest of a young, brave woman who represents thousands of workers that have been on strike a number of days,” said Chak Sopheap, director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, who was present at the scene of Sithar’s arrest.
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NagaWorld protest part of ‘conspiracy’
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court and police held a joint-press conference on January 4 to clarify details concerning the arrest of nine former employees of the integrated resort NagaWorld and the charges brought against them, saying that the authorities had clear grounds for taking legal action.
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