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Youth activists deny incitement charge after protesting unionist’s arrest
Four youth activists with the Khmer Thavrak and Khmer Student Intelligent League who were arrested last year and charged with incitement for protesting a unionist’s arrest maintained their innocence at a court hearing in Phnom Penh Tuesday as part of a sprawling case rights activists have called politically motivated.
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Commune chief denies selling community land to private company during C-19 crisis
A commune chief in Banteay Meanchey province‘s Preah Netr Preah district has denied an accusation hurled at him by some 800 families that he sold 120 hectares of flooded forest community land in the forest to a private company.
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On Trial Again After Covid Delay, Activists Say They Have No Regrets
Youth activists who were charged with incitement over their participation in protests for the release of jailed unionist Rong Chhun defended their innocence in their second trial hearing on Tuesday, saying their actions amounted to freedom of expression.
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Patients Struggle to Access Medical Treatment as Hospitals Fear COVID-19
Cambodians have complained of struggling to access medical treatment amid the pandemic which has seen hospitals reluctant to treat patients for fear of COVID-19.
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Six arrested for spreading Covid in Siem Reap
The Siem Reap Provincial Court has charged and remanded in custody six shop owners and store managers for violating Covid-19 preventative measures and transmitting the coronavirus.
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Koh Kong’s Mass Land Privatization Elicits Doubt, Laughter From Villagers
Hailing from Takeo province, Sokna, 41, says she and her husband arrived in the area about 10 years ago, when there was no dirt road for her to sell drinks and snacks along. Most of the people living in the area don’t own land, and if they do, like Sokna, it’s less than 1 hectare registered with commune or district authorities — a “soft title” that gives owners weaker claim to their land.
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An act of mercy: Women who stole can of milk powder to feed sick grandmother is acquitted
A woman who stole a can of milk powder to give to her sick grandmother was been released without charge by Phnom Penh police – and has been given $150 by the Kandal Provincial Prosecutor to help her feed her family.
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Military Officer’s Company Fined $200,000 for Digging Dirt Without License
A military officer’s development company has been fined about $200,000 for extracting red dirt in Kampot province without a licence, in what a Mines and Energy Ministry spokesperson said was the only major fine imposed by the ministry this year.
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Banteay Srei Residents Defy Apsara Authority’s Offer to Claim Their Land
Around 20 families are refusing to accept a deal from Apsara Authority to move to smaller plots of land in Siem Reap province’s Banteay Srei district, with the Angkor park management threatening to sue them in two weeks.
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Phnom Penh authorities gear up to jab children aged 12-17
Phnom Penh municipal authorities are getting ready to vaccinate the 12-17 age group at more than 40 locations when this latest round of vaccinations begins on Sunday.
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In ‘Covid Era,’ Siem Reap’s Souvenir Handicrafts at Risk of Fading Away
Tourists have all but disappeared from Siem Reap, home to the Angkor Archaeological Park, for about 15 months now. Those who painted or made handicrafts near Angkor Wat have lost their incomes almost completely.
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China denies Mekong hacking
As the US and its allies joined hands last week to expose what they allege to be China’s Ministry of State Security’s malicious cyber activities around the world, the attention also turned to Cambodia with the US Department of Justice claiming that four Chinese hackers stole data concerning the Mekong River from a Cambodian ministry in January of 2018.
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Civil Society Groups Urge Siem Reap Province to Reconsider its Decision to Expel People from their Land within 15 Days
Civil society groups have decried the Siem Reap Provincial Administration imposing a 15-day ultimatum on families caught in a land dispute in Banteay Srei District to comply with its policy decision.
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Three parties dissolved for inaction
The Supreme Court on July 12 dissolved three political parties following complaints from the Ministry of Interior.
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Arrest of U.S National’s Murderer Brings Relief to Family, Investigators Silent on Details
The family and those looking for the murderer of U.S. national Katherine Ann Grgich said they were shocked, but relieved, to hear that the perpetrator was found last month, eight years after she was found murdered on Koh Rong island.
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Laid off Siem Reap airport staff protest to demand full payment
Roughly 80 workers gathered and held placards in front of the airport, urging the government and company to speed up settlement after negotiations with the provincial labor department fell apart early this year.
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CNRP Activist Arrested After Returning to Cambodia to Start a Business
A court in central Cambodia’s Kampong Speu province has detained a former opposition party council member who recently returned from Thailand, sending her to prison following her arrest without a warrant on Friday, Cambodian sources said.
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Former CNRP Kampong Speu commune chief imprisoned
A former opposition commune chief in Kampong Speu province was arrested and detained on charges of incitement on Thursday in connection with her alleged involvement in the planned return of former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president Sam Rainsy on November 9, 2019.
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Suspended Official Claims Injustice as Hun Sen Steps Into Kickboxing Controversy
In their Kun Khmer title bout this month, Moeun Mekhea rammed Khim Bora onto the floor of the ring, knocking his opposite unconscious.
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After Gov’t Warning, Smart Says Number Transfer Was a One-Off Incident
Malaysia-based Telecom provider Smart Axiata admitted Friday there was one case where a customer’s existing number had been transferred to a new subscriber, after the Telecommunications Ministry warned of punitive action against the service provider for transferring active numbers.
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