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Two migrant workers escape quarantine, one still at large
Two migrant workers who had returned from Thailand escaped quarantine in Banteay Meanchey province last week, with one still being at large.
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NEC rebuffs voter list complaint
The National Election Committee (NEC) issued a statement on January 8 denouncing baseless allegations of irregularities raised by the League for Democracy Party (LDP) about the registration process for last year’s annual update of the voter list.
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The Former Director of the NGO Sovann Komar to Go on Trial for Child Abuse in Phnom Penh
PHNOM PENH--The NGO Sovann Komar’s first case against its former director Sothea Arun is to be heard in Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Jan. 13.
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UN expresses concerns over detention of rights activists
Six UN human rights experts have requested that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation clarify the details surrounding the arrest, detention, “intimidation, surveillance, threats and excessive use of force” against 15 Cambodian rights activists.
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20K jobs await returning migrants.
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has announced that it will provide 20,000 jobs in the domestic market to migrant workers who have returned from Thailand.
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157 Cambodian workers test positive for COVID-19 in Thailand.
The Thai Ministry of Public Health’s Department of Disease Control has reported on its website that 157 Cambodians working in Thailand have tested positive for COVID-19.
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U.S. delays reauthorization of GSP, tariffs now applicable on Cambodian travel goods
The U.S. generalized scheme of preferences (GSP) allows for Cambodian travel goods to enter the world’s largest economy free of tariffs. But, as the U.S. Congress delayed passage of key appropriations bills in late December, the reauthorization of the trade program lapsed, which means U.S. importers would pay “most favored nations” tariffs on Cambodian imports.
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Cambodia and More Than 100 Countries Lose Low Export-Tax Rate to the U.S.
PHNOM PENH--Travel goods manufactured in Cambodia and exported to the United States no longer benefit from the low taxation rate provided by the US Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) scheme.
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Hun Sen Orders Production of TV Drama About Hun Sen
Prime Minister Hun Sen this week issued a decision to establish a committee to produce a television drama series, “The Son Under the Full Moon,” about his life story.
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LDP translating voter list report for delivery to embassies
The League for Democracy Party (LDP) is busy translating the report of irregularities in the 2020 voter list and voter registration process from Khmer into foreign languages for submission to embassies in Cambodia. They are nearing the end of their English translation first.
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CCIM ropes in youngsters in fake news fight against C-19
To get Cambodian youths to spot real and fake news on COVID-19, Cambodian Center for Independent Media (CCIM) had posted a short video contest themed “The challenges youths are facing on social media during COVID-19” on the digital media platforms last year.
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CPP leaders dwell on nation’s gains since Victory Day, 1979
As the Kingdom celebrated the 42nd anniversary of the Victory Day known as “January 7 Day”, the top Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) leaders reminisce their four decades of achievements after the “killing fields” to sustainable development of the country.
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NDP president charged over land grabbing
Nokor Democratic Party’s president has been charged and jailed for alleged land encroachment and fraud in Banteay Meancy province’s Malai district.
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14-Year-Old Calls for Help After Three Weeks in Chinese Police Station
In a voice message, a 14-year-old girl said she was pregnant after four months of abuse by her Chinese “husband,” and was now stuck at a Chinese police station for three weeks hoping Cambodian authorities would bring her home.
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Holiday marks anniversary of nation’s liberation, rebirth
On the occasion of the 42nd anniversary of the liberation of Cambodia from the Khmer Rouge on January 7, 1979, Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed commitment to maintaining and safeguarding peace and prosperity for the nation.
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Economic woes back home for migrants
Since the outbreak of Covid-19 early last year, more than 120,000 out of 1.2 million Cambodian migrant workers in Thailand have returned home, with many facing difficulties to sustain themselves and their families.
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Is anti-Vietnamese sentiment on the decline in Cambodia?
Within Cambodia, that troubled period remains no less contentious, and its presence in the national psyche potent. For most, the Vietnamese intervention and occupation represented merely the latest incursion from its expansionist eastern neighbour, covetous of Cambodian land for centuries, and the passing of subjugation from one oppressor to another.
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Thailand shuts border market amid outbreak
Thai authorities decided to close the Rong Kluea Market located near the Cambodia-Thailand border from January 10 until further notice as part of their efforts to contain a widespread outbreak of Covid-19 in Thailand.
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Government Warns Against Illegal Comedy, Impersonations on TikTok
The Interior Ministry this week warned TikTok users against unwittingly committing crimes of breaching social ethics and laws through illegal “impersonation videos or gesture comedy.”
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Gov’t calls on public to help with wildlife, forestry conservation
Minister of Environment Say Sam Al urged the public to prevent land disputes and contribute to forest and wildlife conservation in the Phnom Tnout-Phnom Pok Wildlife Sanctuary.
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