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  • Rights Monitors Raise Concerns Over Detention of Cambodian Youth Activists

    Rhona Smith, who is in her second mandate as a rights rapporteur to Cambodia, said in a Facebook post that she was concerned about the recent arrest of individuals, including a monk, on 'incitement' charges, which she said was in violation of articles in the Cambodian Constitution.

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  • New Cambodia-Vietnam border gate set to open soon

    Cambodia will be opening a new border gate ' Prey Vor international border gate ' in Kampong Ror district, Svay Rieng province, at the border with Vietnam's Long An province, in a move to facilitate cross-border goods transport.

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  • Cambodia reminds OHCHR to respect sovereignty and domestic jurisdiction of states

    The Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia in Geneva squarely rejected a misleading and fallacious conclusion of Ms. Ravina Shamdasani, Spokesperson for the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, as to the Kingdom's application of relevant laws seeking to shield law-abiding citizens and to guarantee peace, social order and public health for everyone, it said.

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  • Hun Manet Warns Troops of Opposition Attempts to Sow Dissension

    Army Commander Hun Manet asked troops to be wary of opposition groups attempting to sow dissent among the ranks in an attempt to destroy peace, which is a thinly-veiled reference to Sam Rainsy's past calls for the military to disobey orders if asked to kill Cambodian citizens.

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  • Minimum wage for workers up to $192 for 2021

    Prime Minister Hun Sen has decided to increase the minimum wage for garment industry workers by $2 per month for next year.

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  • S Reap major road project to be completed by 2022

    Blueprints for a Siem Reap construction project to build or fix 38 roads totalling 98.34km are due to be unveiled on September 23. The project is scheduled to be completed in late 2021

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  • Next year’s minimum wage set at $190

    The National Council on Minimum Wage has set the 2021 minimum wage at $190 per month for workers in the textile, garment, and footwear industries, according to the Ministry of Labour.

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  • Sokhonn to join first Mekong-US meeting

    Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn is scheduled to attend the first Mekong-US-partnership ministerial meeting today via video conference.

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  • Man grilled over land clearing in P Sihanouk

    Preah Sihanouk provincial police questioned a man on Wednesday in connection with land clearing at the multi-use areas of Prek Teuk Sap Kbal Chhay in Prey Nop district's Bit Traing commune.

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  • Vietnam replaces border tents with concrete structures

    Vietnamese soldiers have upgraded 'border-some' tents with structures made up of concrete and wood in six locations along the undemarcated areas border areas near Kandal province, authorities said.

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  • Journalists posing as police arrested

    Police in Preah Sihanouk province have arrested four local journalists, a construction worker and a Chinese national who allegedly posed as police officers, planted drugs in a Chinese tourist's car and extorted $2,3000 from his family in exchange for his release.

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  • Minimum wage to be decided

    The National Council on Minimum Wage will decide on a wage increase for workers in the garment, footwear, textile and travel product sectors at a meeting on Thursday after a figure could not be reached at a tripartite meeting on Wednesday.

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  • Smith asked to respect HRC rules

    The Permanent Mission of Cambodia to the UN called for the Special Rapporteur to Cambodia, Rhona Smith, to 'strictly observe' the Human Rights Council's code of conduct and manual of operational procedures.

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  • Police chief’s sexual abuse case not ‘crime’

    Ministry of Interior spokesman Khieu Sopheak said the complaint filed by women police officers against Kampong Thom police chief Ouk Kosal over sexual harassment did not carry a criminal offence as the complaint concerned administrative work.

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  • Sokha’s movements under surveillance

    After keeping a low profile for a while following a Phnom Penh Municipal Court warning that he may have been involved in political activities during previous public appearances, former opposition leader Kem Sokha has been spotted visiting provinces by authorities secretly monitoring him.

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  • UN rapporteur told to follow code of conduct

    The Cambodian Permanent Mission to the UN Office in Geneva on Wednesday urged UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Cambodia Rhona Smith to strictly observe the code of conduct and her office's operations manual.

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  • Oxfam announces project to protect 78,000 marginalised workers in Kingdom

    Oxfam announced yesterday it will launch a new project with in-country partners and international funding aimed at providing social protection for over 78,000 marginalised workers in Cambodia amid the global pandemic.

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  • Activists summoned in 2015 land dispute case in Preah Vihear

    Preah Vihear Provincial Court prosecutor Phy Sithorng issued a summons for four forest activists to appear in court on September 14 over charges of incitement to commit a felony after PNT Co Ltd filed a complaint against them concerning a 2015 land dispute.

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  • Minimum wage discussions continue

    The second-round meeting of the National Council on Minimum Wage yesterday was not been able to reach an agreement on the figure for 2021's minimum wage.

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  • Cambodia, VN ministers talk Covid-19 cooperation

    Minister of National Defence Tea Banh and several senior military officers held a virtual conference on Tuesday with Banh's Vietnamese counterpart General Ngo Xuan Lich to discuss the two countries' cooperation in the Covid-19 fight.

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