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Five former police officers on trial after soliciting bribes
THE trial of five former National Police officers, accused of soliciting bribes in exchange for the release of 18 Chinese nationals, began yesterday in Phnom Penh Municipal Court. The Chinese had been detained as they were suspected of operating a VoIP extortion scam in Kampong Speu province last year.
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Political comeback bid: Former opposition party leaders seek to form party
After three years of political inactivity following a five-year ban, some former senior members of the court-dissolved CNRP are planning to form a new party to challenge the ruling Cambodian People's Party in the next election.
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US accused of not cooperating with human trafficking assessment
The National Police have said that the US assessment of Cambodia, which placed it on the Tier 2 Watch List of the Trafficking in Persons report for the second consecutive year, lacks transparency.
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CSOs call on government to scrap public order draft law
Thirty-six civil society organizations have signed a joint statement calling for the government to scrap the public order draft law (PODL).
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CSOs: Drop public order law
A joint statement issued by 36 civil society organizations over the weekend urged the government to drop its recent draft law on public order that they said will harm women's rights.
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Academics: Kingdom ready for EBA, Covid
Cambodia has been well-equipped to handle the socio-economic fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic and the EU's partial withdrawal of its 'Everything But Arms' (EBA) preferential trade scheme, academics said on Friday.
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Concern over ‘border-some’ buildings now
Cambodian authorities have expressed concern over new development in the 'border-some' tents issue after the Vietnamese authorities replaced some of them with structures made up of concrete and wood.
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Maintain ‘good’ relations with all
Cambodian academics said the Kingdom needs to maintain good relations with all countries if it is to stimulate the economy.
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Gov’t rejects CSO request for amendment to Lango
After examining a request by civil society organizations (CSOs) to amend 14 articles of the Law on Associations and NGOs (Lango), a government working group decided that the requests were unreasonable.
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More security for quarantine centres
The Health Ministry issued a letter on Saturday mandating governors in the capital and provinces to strengthen security and order in all quarantine centres to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
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VN ‘violates’ border with concrete shelter
Kandal provincial authorities said the Vietnamese military are turning one of their 10 makeshift tents along the border into a concrete shelter.
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Ex-CNRP members eye return to politics
Three former senior officials of the Supreme Court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) have requested Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior Sar Kheng to remove the ban that bars them from politics.
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Son Chhay asks for political rights to be restored
A prominent former lawmaker from the court-dissolved Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP), Son Chhay, has requested Interior Minister Sar Kheng to help lift the ban on him from being active in politics.
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Minister lashes out at critics of VN border map
Minister of National Defence Tea Banh warned on Thursday he will not forgive those who have criticised his Vietnamese border map.
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Pagodas prepare Covid measures for Pchum Ben
Minister of Cults and Religions Chhit Sokhon instructed directors of all provincial and municipal departments to work with Buddhist leaders to reduce the risk of Covid-19 during the upcoming Kan Ben and Pchum Ben festivals.
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NBTC seeks more blood donors to save lives amid pandemic
The National Blood Transfusion Center (NBTC) is facing shortages of blood amid COVID-19 pandemic as patients still need at least 270 bags of blood per day to save lives.
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Milestone reached in border demarcation: Cambodia-Vietnam border maps to be sent to UN
Border Affairs Committee chairman Var Kimhong said yesterday that the government will send copies of newly-drawn border topographic maps between Cambodia and Vietnam to be kept at the United Nations for international recognition.
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Verifying the truth over border demarcation: PM orders probe into claims about lost land
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday ordered Cambodia Border Affairs Committee chairman Var Kimhong to meet with villagers at the demarcated border areas in Tboung Khmum province, who claimed their farmlands have been lost to Vietnam.
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Reflective stickers advised for heavy vehicles to reduce accidents
In a bid to reduce traffic accidents, owners of heavy trucks and vehicles are advised to use high visibility reflective stickers of specified colour and size.
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Interior Ministry takes input on Lango draft
Representatives from more than 70 civil society organisations met with the Ministry of Interior on Tuesday to discuss requests submitted to it for the draft Law on Associations and NGOs (Lango).
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