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Tens of thousands go to town
The National Election Committee (NEC) yesterday said about 50,000 people from five popular parties have participated in the first three days of the Commune Election campaign in the capital.
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Cambodian opposition party’s signs vandalized in council campaign
Members of Cambodia’s largest opposition party said on Tuesday their campaign signs for June 5 elections in southern Siem Reap province were vandalized and destroyed in the latest of a pattern of harassment.
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Ruling Party Complains Against Candlelight’s ‘Change’ Slogan
The ruling CPP has filed complaints against four Candlelight commune chief candidates in Pailin for using a slogan calling for the removal of “the commune chief serving the party.”
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Hun Sen gives factory workers 2-day break for June elections
The government will give all factory workers two days off to participate in the June 5 commune council elections. Owners of factories and manufacturing enterprises will be required to pay wages and other benefits as normal.
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Canteran Garment Factory Workers Take Dispute to Labor Ministry
Workers demanding legal compensation from a shuttered garment factory gathered outside the Labor Ministry on Monday to file a petition seeking its intervention.
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CPP files complaints against Candlelight Party in Pailin town
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has filed three complaints against the Candlelight Party in Pailin town for using “inappropriate words” in contravention of Article 71 of the law on commune council elections, according to the National Election Committee (NEC).
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Adhoc Five’ Lose Appeal Against Convictions
The Appeal Court on Monday upheld the already-served sentences against five human rights officials who were convicted of bribing the alleged lover of an opposition leader.
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Two-day alcohol ban planned during Commune Election
The government announced yesterday that it will enforce a two-day ban on the consumption of alcohol during the upcoming Commune Election to promote a free, fair, and non-violent environment.
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Khmer Times Publisher Acquitted of Sexual Harassment Charge
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court acquitted the publisher of the Khmer Times newspaper of sexual harassment charges Monday afternoon, in a case relating to accusations of sexual advances made to a former employee.
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Political parties hail PM’s move to issue ID cards to Cambodians
Several political parties have hailed Prime Minister Hun Sen’s initiative to issue identity cards to all Cambodians residing overseas so that they can vote or conduct business in Cambodia.
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Election fever: Parties kick off polls campaigns with sweet promises
As the Commune Election campaigns kicked off this weekend, the leaders and senior officials of the most popular political parties have made a lot of promises to get support from voters across the country with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and main opposition Candlelight Party targeting a “victorious” outcome.
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New joint initiative launched to protect garment workers
A social initiative established by multiple non-profit organisations was launched yesterday to raise inclusive social protection for those who work in the garment industry.
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Dam-Displaced Residents Allege Company’s Encroachment
A few dozen families in Stung Treng’s Sesan district are accusing an agriculture company of bulldozing the land they say they moved to after the Lower Sesan 2 Hydropower Dam flooded their land.
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EBA loss won’t hurt Kingdom’s exports: PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen has said that the EU’s partial withdrawal of its “Everything But Arms” (EBA) scheme will not affect Cambodia's exports to the bloc, which have continued to grow steadily in spite of multiple crises, including Covid-19.
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Campaigning Kicks Off for June 5 Commune Election
VOD reporters followed the launch of the official campaigning period for the June 5 commune election on Saturday morning. The Candlelight Party held a march through Phnom Penh, while the ruling CPP conducted gatherings within communes. Other parties like the Grassroots Democratic Party and the Khmer National United Party also kicked off their campaigning.
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Justice ministry in new push to step up work effectiveness
The justice ministry has termed 2022 as the year for “strengthening work discipline and ethics for officials in the judicial sector”, in a purported bid to improve work effectiveness.
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US to open investigation into shoe-throwing incident
The United States said that it will be opening an investigation into the individual who hurled a show at Prime Minister Hun Sen during the Premier’s visit to the country.
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Cambodia’s commune campaign to test country’s electoral integrity
Cambodia will launch a two-week election campaign for local commune councils Saturday, a contest for grassroots bodies that won’t tip the scales of power in a country autocratic Prime Minister Hun Sen has ruled for nearly four decades, but also seen as a measure of electoral integrity.
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City Officials ‘Don’t Know’ of Sewage Concerns Despite Arrests Over Issue
Authorities stopped environmentalists investigating sewage flows into Phnom Penh rivers a year ago, jailing them for plotting. But black, foul-smelling discharges are continuing even as city officials said this week that they were unaware of a problem.
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Land Minister Chea Sophara Sex Defamation Case in Supreme Court
A ruling party official is facing a slew of charges brought by the Land Ministry after posting online a woman’s sexual allegations against minister Chea Sophara.
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