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About 60 NagaWorld strikers detained for quarantine after resuming protest
Phnom Penh Municipal police chief Sar Thet warned police would arrest workers who come to protest amidst the ongoing surge of detected Omicron infections in Phnom Penh.
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Rush for antiviral meds as new Omicron cases rocket
The Ministry of Health and Covid-19 commissions across the country have urged the public to increase vigilance amid a surge in Omicron cases, as some in the capital began stocking up on antiviral medication to prepare for the possibility of catching the virus.
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Post Ministry launches ‘MPTC Speed Test’ for internet users
The Ministry of Post and Telecommunication has assured to protect the rights and confidentiality of all consumers using telecommunication services while focusing to improve transparency and data security of those, especially using internet device.
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Siem Ream Official Denies Accusations of Land Encroachment
In her Feb. 14 complaint to the Siem Reap Provincial Court, businesswoman Ly Oum Eng said Banteay Srei district governor Khim Finan is mobilizing people from other areas to build fences around 148 hectares of land in the district that Eng says is hers.
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Project to protect civil society, media and human rights defenders
Cambodian Center for Human Rights executive director Chak Sopheap welcomed the UN project and support from the Australian Embassy to protect human rights defenders, advance civic space, and encourage the Government to address human rights violations in Cambodia.
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Breaking: Sixty NagaWorld Workers Shoved into Buses, Taken to Prek Pnov Facility
Authorities detained about 60 NagaWorld workers Monday evening and took them to a quarantine facility in Prek Pnov district as the workers attempted to resume their strike near the casino complex.
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Kem Sokha: Not Running Away from the People is the Best Option
Kem Sokha, the former president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), in an apparent reference to his former colleagues, said that he did not run away from the people and has stayed to deal with Cambodian politics.
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A Rare Banteng Is Killed by Poachers in a Wildlife Sanctuary in Oddar Meanchey Province
A male banteng weighing around 300 kilograms died in the Sorng Rukhavorn Wildlife Sanctuary in Oddar Meanchey Province on Feb. 18 due to injuries caused by an illegal hunter’s trap.
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NagaWorld rallies: 19 more former staff test Covid positive
Among the 78 protesters who were swabbed on February 18 in a second round of Covid-19 tests, 19 came back positive as of 5pm, the Phnom Penh municipal Department of Health said in a notice.
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Ex-CNRP commune chief freed after serving time
A former court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party commune chief was released from prison on Wednesday after he has served his five-year jail term for inciting porters to protest in front of the Poipet Customs and Excise Office building in Banteay Meanchey province in 2015.
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Hun Sen Jokes on Stage About Officials’ Taste for KTVs
In a speech in Kratie on Wednesday, Hun Sen said his officials’ wives should not give him a hard time for their husbands being like “birds out of their cages” when they go on a “mission” outside their homes.
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Ministry refutes report on North Korean operations in Cambodia
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has refuted an “unfounded report” by a well-known North Korean monitoring website that accused Cambodia of “abetting Pyongyang’s intelligence operations and illegal economic activities”.
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Another 13 NagaWorld protestors detected with COVID-19
The announcement was made by the Department of Health of the Phnom Penh Capital Administration, who state that on February 17, 2022, a team of doctors from the Phnom Penh Municipal Administration of Health conducted a sample test to detect COVID-19 on 182 other former NagaWorld employees in the second group of protesters.
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United Nations urges government to protect civic spaces and independent media
Chak Sopheap, executive director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), said via email that individuals who dare report on issues deemed “sensitive” in criticizing governmental policies and actions, or who work in the pursuit of causes that impede the ruling elite’s agenda, have been increasingly targeted in recent years.
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Police Turn Away Summoned NagaWorld Workers as Case Moves to Court
NagaWorld workers have had their strike brought to an abrupt halt after local officials demanded they get tested for Covid-19 and self-isolate for seven days, after one worker tested positive for the virus. Even after finishing their mandated quarantine, workers have not said when or how they will resume their protest, which, according to City Hall, can now only take place at the new Freedom Park in the city’s outskirts.
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Grassroots Party Says Svay Rieng Official Blocking Their Activities
The Grassroots Democratic Party in Svay Rieng province has declared a commune chief intends to obstruct the party’s campaign activities in his jurisdiction.
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Lawyers allege tampering on Kem Sokha videos
Chak Sopheap, executive director of the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights who was present to observe the hearing, said the two sides continually interrupted one another with accusations of not following procedure or causing deliberate delays. Tensions between the government and defence lawyers persisted until the judge was forced to intervene and remind them to stop exchanging barbs and attacking each other, she said.
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Hun Sen orders authorities not to stifle political parties before upcoming elections
Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the authorities not to threaten or disturb the activities of political parties before and during the election campaign, in order to safeguard the country’s democratic space.
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Secret weapon: CP recruits ex-commune chiefs to become strongest opposition
According to the National Election Committee (NEC), political parties have three days to register their candidates, from March 4 to 6, and it has set seven days to review and decide on the applications with a deadline of April 24.
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Cambodia's Internet gateway raises fears of China-style surveillance
With such a broad mandate, the gateway will facilitate "mass surveillance", said Sopheap Chak, executive director of CCHR, a non-profit.
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