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‘Please Release Us’: Youth Activists Seek Bail 9 Months After Arrest
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday denied bail to five members of activist group Khmer Thavrak and two members of the Khmer Student Intelligent League Association, as the defendants urged that they had already been in jail for as long as nine months.
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Opinion: Yubi — Yes, This Is the Way It Has Been
Last week, the story of Mean Pich Rita, a 19 year-old student, beauty queen and TV presenter, sparked outcry among Cambodian social media users.
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Former Opposition Deputy Applies for ‘Political Rehabilitation’
A former vice president of the outlawed opposition CNRP has broken with the strident wing of the party in asking the government to be reinstated to politics this week, a course of action that a party co-founder has previously criticized as effective betrayal.
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Holiday joy again: Nearly 50,000 used holiday weekend to visit tourist spots
Following the lifting of the inter-provincial travel ban, nearly 50,000 people took advantage of King Norodom Sihamoni’s birthday holiday and the weekend to tour the country.
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Eight Tried for ‘Incitement’ Over Protest at Chinese Embassy
Six defendants who were arrested for protesting outside the Chinese Embassy on Paris Peace Agreements Day in October, as well as two others at large, faced trial on Monday for incitement at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court.
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Tycoon’s daughter and son-in-law arrested in unravelling drama
In the latest turn of events, tycoon Heng Sear’s daughter and son-in-law were arrested on Saturday in Phnom Penh having allegedly hired photographers to ruin the reputation of MyTV presenter Mean Pich Rita, who is embattled in court cases with Sear.
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Cause for hope: Whopping number of recoveries outpace new C-19 cases
The number of recoveries over the past two days have vastly outpaced new cases and is providing much needed solace amid the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Stop Issuing Land Titles in Protected Areas, Provincial Governors Told
The Environment Ministry has told all provincial governors to immediately stop the issuing of land certificates in protected areas such as biodiversity corridors, saying 70 sanctuaries in 11 provinces were facing encroachment.
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500,000 more vaccines arrive
Cambodia has received an additional 500,000 doses of the Sinovac vaccine from China that was ordered by the government.
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Hundreds of people block road as airport project damages rice crops
Around 200 people affected by a mega-airport project in Kandal province have been protesting the damaging of their rice crop by developers by blocking the road to the project’s site in Kandal Stung since Friday.
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Officials worry about rise in provincial COVID-19 cases after lockdown lifted
Officials in some provinces say they are tracking larger-than-usual numbers of COVID-19 cases since Phnom Penh’s lockdown was lifted earlier this month, along with an inter-province travel ban.
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Villagers’ Tents Guard Rice Fields on Airport Land in Face of Bulldozers
Kandal province villagers have erected tents to stand guard over their rice fields on the site of Phnom Penh’s new airport development, as two bulldozers arrived and began to clear the area.
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PM commends National Police on 76th anniversary
Prime Minister Hun Sen commended the National Police forces across the Kingdom for maintaining stability and security in his message during the 76th anniversary of the National Police Founding Day over the weekend.
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Tycoon’s Daughter, Son-in-Law Arrested in Student Attempted-Rape Case
The daughter and son-in-law of tycoon Heng Sier — who is accused of attempted rape by a university student — were arrested after recruiting lookalikes to make a video reenactment of the businessman’s encounter with her, and also shared pornographic images allegedly of the student.
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Nearly 2,000 detained for Phnom Penh curfew breach
Municipal police spokesman San Sokseyha told The Post on May 16 that people were detained in two phases. In phase one, the government locked down Phnom Penh from April 15 to May 6 banning travel from 8pm to 5am. During phase two, the municipal administration extended the curfew until May 15.
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Cambodia’s Vaccine Drive Off to Quick Start with A Dose of Coercion
Cambodia has administered at least one shot of a COVID-19 vaccine to over 2 million residents in an aggressive vaccination drive that kicked off in early February. The effort resulted in a high vaccination rate but has been marred with confusion and, more recently, coercion.
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Phnom Penh Lockdown Guide
Phnom Penh continues to ease lockdown restrictions in most parts of the city, as of the week of May 14: City Hall posted a map of the new zoning areas on May 12, as shown below.
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Covid-19 Cases Decline in Former Epicenters, Provincial Disclosures Uneven
Just over a week after Phnom Penh began a widespread easing of Covid-19 restrictions, Preah Sihanouk province has lifted red zones, Prey Veng is publishing photos of people who tested positive with Covid-19, and some provinces appear not to be releasing new infection numbers at all.
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CPP labels Rainsy’s call for revolt and march as ‘cowardly’
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party yesterday blasted former opposition leader Sam Rainsy for calling on people to march to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s residence as well as revolt against the government.
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TV presenter released on bail following request from PM’s lawyers
Former Miss Grand Cambodia contestant Mean Pich Rita, who was charged with theft and the use of violence following a complaint from Oknha Heng Sier, was released on bail Thursday morning after lawyers for Prime Minister Hun Sen sent a letter to the court supporting her bail claim and calling for a thorough investigation.
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