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PM: Resumption of Sokha trial to be decided by court
Prime Minister Hun Sen has confirmed that former opposition leader Kem Sokha’s treason case will be decided by the courts according to procedure, said government spokesperson Phay Siphan.
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Mekong region under threat, report claims
A recent report by the Regional Community Forestry Training Centre (RECOFTC) said villagers living around Srepok Wildlife Sanctuary had recently reported illegal loggers in the forest and they took action by seizing some of the perpetrators’ chainsaws.
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Call to reduce discrimination against LGBT community
The Cambodian Human Rights Committee has called on the public and families with LGBT members, to avoid discrimination, violence, and psychological oppression against them.
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Financial bills heading to NA
The Council of Ministers has approved six draft laws including that on anti-money laundering, terrorism financing and counter-proliferation financing. The bills are considered urgent and would be sent to the National Assembly (NA) for deliberation in no later than a week.
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Cambodia commits to Anti-Financing of Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction
Cambodia has strongly affirmed its opposition to weapons of mass destruction, WMD, through two new draft laws approved on Friday, May 15.
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Official shrugs off M’kiri land grab claim
Mondulkiri provincial Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction director Mao Chamroeun has denied allegations he collaborated with a third party to steal land from indigenous people.
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VOA Khmer radio station allowed to resume broadcasts
The Minister of Information on Friday allowed the return of VOA Khmer to radio broadcasting via Women’s Media Centre FM102 and FM103.50MHz following its suspension in 2017 for failing to complete the requirements for its legal registration at the Ministry of Information.
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Suth Dina pardoned as special case: Justice Ministry
The Justice Ministry said yesterday that the royal pardon for Suth Dina, former Cambodian Ambassador to South Korea, was granted based on a request made by Prime Minister Hun Sen as a “special case”.
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IDEA asks the government to help informal workers
Independent Democracy of Informal Economy Association (IDEA) has asked the government to help support street vendors and tuk-tuk drivers as they feel the pinch amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Law to identify citizens set to be finalised at year’s end
At a Wednesday meeting on the 2020 action plan of the General Department of Identity (GDI), Minister of Interior Sar Kheng urged the department to accelerate the drafting of a law entitled “Civic Registration, Registration Statistics and Identification.”
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Sar Kheng asks provincial governors to stem illegal border crossings
Interior Minister Sar Kheng has ordered all governors of provinces bordering Thailand to prevent migrant workers from sneaking into Thailand in a move to curb the coronavirus.
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CSOs voice concern over state of emergency law
A government spokesman said civil society organisations (CSOs) don’t seem to understand the purpose and content of the state of emergency law.
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No Covid, no Sokha trial
Despite no new cases of Coronavirus the trial of former opposition leader Kem Sokha remains delayed indefinitely, leaving his treason charge in limbo.
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K Chhnang radio owner grilled over ‘inciting’ broadcast
The Ministry of Information revoked the licence of FM 99.75 and had its online radio station, Rittysen, owner Sok Uddom arrested by Kampong Chhnang provincial police following the broadcast of a Facebook video.
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Government rejects NGO report on “war on drugs”
The government criticised a report released by Amnesty International on their website yesterday. The report speaks about human rights violations committed over the government’s “war on drug” campaign. It has resulted in tens of thousands of people being arrested since it started in 2017.
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Governors told to prevent illegal border crossings
In a letter to governors of provinces bordering neighbouring countries on Wednesday, Minister of Interior Sar Kheng introduced measures to prevent Cambodians from crossing illegally into neighbouring countries.
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Court: ‘journalist’ nabbed for fraud
Police in Siem Reap arrested a self-proclaimed journalist Wednesday on charges he allegedly impersonated an environment official to extort money from a business owner in Siem Reap’s Kralanh district.
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Appeal Court turns down Sokha’s complaint against new evidence
The Court of Appeal yesterday rejected a complaint by former opposition leader Kem Sokha’s lawyers who opposed a decision made by Phnom Penh Municipal Court judges to accept new evidence submitted by the prosecution.
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Restrictions tightened as migrant workers attempt to cross borders
Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Wednesday sent a letter to the provincial governors of Battambang, Banteay Meanchey, Siem Reap and Oddar Meanchey to tighten lockdowns in their border checkpoints as some migrant workers attempt to illegally cross into neighbouring countries in search of a job.
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Radio station owner arrested for incitement
A little-known radio station owner in Kampong Chhnang province was arrested yesterday for inciting villagers to encroach on state land within Aural Wildlife Sanctuary.
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