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Brit jailed five years for having sex with minors
Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday sentenced a British man and his Vietnamese wife to five years in prison over the sexual abuse of four young Vietnamese girls in the capital last year.
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Parliament to hold session to amend Law on Political Parties
The National Assembly will hold a plenary session on Thursday to amend the Law on Political Parties that would nullify a ban on some of the 118 former opposition CNRP members barred from politics for five years.
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Government: KNLF party move ‘welcomed 100%’
The president of the Khmer National Liberation Front (KNLF), Sam Serey, said he expected the “procedure” to receive a royal pardon to begin soon.
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Kratie court nabs illegal charcoal kiln operators
Four suspects were detained temporarily by Kratie provincial court after they were arrested on Saturday by Snuol district military police forces and rangers of Keo Seima Wildlife Sanctuary for operation of an illegal charcoal kiln and the unauthorised removal of forest resources.
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Karaoke shop manager charged with trafficking
Preah Vihear Provincial Court yesterday charged a karaoke shop manager with drug use, and trafficking nearly 250 grams of crystal meth at a karaoke shop in Choam Ksan district along the Cambodian-Thai border on Saturday.
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Rights group calls for news fixer’s release
Human Rights Watch yesterday called on the Thai government to immediately release a news fixer arrested at the behest of Cambodian authorities over his role in the production of a sex trafficking documentary dismissed as fake news.
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Ministry says government did not shut down The Cambodia Daily
The Foreign Affairs Ministry yesterday denied an accusation by The Cambodia Daily that the government closed its operations and bank account due to its criticism of the government.
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Battambang military police arrest illegal loggers
Battambang Military Police arrested six suspects on Monday who is accused of felling a luxury timber tree in O’Samril commune’s O’Romchek Krom village in Samlot district. They will be sent to the provincial court on Wednesday.
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KNLF member flees Kingdom amid death threats
A Khmer National Liberation Front member freed from prison last month has fled to Thailand, claiming that he received death threats from anonymous government officials.
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Government asked to ensure reopening of media outlets
The United States embassy in Phnom Penh is urging the government to ensure that Radio Free Asia and Voice of America resume their work in the country without obstruction amid the government’s push to reverse perceived democratic setbacks.
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US Embassy urges reconciliation
The US has urged Cambodia to restore the independence of the media, drop charges against Kem Sokha and other political prisoners, and end the prohibition of political activity by opposition parties.
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Preah Sihanouk authorities stop drainage filling
Authorities in Preah Sihanouk province’s Prey Nop district on Tuesday stopped the filling-in of a canal that serves as water drainage.
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Sar Kheng supports political party law amendment
Interior Minister Sar Kheng yesterday said that an amendment to the law on political parties is needed to allow most of more than 100 former opposition CNRP members banned from politics for five years to return to politics.
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‘Slow process causes overcrowding’
On Tuesday, Minister of the Interior Sar Kheng said slow judicial procedures and an ongoing crackdown on drugs are causing an increase in inmates in Cambodian prisons, resulting in serious concerns over prisoner welfare.
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Kem Sokha’s daughters slam ‘liar’ Sam Rainsy over ‘smears’
The daughters of former opposition leader Kem Sokha hit out at Sam Rainsy on Tuesday, accusing the newly nominated “acting president” of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) of leading a “smear campaign” against their father and “repeatedly lying to the public”.
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Pro-women campaign seeks to raise awareness
An NGO working with vulnerable women in the country is running a 16-day campaign to encourage women and girls to raise their voices when encountering abuse at their workplace.
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Kem Sokha distances himself from ‘Rainsy’s’ US event
Former Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president Kem Sokha on Sunday further distanced himself from an international conference held in the US by members of the court-dissolved opposition.
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Lethal protest union leaders’ trial date set
Phnom Penh Municipal Court has set this Friday as the start of the trial of six union leaders who were charged following protests after the 2013 national elections where demands to raise the minimum wage for garment factory workers turned violent.
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Union leaders due in court on Friday
Phnom Penh Municipal Court will on Friday begin the trial of six union leaders charged over their roles in deadly protests following the 2013 election.
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NACD creates local committees to update addict database
The National Authority for Combating Drugs is creating district-level committees comprised of district and city anti-drug police and local authorities to update a database on the number of drug addicts in the Kingdom to improve their treatment and rehabilitation.
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