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Capital's Covid authority orders end to NagaWorld rallies
The Phnom Penh Commission to Combat Covid-19, led by the capital's municipal administration, issued a directive telling former workers of NagaWorld integrated resort to immediately halt protests, and ordering them to practice coronavirus health measures to prevent the pathogen from spreading among them and their families.
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NagaWorld Strikers Arrested for Obstructing Official Measures
Phnom Penh Municipal Police spokesperson San Sokseyha said in a message that officers had arrested two strikers around 7:30 p.m. for the crime of obstructing authorities. They were being sent for questioning at the municipal police department, Sokseyha said.
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Over 60ha of encroached land seized in K Chhnang
Kampong Chhnang Provincial Administration has confiscated over 60 hectares of illegally grabbed state land in Kampong Tralach district.
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Ex-CNRP activist jailed a year, fined $500 for incitement
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday sentenced a former CNRP activist to one year in prison and fined him $500 for inciting people to go against the government via a Facebook posting last year.
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Householders Complain as Water Dries Up
Residents of Phnom Penh suburbs, especially boreys, are complaining about the lack of clean water for daily use especially in the dry season.
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Briefs: Prison Access to NagaWorld Unionists Denied, Lor Peang Activists Bailed
CCHR executive director Chak Sopheap said the group was worried about the conditions in prison. She said there should be no restrictions for suspects who had not yet faced trial, adding that the unionists should never have been arrested.
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Government Critic Sentenced to Two Years in Prison
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced Voeun Veasna, a former monk who was involved in forestry activism, to two years in prison for incitement over criticisms he posted on Facebook.
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NEC to introduce new software for elections
According to the NEC decision – made on January 31 and seen by The Post on February 3 – the three systems are a programme which manages the candidates from each participating party, one which certifies the identities of those voters without ID cards, and one which will check, verify, and total the results of the election.
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New Boeng Tamok Giveaways Show Lake Headed Toward Destruction
The government continued its land privatization drive by allocating more than 400 hectares of Phnom Penh’s Boeng Tamok to private businesspeople and the National Election Committee, leaving little of the lake.
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Cambodia refutes Special Rapporteurs claims on National Internet Gateway
Cambodia’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations in Geneva has dismissed a statement on the National Internet Gateway (NIG) by three Special Rapporteurs. In a statement issued on Tuesday it called the claims “radically one-sided, politicised, imaginary and misleading.”
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Kem Sokha defense submits video evidence in latest treason hearing
Chak Sopheap, the executive director of the Cambodia Center for Human Rights, monitored the hearing and said the trial could be extended even longer because the acceptance of all evidence has not yet been completed.
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Briefs: UN Says Internet Gateway ‘Repressive,’ World Bank Urges Diversification
A proposed internet gateway, expected to come online in two weeks, will erode personal freedoms and privacy, said U.N. experts in a statement Tuesday night.
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Lawyers protest Kem Sokha’s innocence; trial resumes Feb 9
Speaking to the media after the hearing, Sokha’s defence team said six video clips out of a total of 18 were played, most of which were from a speech he had made to protesting factory workers.
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Defense: Videos Show Kem Sokha’s Nonviolent Stance
Defense lawyers in the treason trial of opposition leader Kem Sokha presented videos in court on Wednesday that they said were evidence he had only pushed people to have their voices heard through elections.
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Three detained for recording and posting land dispute on Facebook
Three community leaders were detained and sent to the Kampong Chhnang Provincial Court on Monday for recording and posting on social media a land dispute that was being investigated by the provincial authorities with five families.
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Indigenous Communities Accuse Environment Officials of Illegal Logging, Corruption
Srey Thy, a member of the indigenous Kuy community in Chey Saen District, Preah Vihear Province, said that since Prey Lang was invaded by timber companies in 2018, no government intervention has been seen, as the logged timber is seen to be transported from the core area of the Prey Lang every day.
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Preah Vihear Forest Activist Summoned for Questioning
The Preah Vihear Provincial Court has summoned a forest activist for questioning for incitement over an unspecified complaint, which the activist believes is related to mobilizing people to patrol and protect the forest.
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Cambodia hires prominent U.S. lobbying firm
The Cambodian Embassy in Washington is paying U.S. $60,000 a month over one year to Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld to “conduct outreach” with U.S. officials to “help to move the bilateral relationship between Cambodia and the U.S.
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Defense Denies Sokha or CNRP Involved in 2014 Veng Sreng Boulevard Demonstration
Lawyers for former opposition leader Kem Sokha responded to the prosecution’s allegations on Feb. 2, denying that demonstrations on Veng Sreng Boulevard and near the Kizuna Bridge in Kampong Cham Province that took place in 2014 were linked to either Sokha or the now outlawed Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP).
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Hun Sen slams critics of Victory Day celebration cancellation
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday lashed out at political analysts over their comments that the Cambodian People’s Party gave up celebrating Victory Day on January 7 to disassociate itself from Vietnamese influence.
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