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  • Women lack full rights at Appeal Court

    The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) has released an observational report on the rights of woman defendant’s at the Appeal Court, claiming that many weren’t granted due process.

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  • Boycott fines to be dropped, charges upheld

    The National Election Committee yesterday said that former opposition officials in Kampot province found guilty of obstructing the election process by participating in a boycott campaign on social media will likely have their fines dropped.

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  • Talks on new minimum wage start

    The Labour Ministry and relevant parties have started talks on the minimum wage for workers in the textile, garment and footwear industries for next year.

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  • Factory workers protest over docked election wages

    Nearly 1,500 workers at the lamp-producing Sheng Yao factory in Svay Rieng province’s Svay Teab district have gone on strike after claiming their wages were docked after taking three days off to vote in the national election last month.

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  • Students jailed pending rape trial

    Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday decided to jail two high school students pending their trial for their involvement in the rape of a fellow student in Phnom Penh last month.​ The accused were identified as 18-year-old Bou Samnang and 17-year-old Touch Longkhun, both Grade 11 students at the victim’s high school.

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  • Appeal Court upholds charge against woman who trafficked two young brides to China

    The Appeal Court on Wednesday heard the case of a woman who was sentenced to eight years in prison last year for sending two Cambodians to China for marriage in 2016.

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  • Man sentenced to two years over pregnant wife’s death plunge

    Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday sentenced a construction worker to two years jail for manslaughter over the death of his pregnant wife who fell from the 11th floor of a building under construction in Chamkar Mon district last year.

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  • NEC fines ‘Clean Finger’ five

    The National Election Committee’s (NEC) trial council on Wednesday ordered two former Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) members to pay 5 million riel ($1,250) each while dropping charges against two others from the same party – all accused of involvement in the “Clean Finger Campaign” in Battambang province.

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  • Government to monitor social media criticism

    Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday warned that government officials monitoring social media accounts are able to pinpoint a user’s location and identity in under eight minutes.

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  • Election boycott campaign failed: FM

    Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn yesterday said that the former opposition’s call for voters to boycott the national election clearly failed, a point he raised while discussing the election’s high voter turnout with other foreign ministers in Singapore.

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  • Ministry pledges funds to unpaid workers

    The Ministry of Labour has pledged to allocate a special fund to assist garment workers who were deprived of their wages following the closure of their factory at Phnom Penh’s Por Senchey district amid the death of its owner.

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  • Police question kidnapping scenario

    Police in Phnom Penh are attempting to unravel a puzzling kidnapping case allegedly involving Chinese nationals and the trafficking of teenage girls subdued by drugs.

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  • Man charged for rape of sisters

    Police arrested a Cambodian man who impersonated a manpower agent to take two sisters to Malaysia on the pretext of getting them jobs, but instead tortured and raped the victims at his house.

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  • Five more fined over election boycott campaign

    The National Election Committee yesterday said that five more former opposition party members have been fined over their roles in encouraging voters to participate in a boycott campaign, this time in Kampot province.

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  • Online campaign begins to free Kem Sokha

    Former opposition members have launched a Facebook campaign for the release of Kem Sokha, who remains jailed on treason charges and is due to appear for a bail hearing on August 22 at the Supreme Court.

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  • Capital workers protest over withheld factory wages

    Around 100 workers protested outside their factory in the capital over unpaid wages on Monday. They blocked a road for an hour after the company owner allegedly committed suicide following the factory’s shutdown.

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  • Workers demand factory’s assets

    Labour Ministry officials yesterday met with protesting Julee Apparel workers in Phnom Penh’s Por Senchey district, where the workers are rallying over unpaid wages after their employer died by suicide.

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  • KRP ‘to sue’ Academy chief over Koh Trol petition remark

    Khmer Rise Party (KRP) president Sok Sovan Vathana has warned the head of the Royal Academy of Cambodia Sok Touch, that he will take legal action over the latter’s allegation that the party is inciting instability in the Kingdom.

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  • Teens held over rape of fellow student

    Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday charged two men over their involvement in the sexual assault of a 15-year-old high school student in Chbar Ampov disrict.

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  • Union reports no election restrictions on media

    The Union of Journalist Federations of Cambodia yesterday said that journalists covering last month’s national election were able to operate with full freedom to disseminate news to the public, despite 17 media outlets being temporarily closed.

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