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Foreign Ministry Comments on Rainsy’s Possible Return
The Foreign Mnistry yesterday said that self- exiled opposition leader Sam Rainsy will be allowed to return to Cambodia, but would face an 11-year jail term for his conviction on charges of disinformation and destruction of public property.
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Family of Detained Activist Exchange Votes for His Freedom
PHNOM PENH - Five family members of an opposition activist detained for allegedly threatening a government official by phone say they have been banned from voting in exchange for his freedom.
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Citizens See Cambodia as One of the Most Corrupt Countries
Cambodians perceive their country as one of the world’s 10 most corrupt countries, and the most corrupt in Asia, with nearly 60 percent of citizens surveyed by Transparency International (T.I) this year admitting to having paid a bribe over the past 12 months.
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Youth Showing More Political Engagement as Election Approaches
PHNOM PENH - In the past few months, an unprecedented number of Cambodians under the age of 30 have begun participating in the political process, holding rallies, volunteering and posting on social media. This could lead to positive social change, observers say. But it remains to be seen how their engagement will play out on Election Day.
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CPP Presents Kem Sokha’s Brother to Discredit Opposition
PEAM CHOR DISTRICT, Prey Veng Province- As opposition leader Kem Sokha tours the country seeking support for his party’s July 28 election bid, his estranged brother, police Major General Kem Sokhon, is also on tour as the star attraction in efforts by the ruling CPP to discredit his sibling’s Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP).
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Voters Complain Over CPP’s ‘Practice’ Ballot
Voters in at least two provinces said yesterday that local government officials are going door to door asking people to fill in and vote for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling CPP on ‘practice’ ballot paper, which they claim is training for the July 28 national election.
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CPP’s Popularity Challenged Among Phnom Penh’s Monks
The CPP has long held influence over Buddhism in Cambodia, with many- including the Venerable Tep Vong, the clergy’s great supreme patriarch- widely known to support the ruling party.
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Despite Prospect of Arrest, Sam Rainsy Prepares for Return
WASHINGTON DC - Opposition leader Sam Rainsy says there’s no better chance to change the government than now, which is why he is willing to risk a return to Cambodia.
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Officer Arrested for Illegally Firing Weapon Over Campaign Clash
A senior military police officer has been charged for illegally firing his weapon, following a clash with opposition supporters on Friday.
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Drunken Germans Detained for Destroying CPP Poster
Six drunken German nationals working as volunteers in Cambodia were briefly detained by police early Saturday morning after a security guard caught them ripping a CPP election poster in Meanchey district’s Boeung Tompun commune, an official from German Embassy said yesterday.
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Ruling Party Lawmaker Defends Policies Against Critics
WASHINGTON — A senior ruling party lawmaker defends his party over criticism by the opposition, saying its policies are right for Cambodia and its support comes from the grassroots.
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Cambodia’s sugar rush leaves farmers feeling bitter at 'land grab'
The plantation extends as far as the eye can see, row after row of green leaves swaying against the dusky blue light until, finally, it merges with the horizon. There are no houses, no animals, no people. Just sugar. Standing by a rickety wooden fence that separates her clapboard home from the field in front of us, Yoen Sarin, 29, waves her hand in an arc. "My land extended from there to just over there." She narrows her eyes. "The company tried to bulldoze their way closer but I built this fence, and even though they've already knocked it down twice, I'm not moving. I keep rebuilding it."
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Military Police Colonel Charged Over CNRP Rally Shooting
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday Charged a National Military Police colonel with illegally using a weapon after clashes Friday between opposition election campaigners and partygoers at the suspect’s villa in the Chamkar Mon district, and court official said.
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Woman Sentenced to Life for “Facebook Murder
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday sentenced 23 year-old Sun Kimheang to life in prison after finding her guilty of the premeditated murder of a 19 year-old woman she had met on Facebook.
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Sam Rainey’s Return- Will He or Won’t He?
There was no ambiguity in opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s announcement on Saturday that he is coming back to Cambodia before a national election on 28 July, and promising to sacrifice his life to “rescue the nation from destruction”.
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Opposition Leader Promises End to Exile Before Elections
PHNOM PENH — Sam Rainsy, the leader of Cambodia’s opposition, says he will return ahead of the July 28 elections, ending nearly four years in exile and facing more than 10 years of imprisonment for a raft of charges he claims are politically motivated.
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Cambodia Falls Short as Garment-Industry Model
But a dozen years after the United Nations' International Labour Organization launched a program to manage Cambodia's booming garment trade—the first of its kind in the world—labor activists say many factories still suffer from problems that triggered calls for more oversight in the first place, including the abuse of workers' rights.
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Mam Sonando Throws His Weight Behind Opposition Party
The Association of Democrats (AoD), an NGO founded by independent radio station owner Mam Sonando, his officially thrown its weight behind the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party(CNPR) as it seeds to overcome the ruling CPP in the upcoming nation election, officials said yesterday.
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Man Charged With Raping 7-year-old Girl
Siem Reap province court yesterday charged a 26-year-old man with the aggravated rape of a seven year-old girl, officials said. Khluy Mao was arrested after the girl’s mother girls contacted police, according to Kokchack commune police chief Chhom Samban “After questioning he admitted to raping the girl”, Mr. Samban.
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Finding political willpower to ensure business enforces ethical labour
The law is a changeable entity. In 1821, one in two workers in Britain were under 20 years old. The balance shifted after the 1833 Factory Act, when lawmakers decided that textile mill owners should no longer employ minors under the age of nine. That's precisely the tactic being adopted by the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights (CCHR), which this month launched an interactive map connecting local factories to their global retail clients. The map details the names, locations, products and buying relationships os around 560 factories. Virak Ou, CCHR's director and another panellist at the World Justice Forum, hopes the resource will help the media and consumer activists "push greater transparency in the supply chain"
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