<p>The opposition CNRp said Thursday it is forging ahead with plans to hold a three-day demonstration, which the party has dubbed a “camp-in,” despite a letter from the Ministry of Interior that says the protests can only go on for one day. The Interior Ministry letter, ...p>

<p>The permanent Mission of Cambodia to the United Nations in Geneva shot back at the UN human rights office (OHCHR) yesterday for criticising what it characterised as the Kingdom’s deteriorating political climate, claiming the criticism was “unverified” and “politically motivated”. // // &nbsp; ...p>

<p>At 11:30 a.m. Saturday, municipal security guards and men in plainclothes, wielding steel bars, metal pipes, batons, sticks and axes, forcibly cleared hundreds of demonstrators from phnom penh’s Freedom park, where the opposition CNRp has been protesting against the government of prime Minister Hun Sen ...p>

<p>The U.N. and local human rights groups have condemned the government’s violent eviction of CNRp supporters from phnom penh’s Freedom park on Saturday, as well as its indefinite ban on public protests in the city. On Saturday, the phnom penh Municipal Court also summonsed opposition leaders ...p>

<p>// // // // An Immigration Department official yesterday confirmed that foreigners requesting a long-term extension of their business visas would need to produce a work permit, with implementation of the rule starting September 4. &nbsp;&nbsp; ...p>

<p>The Cambodia Daily yesterday said it was under “siege” and continued to call the government’s targeting of the newspaper an attack on press freedom, as five radio station owners that had been ordered to shut stop attempted to resume their services. // // &nbsp; ...p>