Acid attack wife charged, imprisoned
A 26-year-old woman who allegedly disfigured her husband’s face and body in an acid attack Tuesday has been charged and sent to pre-trial detention in Banteay Meanchey province, police said Thursday. Tor Rachany is accused of pouring half a liter of strong acid over her husband, ...
Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/acid-attack-wife-charged-imprisoned-57370/
Motorcycle drivers without license to be fined 60,000 riel
National Committee for Road Traffic Safety (NCRTS) warned that the motorcycle drivers would be fined up to 60,000 riel (USD15) if they don’t have driving licenses. According to the traffic law, the motorcycle drivers who don’t have licenses can face imprisonment, but because most of ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=YTJhNjIzNjI2Nzc
Police seize weapons from fugitive general’s homes
A day after the Appeal Court denied bail to the parents of fugitive defense ministry official Thong Sarath, municipal police and court officials Wednesday searched three residences belonging to the family and seized three AK-47 rifles at one of the homes. ...
Hay Pisey
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-seize-weapons-from-fugitive-generals-homes-76515/
Justice still sought for Vichea
On the 11th anniversary of labour leader Chea Vichea’s assassination yesterday, about 200 people attended a memorial service as many continued to call on authorities to find and arrest those responsible for Vichea’s 2004 murder. Opposition party leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha, along with the ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/justice-still-sought-vichea
Ten-year sentences follow 1kg meth bust
Five men were sentenced to 10 years in prison by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday for selling nearly 1 kilogram of crystal methamphetamine to undercover police officers in the capital’s Tuol Kork district last April. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http:/http://www.phnompenhpost.com/ten-year-sentences-follow-1kg-meth-bust
Ministry to curb orphanages
Minister for Social Affairs Vong Soth yesterday vowed to cut the amount of children in orphanages by 30 per cent within two years through a joint campaign with NGOs. Dubbed “Keep Families Together”, the initiative, backed by USAID, UNICEF and Friends International, will urge parents to ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/ministry-curb-orphanages
Heng Pov conviction upheld
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a conviction against former Phnom Penh Police chief Heng Pov and three other men for the attempted murder of Military Police chief General Sao Sokha in 2003. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/heng-pov-conviction-upheld
Military police arrest general with links to ousted judge
Military police in Takeo province last night arrested a military general and close aide of ousted Phnom Penh Municipal Court director Ang Mealaktei, who was officially removed from his position Wednesday amid allegations of vast corruption. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/military-police-arrest-general-with-links-to-ousted-judge-78373/
Ministry to curb orphanages
Minister for Social Affairs Vong Soth yesterday vowed to cut the amount of children in orphanages by 30 per cent within two years through a joint campaign with NGOs. Dubbed “Keep Families Together”, the initiative, backed by USAID, UNICEF and Friends International, will urge parents to ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/ministry-curb-orphanages
Police chief berates Kompong Speu force over Mercedes shooter
National Police chief Neth Savoeun on Tuesday rebuked police in Kompong Speu province for allowing a man in a Mercedes-Benz SUV to escape after he fired a handgun 33 times in the air in apparent protest at a $3 speeding fine. ...
CNRP ‘optimistic’ that official will be released
Following a bail hearing for CNRP information department chief Meach Sovannara at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, the opposition party’s spokesman said he was “optimistic” that the court would decide to release the official when it announces a verdict on March 11. ...
Khy Sovuthy and Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-optimistic-that-official-will-be-released-79153/
TVK cameraman nabbed after encounter with police official
A cameraman for national television broadcaster TVK was arrested on Saturday on direct orders from Deputy National Police Chief Mok Chito for using a fake police license plate and illegally possessing a police uniform and handgun, officials said Sunday. ...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/tvk-cameraman-nabbed-after-encounter-with-police-official-79302/
Top court denies bail for CNRP official, activist
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld previous decisions to deny bail to CNRP information department chief Meach Sovannara, who was jailed in November on insurrection charges relating to a July protest led by the opposition that erupted into a brawl between demonstrators and municipal security ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/top-court-denies-bail-for-cnrp-official-activist-79563/
Lawmaker’s lawyers ask court not to issue verdict
A CNRP lawmaker’s lawyers asked the Kandal Provincial Court this week not to issue a verdict due Friday in their client’s aiding-and-abetting case, effectively urging the judges to drop the charge. ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/lawmakers-lawyers-ask-court-not-to-issue-verdict-79680/
Immunity for lawmaker will expire, Assembly spokesman says
National Assembly spokesman Chheang Vun said on Sunday that an opposition lawmaker who was on Friday found guilty of aiding a prison break could be arrested and jailed once he has exhausted his avenues of appeal, automatically extinguishing his immunity as a lawmaker. ...
Khuon Narim
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/immunity-for-lawmaker-will-expire-assembly-spokesman-says-79838/
Ukrainian politician sought for rape in Cambodia
A Ukrainian member of parliament and former television executive is being sought by Cambodian authorities for allegedly raping a minor in Phnom Penh in 2011 and has been placed on Interpol’s list of most-wanted criminals. ...
Ben Woods
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ukrainian-politician-sought-for-rape-in-cambodia-80561/
Developer’s son sent to maximum-security prison
The son of a wealthy developer who was charged last week with assaulting the son of timber magnate Try Pheap in Phnom Penh was transferred on Tuesday from the minimum-security PJ prison to the maximum-security Prey Sar, officials said Wednesday. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/developers-son-sent-to-maximum-security-prison-82439/
Appeal court delays decision on Doroshenko’s bail request
Russian businessman Nikolai Doroshenko, who was jailed in March on fraud charges relating to a dispute with his former investment partner, Sergei Polonsky, will on Monday receive a decision from the Appeal Court about his latest request to be freed on bail. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/appeal-court-delays-decision-on-doroshenkos-bail-request-82552/
Police seize tour buses from Vietnam suspected of smuggling
Police in Svay Rieng province on Sunday stopped three Phnom Penh-bound tour buses from Vietnam suspected of smuggling shoes and clothing into Cambodia, officials said Monday. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-seize-tour-buses-from-vietnam-suspected-of-smuggling-85621/
Interpol assists hunt for alleged drug kingpin
A Cambodian man has been put on Interpol’s most-wanted list and is thought to be hiding in Laos or Burma after evading police last month when they attempted to arrest him for allegedly leading a multi million-dollar international drug smuggling ring, officials said Tuesday. ...
Chris Mueller and Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/interpol-assists-hunt-for-alleged-drug-kingpin-89124/