Preah Sihanouk governor delays removal of beach vendors
The governor of Preah Sihanouk province said Tuesday that he will delay the removal of 32 food vendors from O’Chheuteal Beach after reading—on Facebook—a letter purportedly issued to him by the National Assembly’s human rights commission asking him to hold off. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/preah-sihanouk-governor-delays-removal-of-beach-vendors-82343/
Doroshenko’s son sued over $250k bribery claim
A lawyer for Russian developer Sergei Polonsky has filed a complaint with the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court accusing the son of his former business partner of defamation for disseminating a letter that claims Mr. Polonsky paid officials $250,000 to imprison his father. ...
Aun Pheap
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/doroshenkos-son-sued-over-250k-bribery-claim-82700/
Amnesty calls for reform of law enforcement in Cambodia
The Cambodian government has been taken to task in a lengthy report by Amnesty International for two years of “violent repression.” Researchers for the human rights organisation found that between Nov. 2013 and May of this year, people’s basic rights to assemble were stifled, excessive and ...
Lauren Crothers
http://bit.ly/1ANKXiG
Customs chief names firm in record ivory haul
Thirteen months after Cambodia’s largest ever haul of ivory was seized at the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, the chief of customs on Wednesday appeared before the provincial court to answer questions about the case for the first time. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/customs-chief-names-firm-in-record-ivory-haul-85454/
French police to revisit botched murder cases
French police will arrive in Cambodia in October to reinvestigate two separate murders of French nationals that have yet to be solved by Cambodian police, an Interior Ministry official said Tuesday. ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/french-police-to-revisit-botched-murder-cases-85687/
Website crowdsources comments on draft ‘Cybercrime’ Law
The Cambodian Center for Independent Media has set up a website for public comment on a contentious draft law to regulate Cambodian cyberspace. The website establishes a “wiki”-like crowd-sourcing platform for comments on the law, even though the public has not been able to see the ...
Phorn Bopha
http://bit.ly/1TIJVKR
Ex-Takhmao police chief confesses to dealing meth
The former chief of police in Kandal province’s Takhmao City on Wednesday confessed that he had become a drug dealer after he was arrested on Tuesday in possession of 13 small packages of crystal methamphetamine, officials said. ...
Saing Soenthrith
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ex-takhmao-police-chief-confesses-to-dealing-meth-89258/
NGO director claims visit to border blocked
An NGO director claimed Sunday that authorities in Svay Rieng province blocked a group he was leading from visiting homes they had rebuilt near the Vietnamese border in Romeas Hek district. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ngo-director-claims-visit-to-border-blocked-89480/
One dead after Cambodian, Vietnamese fishermen clash
A Cambodian man was left dead after a group of fishermen from Kampot province clashed with Vietnamese fishermen while at sea on Sunday evening, according to officials. ...
Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/one-dead-after-cambodian-vietnamese-fishermen-clash-89639/
Thai justice minister suggests Cambodia and Vietnam join “Safe Mekong” anti-drug operation
Justice Minister Paiboon Koomchaya says Thailand and Laos are considering inviting Cambodia and Vietnam to join the “Safe Mekong” anti-drug operation. ...
Chiang Rai Times News Staff
http://www.chiangraitimes.com/thai-justice-minister-suggests-cambodia-and-vietnam-join-safe-mekong-anti-drug-operation.html
PM orders senator’s arrest over Facebook post
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday ordered the arrest of opposition senator Hong Sok Hour for “treason” over a fake treaty the senator posted to Facebook that purported to show Heng Samrin, as Cambodia’s head of state in 1979, pledging to dissolve the border between ...
Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pm-orders-senators-arrest-over-facebook-post-91638/
Cambodian court charges opposition senator with 3 counts of crimes
A Cambodian court on Sunday charged opposition senator Hong Sok Hour with three counts of crimes and ordered to place him in a pre-trial detention, according to court officials and a defense lawyer. ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodian-court-charges-opposition-senator-with-3-counts-of-crimes-8841
22 Chinese arrested in Cambodia over telephone scams
Cambodian police arrested 22 Chinese, who were suspected of transnational telephone fraud, in southeast Cambodia’s Svay Rieng Province on Saturday, August 29. ...
CRI English News Staff
http://english.cri.cn/12394/2015/08/30/2281s893775.htm
Bomb pair in Cambodia, say police
Police believe the two prime bombing suspects in the Erawan and Sathon pier explosions are hiding in Cambodia and have asked Phnom Penh authorities to hunt them down, a Crime Suppression Division (CSD) source said Monday. ...
Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/security/675552/bomb-pair-in-cambodia-say-police
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation petition in support of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the verdict of Kem Sokha
On 03 March 2022, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has posted a petition in support of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the verdict of Kem Sokha on their official social media site. According to the petition, all the civil servants under the ...
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction petition in support of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the verdict of Kem Sokha
On 03 March 2022, the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has posted a petition in support of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the verdict of Kem Sokha on their official social media site. According to the petition, all the civil servants under ...
Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction
Ministry of Post and Telecommunication petition in support of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the verdict of Kem Sokha
On 03 March 2022, the Ministry of Post and Telecommunication has posted a petition in support of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on the verdict of Kem Sokha on their official social media site.According to the petition, all the civil servants under the Ministry express ...
Ministry of Post and Telecommunication
Court questions district police chief, student in rape case
The Kompong Chhnang Provincial Court on Tuesday questioned a district police chief over allegations that he raped a high school student in his office last month but did not charge the official, who has been suspended pending investigations by the court and National Police. ...
Huot Chanpav
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-questions-district-police-chief-student-in-rape-case-91557/
ACU tackles exam cheats
Cheating on national grade nine and 12 exams – which has been rampant in the past – just got harder. The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) announced yesterday that it will enlist the services of independent NGOs, civil society groups and private companies to monitor the more than ...
Chhay Channyda and Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/acu-tackles-exam-cheats
Gov’t rejects 4 human rights recommendations
Cambodia on Thursday rejected four recommendations for improving its human rights situation that it initially accepted earlier this year during its second universal periodic review at the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva. It also “noted” 38 recommendations—meaning it has not committed to implementing them—some relating ...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-rejects-4-human-rights-recommendations-62584/