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Lawmakers going to Siem Reap
Parliamentary investigators will visit Siem Reap province on a wide-ranging fact-finding mission from Sunday following complaints about alleged corruption and misuse of funds. Son Chhay, an opposition MP who is vice chairman of the National Assembly’s Commission on Economics, Finance, Banking and Auditing, said the group ...
Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lawmakers-going-siem-reap
Cambodian opposition lawmaker wants probe of nepotism claims
A senior Cambodian opposition lawmaker has lodged a complaint against a high-ranking, ruling-party official in parliament, accusing him of corruption and nepotism, but is frustrated by the lack of response. Son Chhay, from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), charged that Mith Karen, parliament’s deputy ...
Roseanne Gerin
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/nepotism-10282014183526.html
Chhay aims to purge Nat'l Assembly of ‘ghosts’
Senior opposition lawmaker Son Chhay has formally requested that the entire staff list of the National Assembly’s more than 1,000-strong secretariat be turned over to him for investigation as part of a bid to root out “ghost” workers and nepotistic appointments. As part of his one-man ...
Pech Sotheary and Kevin Ponniah
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/chhay-aims-purge-natl-assembly-%E2%80%98ghosts%E2%80%99
Parliament goes on electing heads of ten commissions
The National Assembly carried on session Wednesday to vote for members of remaining commissions. The session was attended by 122 lawmakers from ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). ... ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=MTVlMTE5OTE1MjA
