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Thousands bid farewell to Chea Sim

Chea Sim was released into the afterlife Friday in a half-day Buddhist ceremony climaxing with a single firework shot into his coffin to ignite the intricate stupa built in Phnom Penh’s Wat Botum park to honor the longtime CPP president. ...

Khy Sovuthy and Matt Blomberg
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/thousands-bid-farewell-to-chea-sim-86034/

RCAF soldier detained in thailand over deadly hit-and run

A Royal Cambodian Armed Forces soldier was arrested by Thai authorities Wednesday on suspicion of a hit-and-run that killed a man across the border and was being detained Friday at a courthouse in Thailand’s Chonburi province, officials said. ...

Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/rcaf-soldier-detained-in-thailand-over-deadly-hit-and-run-86045/

Cambodia on alert after MERS found in Thailand

Cambodian health authorities are on high alert, following the first confirmed case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS, in Thailand, Thursday. Diagnosis systems have been installed at major border checkpoints and at the airports of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. ...

Neou Vannarin
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodia-on-alert-after-mers-found-in-thailand/2829181.html

Villagers ask Cambodian government to monitor port’s sand-dredging activities

Cambodian villagers from a province in the central lowlands along the Mekong River asked the government on Friday to monitor an international port under its supervision in the country’s capital, arguing that the facility has not complied with government guidelines on sand dredging, according to ...

Saut Sok Pratna
http://bit.ly/1fsnB8G

Thai companies vow to address human trafficking in fishing industry

The Board of Trade of Thailand and the Thai Chamber of Commerce, along with four fishing-industry associations and leading players in the sector, vowed Tuesday to continue strenuous efforts to solve the problem of human trafficking and other labour issues, in compliance with the government’s ...

The Cambodia Herald​ News Staff
http://bit.ly/1etqiGJ

Crackdown on visas, work permits

A long-expected crackdown on foreign nationals lacking valid visas and work permits has arrived in the coastal region with a jolt that includes late-night raids on guesthouses, followed by arrests of those found overstaying their visas. ...

Jack Laurenson
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12398/crackdown-on-visas--work-permits/

Man who sold clinic license faces 10 years’ imprisonment

A Cambodian man who sold his license to operate a medical clinic in Stung Treng City faces up to 10 years in prison after a woman died following an abortion conducted illegally on the premises, a court official said. ...

Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/man-who-sold-clinic-license-faces-10-years-imprisonment-85889/

Hijacked tanker did not enter Cambodian waters, officials say

A Malaysian-flagged oil tanker that was hijacked by pirates last week was spotted in Cambodian waters by the Australian air force Thursday, according to Malaysian state media. Cambodian Defense Minister Tea Banh, however, said the vessel never passed through the country’s territorial sea. ...

Sek Odom
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hijacked-tanker-did-not-enter-cambodian-waters-officials-say-85891/

Official arrested for botched op

The director of the Stung Treng Provincial Health Department and owner of the Stung Treng Sekong Clinic was arrested and sent to court yesterday after a doctor under his charge performed a botched abortion that resulted in a woman’s death.​ ...

Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/official-arrested-botched-op

Cambodia cremated Chea Sim Friday

Cambodia cremated its former Senate president, Chea Sim, in front of Wat Botum early Friday morning. ...

Katie Beiter and Tin Sokhavuth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12434/cambodia-cremated-chea-sim-friday/

Two injured in shooting in sand-dredging dispute

Police said Thursday that a land dispute in Kampot province’s Toek Chhou district was likely the motive for a drive-by shooting in the district on Wednesday that left two men with multiple gunshot wounds. ...

Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-injured-in-shooting-in-sand-dredging-dispute-85897/

ELC land should go to villagers: governor

The governor of Kratie province this week sent a letter to the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries requesting the reallocation of more than 3,000 hectares of economic land concession (ELC) property to villagers. ...

Pech Sotheary
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/elc-land-should-go-villagers-governor

Over 3,000 illegal doctors in country: Ministry

A Health Ministry official said Thursday that an investigation in the wake of a devastating HIV outbreak in Battambang province’s Roka commune late last year had revealed more than 3,000 unlicensed doctors operating across the country. ...

Khy Sovuthy and George Wright
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/over-3000-illegal-doctors-in-country-ministry-85893/

Union Law ‘close to finished’

Ministry of Labour officials said this week that a controversial draft trade union law is “90 per cent” complete and they are now waiting for inter-ministerial review of the language before they submit it for approval. ...

Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/union-law-close-finished

Gov’t, European union agree to first phase of deal for evictees

The European Union says the Cambodian government has agreed to the first part of a comprehensive plan they have been wrangling over for more than a year to properly compensate thousands of families that have lost land to sugarcane plantations. ...

Zsombor Peter
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-european-union-agree-to-first-phase-of-deal-for-evictees-85901/

CNRP slams gov’t refusal to share border map

Opposition lawmaker Mao Monyvann on Thursday rebuked the government over its repeated refusals to publicly release a copy of a map of Cambodia’s border with Vietnam, saying he would push ahead with a banned press conference to publicize the lack of transparency on the issue. ...

Kuch Naren and Alex Willemyns
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-slams-govt-refusal-to-share-border-map-85887/

Right to remain silent

Opposition lawmakers and transparency groups have slammed a recent Council of Ministers directive ordering government employees to deny access to parliamentary commissions investigating corruption, saying it severely undermines democracy. Released yesterday by Secretary of State Tek Reth Samrach, the letter dictates public employees must follow the ...

Taing Vida and Shaun Turton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/right-remain-silent-0

Rent law heads to assembly

The draft of a rent-control law aimed at regulating rising housing prices and sudden rental hikes for low-income workers and students is expected to go before the National Assembly by the end of June, officials from the bipartisan working group in charge of the law ...

Sarah Taguiam and Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rent-law-heads-assembly

Rainsy and CPP: from enemies to ‘negotiating partners’

Despite his jet-black hair, Sam Rainsy turned 66 in March. And it was clear in an interview with Khmer Times this week that the leader of Cambodia’s opposition is mellowing. ...

Pierre Gillette and Emmanuel Scheffer
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12416/rainsy-and-cpp--from-enemies-to----negotiating-partners---/

Regional concerns over dam project in Laos remain unaddressed: green group

An intergovernmental body that supervises development along the Mekong River must address regional concerns over the controversial Don Sahong dam project in Laos at its annual consultation meeting next week, an environmental watchdog said Thursday. ...

Joshua Lipes
http://bit.ly/1Fqzm4k

EU representative says community foresters can help against global warming

The European Union ambassador on Wednesday called on the Cambodian government to help combat climate change, foremost by reducing red tape for communities who want to form groups to protect what remains of the country’s forests. ...

Hul Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/eu-rep-says-community-forresters-can-help-against-global-warming/2827806.html

Trafficked Cambodians return home after years on Thai fishing boats

More than 200 Cambodians who were victims of human traffickers and endured years of hardship on Thai fishing boats returned home on Thursday, according to the Cambodian government. ...

Serei Mony
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/trafficked-cambodians-return-home-after-years-on-thai-fishing-boats-06182015131239.html

Cambodia imports Africa rats for demining work

Cambodia has imported 15 rats from Africa for the purpose of locating landmines and unexploded ordnance in the country, a senior landmine official told Kyodo News on Thursday. ...

Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/asean/596864/cambodia-imports-africa-rats-for-demining-work

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