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PM calls for crackdown on armed gangs after crime wave
Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered authorities around the country to “crack down” on groups involved in armed robberies following a recent crime wave that has left a number of people killed and injured. ...
Khy Sovuthy and Kuch Naren
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pm-calls-for-crackdown-on-armed-gangs-after-crime-wave-103022/
Three more charged over Freedom Park protest
Three more opposition activists were charged with “joining an insurrection” Wednesday for taking part in a CNRP-led protest that turned violent last year, with two being sent to Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar prison and a third detained overnight at municipal police headquarters. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-more-charged-over-freedom-park-protest-90900/
Two political monks arrested over drugs
Two monks were arrested in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district on Saturday for possessing a small amount of crystal methamphetamine, police said Sunday, but fellow monks and pagoda residents claimed the arrests were retaliation for the two taking part in political rallies. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-political-monks-arrested-over-drugs-90416/
Second suspect charged over club shooting
Authorities have arrested and charged a second man in a shooting at Phnom Penh’s Rock nightclub Sunday that involved the son of a high-ranking customs official, during which one man was injured. ...
Ouch Sony
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/second-suspect-charged-over-club-shooting-80226/
Five men arrested for posing as police to extort, rob civilians
Five men who regularly masqueraded as members of the state security services to extort cash and belongings from civilians were arrested in Phnom Penh on Friday and Saturday, a police official said Monday. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/five-men-arrested-for-posing-as-police-to-extort-rob-civilians-79865/
China gives $3m for city surveillance system
The Chinese government on Tuesday donated $3 million to Cambodia to set up a closed-circuit television (CCTV) surveillance system across Phnom Penh to help cut down on crime and traffic accidents, according to the national police. “This is a donation from the Chinese Ministry of Public ...
Sek Odom and Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/china-gives-3m-for-phnom-penh-surveillance-system-66349/
