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Rong Chhun Unveils 7th Grade Geography Book in Island Dispute
Digging up old animosities over contested land with Vietnam that has previously landed him in jail, government critic and union leader Rong Chhun yesterday presented what he said is new…
Three Months Jail for Driver Who Killed 3 Children
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday sentenced a 23-year-old medical student, who killed three young children in a collision while fleeing two earlier hit-and-run crashes, to three years in…
Sugar Firm Staff Protest Over Unpaid Wages
About 250 laborers working at a newly opened $90-million sugar factory complex in Kratie province—hailed by the government as a boon to Cambodia’s economy—staged a protest Saturday morning demanding to…
Polonsky Reportedly Escaped Cambodia With Diplomatic Assistance
Russian former billionaire Sergei Polonsky, who is on bail on assault charges from the Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court, may have been spirited out of Cambodia with the assistance of the…
Second Sugar Firm Taken to Thai Human Rights Commission
Local rights groups have filed a complaint in Bangkok against a second Thai sugar firm with ties to business tycoon Ly Yong Phat accused of stealing homes and land from…
Mfone Parent Firm to Consider Workers’ Demands
The company behind defunct mobile operator Mfone has told its former employees that it will consider covering millions of dollars allegedly owed to them in severance payments.…
Villagers Petition Against Crematorium’s Removal
More than 1,000 villagers in Phnom Penh’s Russei Keo district have signed a petition protesting the removal of a crematorium that is currently on land slated for a large development…
Judge Denies Coercion Claim in Assault Case
A father whose three children were badly beaten by employees of a rubber plantation has accused a Ratanakkiri Provincial Court judge of threatening to send his two sons, aged 14…
Eviction Protesters Block Phnom Penh International Airport
About 20 people protesting their pending eviction from homes near Phnom Penh International Airport blocked people from leaving or entering the airport for about half an hour on Wednesday, before…
Bail-Skipping Russian Called To Appear at Moscow Court
Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky, who is on bail on assault charges in Cambodia, will be called to appear at the Moscow court hearing of a high-profile case in which he…
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