Court Investigates Kem Sokha’s Role in Alleged Assault
A judicial official on Sunday confirmed that the Prey Veng Provincial Court is investigating claims made by the mother of a woman purporting to be the abandoned mistress of opposition…
CNRP Still Undecided on Election Boycott
Discussions inside the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) continued over the weekend on whether to withdraw from next month’s national election due to a series of disruptions on opposition rallies…
Cambodian US Army Major Convicted in Data Leak
Government officials on Sunday said they had no knowledge of a Cambodian-American U.S. Army major convicted in the U.S. on Friday of illegally possessing and passing on classified national intelligence…
Ancient Instruments to Be Played at World Heritage Meeting
On Tuesday, delegates to the World Heritage Committee session in Phnom Penh will be treated at their meeting with musicians playing instruments modeled on those that appear on the walls…
Kanharith Says CPP Didn’t Snub Anti-Graft Pledge
Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith on Friday defended a decision by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling CPP to not participate in a meeting on Wednesday at which six of the…
Jail Sentence for Anti-Eviction Activist Upheld
The Court of Appeal on Friday upheld the guilty verdict for anti-eviction activist Yorm Bopha, but reduced her sentence from three- to two-years imprisonment, of which one year was suspended.…
CNRP Mulls Future Amid Campaign ‘Disruptions’
Senior members of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) met Friday night to discuss whether their party should continue to contest the July 28 election or withdraw in the wake…
S-21 Survivor Sues Kem Sokha for Defamation
A bad week got worse for embattled opposition leader Kem Sokha on Friday, when Chum Mey, a survivor of the Khmer Rouge-era S-21 prison, filed a lawsuit over comments Mr.…
Hundreds Protest Over Forest Land Seizures
More than 700 villagers from five provinces on Thursday protested in front of the provincial government headquarters in Kompong Chhnang after losing their community forests to large agro-industry firms.…
HRW Says Hun Sen’s Land-Titling Program Needs Reform
Prime Minister Hun Sen’s land-titling program must either be significantly reformed or scrapped altogether as its current manifestation has distributed land unfairly, had denied ethnic minorities of their land rights…
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