CNRP leader Kem Sokha’s defense team argued in court on Tuesday that the prosecution’s repeated use of video evidence did not prove the charge of treason and was only prolonging the trial.
An Interior Ministry official said Cambodia was studying foreign interference laws, pointing to Cham invasions of ancient Cambodia, while a human rights advocate worried about “color revolution” labels.
A French Appeal court indicted senior Bodyguard Unit generals Hing Bun Heang and Huy Piseth for their involvement in the 1997 grenade attack targeting a Sam Rainsy rally.
Controversial sugar giant Mitr Phol should not be part of a sustainable sugarcane industry platform, said a U.K. government body. Cambodia has hired new Washington lobbyists for $720,000. The country ranked 157th of 180 in Transparency International’s latest corruption index.
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