Five Banteay Meanchey farmers appealed their five-year prison sentences over encroachment of nearly 2,000 hectares at the Supreme Court on Wednesday, though major elements of the case remained unclear even during the appeal.
Six Oral district residents have been summoned to a Kampong Speu court for questioning for incitement as part of their efforts to protect a community forest that is being cleared by soldiers.
Despite receiving life sentences, local businessman Thong Sarath and four associates had murder charges dropped by the Appeal Court in 2020, according to proceedings in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Interior Minister Sar Kheng refrained from naming specific ministries when he criticized them for allowing large imports of drug precursors, pointing to a recent 100-ton bust.
An outburst quickly turned into apology in a Siem Reap constituency where a deputy commune chief was not elevated to run for the chief position in the June local elections.
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