A Candlelight Party commune chief candidate from Koh Kong has alleged CPP lawyers have filed a court complaint against him to intimidate him and deter him from contesting the June election.
Seven people have been charged and jailed over weapons trafficking in Cambodia’s western provinces, as authorities are now hunting for ringleaders they say they have already identified.
Locals attempting to protect the Kampong Speu forest say ten trailers full of logs per day are being removed with the oversight of soldiers.
A Phnom Penh resident who was convicted of slashing a young girl in 2020 appealed the conviction in the Supreme Court on Monday, as her lawyer questioned the torture charge against the defendant and said she had mental health issues.
The European Union Parliament last Thursday condemned the political persecution faced by Cambodian opposition parties ahead of elections in June and 2023, even suggesting the possibility of a full EBA suspension if the balloting was not free and fair. Former CNRP president Kem Sokha paid his respects to Prime Minister Hun Sen at the funeral of the latter’s brother, Hun Neng.
Kong Kimhak, Cambodia National Love Party vice president, says the party’s aim is to continue the legacy of the dissolved CNRP, and hopes to win at least 20 commune chief positions in the upcoming election.
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