Prime Minister Hun Sen railed against critics in a speech Friday morning, saying anyone complaining about forest loss should relinquish their land to the state to replant trees, and ordering authorities to continue arresting anyone posting “fake news” about Covid-19.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday called for a retrial for three indigenous Bunong women who were convicted of removing fence posts on purportedly private property while trying to protect ancestral lands.
Phnom Penh Municipal Court judges have ruled that Kem Sokha will not be arrested for allegedly conducting political activity, after prosecutors asked for the opposition leader to be arrested for violating bail conditions by meeting his supporters.
The prime minister released a 7-minute audio message late Tuesday night saying “Covid-19 had started again.” Ten cases were reported on Wednesday.
Prime Minister Hun Sen urged people to get a third dose of Covid-19 vaccines to prevent an outbreak among those who may have lost immunity against the virus.
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party was confirmed the overwhelming victor at the June commune election, as the electoral body announced on Sunday the final results of an election marred with allegations of irregularities and intimidation.
Two-thirds of Tonle Bati lake — a popular weekend getaway — will be filled in by a developer, official documents show, as three other lakes in Kandal and a further area on Phnom Penh’s Boeng Tamok have been privatized by Hun Sen’s decree.
Nhim Sarom was released Wednesday, a day after he was arrested for an alleged robbery case for which he had been convicted in 2014.
Three indigenous Bunong women from Mondulkiri made an appeal in the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh on Wednesday over their convictions for removing fence posts to protect ancestral lands.
A Candlelight Party commune chief-elect was arrested on Tuesday for alleged robbery in a case that dates back to 2002.
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