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Lay Vannak in a photo posted to the Takeo provincial administration website on December 3, 2017

Ex-Governor Gets 13 Years in Jail for Mistress Murder

A former Takeo provincial governor and his brother were found guilty on Monday of the murder of the ex-governor’s mistress, sentencing them to 13 and 10 years in prison, respectively, according to a court spokesman.

Protesters from Koh Kong province’s Sre Ambel district gather in front of the Land Management Ministry in Phnom Penh on August 19, 2019. (VOD)

Koh Kong Villagers Protest Court Summonses

About 100 villagers from Koh Kong province protested outside the Land Ministry headquarters in Phnom Penh on Monday after 10 of their representatives were summoned for court questioning for defamation and incitement.

Protesters outside the Kampong Leng district hall in Kampong Chhnang province on August 12, 2019. (VOD)

Families Protest After Land Clearing Interrupted

About 100 families were prevented from plowing their land with tractors in Kampong Chhnang province, with district authorities saying they feared the farmers were encroaching

Garment workers relax in hospital after one of the notoriously dangerous trucks that they ride to work tipped over in Svay Rieng province on July 30, 2019. (Collective Union of Movement of Workers' Facebook page)

Two Garment Workers Dead, 30 Injured in Commute Crash

Two garment workers died and 30 were injured on Tuesday morning when one of the notoriously dangerous trucks that factory workers ride to work tipped over in Svay Rieng province, an official said.

View of rice fields in Battambang province's Thma Koul district in July 2019 (Supplied)

Drought Hits 150,000 Hectares of Rice Fields

About 150,000 hectares of rice fields in 10 provinces are suffering from drought, according to Agriculture Ministry figures, with farmers in some areas saying more than half their crops are dying.