Interior Ministry statistics show a 63% drop in human trafficking cases for the first half of this year, even amid mounting reports of trafficking and forced labor of foreign nationals at scam operations in Cambodia.
A train hit a car in Pursat province with no parties injured; four opposition parties unite to push reforms at the National Assembly, NEC and Interior Ministry.
Former CNRP commune chief and leaders were sentenced by a Phnom Penh court, while two Thai women appealed sentences for smuggling drugs.
Four Chinese nationals, including three casino managers, have been charged for the murder of two men shot dead in Sihanoukville late last month. The Cambodia National Love Party chose seven new people to replace senior leaders after recent turmoil.
Cambodia’s media “is in a perilous state,” the U.N. said in a research report, noting pressure through the criminal justice system and harassment against women. Court questioning against Boeng Tamok residents being sued by district security has been delayed.
Parents who won a lawsuit against a baby formula company in April are still waiting for the final court verdict to claim compensation. A defense lawyer for Kem Sokha asked for a delay in the trial due to Covid-19.
The Indonesian Embassy worked to rescue 62 nationals from captivity at Sihanoukville scam compounds over the weekend. Phnom Penh sees a slew of new district governors.
The Supreme Court upheld prison sentences against environmental activists, a prominent unionist and opposition-aligned protesters. The Labor Ministry reminded NagaWorld union leaders at a Friday meeting of the conditions of their bail application in March — where they had agreed they would try to convince their colleague to cease their near-daily protests.
The Indonesian Embassy has called on Cambodian police to help rescue 53 nationals. A 17-year-old girl in Kratie was electrocuted from sleeping on a power strip.
The Appeal Court retried a case involving a Cambodian translator convicted of incitement for assisting on a 2018 Russia Today documentary on sex trafficking in the country. A Cambodian dissident who has political asylum in Denmark was sentenced in absentia to eight years and 18 months for plotting and incitement, respectively.
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