Briefs: Interior Minister Sar Kheng said Cambodia’s downgrade in a trafficking report was equally the U.S.’s fault. Three people were injured Sunday night when they were hit by a train in Phnom Penh’s Kambol district.
A Kratie city military police officer was given bail in a case where he allegedly abused two girls working in his house. A former CNRP official’s plotting conviction was upheld by the Supreme Court on Friday.
Local police in a Chinese local administration have issued a warning that people from the territory involved in illegal work in Cambodia must return immediately or face severe consequences.
A provincial police chief was summoned for “mistakes” he had made during his previous posting in Preah Sihanouk. The Weather Department predicts more stormy weather next week.
Briefs: The CPP reaffirmed Hun Manet as a future leader of the party. A Mondulkiri man was murdered by his business associate in Takeo province.
Four people have been charged for protesting seizure of grain trucks and a fifth person, a military officer, has been summoned as well. Son Chhay returned to court for questioning in a CPP lawsuit.
Around 300 Kratie families had their land title applications rejected for land that is under dispute. The Battambang Appeal Court upheld a two-year jail sentence for a reporter who criticized the government over vaccinations.
The driver of a tycoon’s son has been arrested for allegedly gunning down a guard at the father’s villa. The Justice Ministry has added 85 unpaid advisers.
The Cambodian economy is expected to expand 4.5% this year as exports to the U.S. surged but construction approvals and cement imports plunged, the World Bank said in its latest economic update.
Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday the people want the CPP to continue to lead the country. Interior Minister Sar Kheng warned the national bank can be blacklisted if authorities didn’t crackdown on money laundering and drug financing.
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