Briefs: Malaysians in Forced Labor, Increase in Illegal Crossings
Sixteen Malaysian nationals were rescued from forced labor in Preah Sihanouk, as a political party said it knew of dozens more trapped in Cambodia.
Sixteen Malaysian nationals were rescued from forced labor in Preah Sihanouk, as a political party said it knew of dozens more trapped in Cambodia.
WHO: Access to food and water, disease risks and air pollution will worsen with climate change as world approaches “a code red for health.”
The Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld guilty verdicts against seven people convicted for attempting to join a 2020 Paris Peace Agreements Day protest outside the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh.
A Siem Reap Police officer has been sent to pretrial detention for biting his girlfriend’s baby last week. An appeal hearing from the “Adhoc 5” case was delayed due to a possible Covid-19 exposure.
Japan hopes to continue “friendly” visits to Ream naval base, a spokesperson said; a mass trial of at least 40 defendants associated with the CNRP resumed Monday.
A Unesco reports shows that 4 in 10 surveyed women journalists had faced online attacks. Two Japanese marine vessels docked in Sihanoukviile on Tuesday with a planned visit to Ream Naval Base.
Two Candlelight Party commune election candidates have been arrested in Pursat province, as the party argued it was a political threat and not a case of forged documents as alleged by local authorities.
A 13-year-old boy was killed in a landmine explosion while tending to a grazing cow. A planned U.S.-Asean meeting will reportedly be delayed. Authorities released NagaWorld workers from a quarantine facility.
Prime Minister Hun Sen encouraged the use of out-of-court settlements rather than pay for lawsuits. Kem Sokha’s trial was delayed again after a prosecutor tested positive for Covid-19.
Cambodia joined 140 other countries to vote in favor of a U.N. General Assembly resolution condemning Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a day after Germany and France implored the country to vote in the affirmative.
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