Briefs: Kandal Gets Beers, Son Chhay Joins Candlelight Party
The Kandal provincial administration accepted more than 4,700 cases of beer from Vattanac Brewery. Former CNRP lawmaker Son Chhay announced he was joining the Candlelight Party.
The Kandal provincial administration accepted more than 4,700 cases of beer from Vattanac Brewery. Former CNRP lawmaker Son Chhay announced he was joining the Candlelight Party.
Prime Minister Hun Sen weighed in on the Ukraine and Russia conflict Sunday, opining that both militaries were unlikely to beat the other and negotiations were the only way out of the crisis.
Hun Sen shot down an uncomfortable question at a press conference with the Malaysian prime minister. A Chinese industry body say they are concerned about crimes against Chinese nationals at the hands of scam operations.
Bunong residents in Mondulkiri sue local officials over land encroachment, while PM dismisses rumors of new Covid-19 restrictions.
A foreign national was arrested for extortion at NagaWorld 2, while Myanmar junta rejects Cambodia’s request to meet ousted civilian leaders.
Foreign Affairs Minister Prak Sokhonn plans to visit Myanmar in March. The Supreme Court upheld a life sentence for the bodyguard of local tycoon Thong Sarath, who has evaded prison time in relation to the 2014 murder of his business rival.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court delayed a mass-trial hearing against CNRP members and supporters because a defense lawyer had come in contact with a Covid-19 case at PJ Prison. Six political parties welcomed the National Election Committee’s decision to retain Form 1102, which is used to report results to poll observers at voting stations.
Three NagaWorld protesters who were arrested on Saturday have been charged for obstruction under the Covid-19 Law. Three U.N. rapporteurs said they were concerned over the killing last November of a CNRP activist in Phnom Penh.
Six suspects have been arrested for allegedly murdering a family of five for allegedly performing witchcraft, and CNRP leader Kem Sokha’s trial is delayed on account of a Covid-19 positive case.
A local NGO was denied monthly access to jailed NagaWorld union members, a Lor Peang activist was sent to prison this week, and Cambodia reversed its insistence on Myanmar’s attendance at a Asean foreign ministers meeting this month.
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