According to a provincial police report from Tuesday, four suspects were arrested on Sunday in Chhuk district’s Trapeang Phlaing commune for violence against the owner of a property and incitement, calling it a red-handed crime.
More than 300 trafficked Cambodian women were returned from China in the first nine months of the year, mostly after being scammed into marriages, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Eng Malai is the sixth activist to be released since Friday, with two of her Khmer Thavrak colleagues, Hun Vannak and Chhoeun Daravy, expected to be released this month.
Despite the cordial tone in his Facebook post, Hun Sen said earlier in the day that there was speculation the Australian foreign minister would pressure Cambodia during the visit but that he would not allow that.
Their defense lawyer, Sam Sokong, said that while the activists have completed their reduced sentences for the earlier incitement charges, they’re now being held in pretrial detention for the additional plotting charges.
All five activists were arrested last year in relation to protests in support of jailed unionist Rong Chhun, who had issued a report that Cambodia was ceding land to Vietnam
The exact amount of compensation is confidential, but it is equivalent to the gross profit that ANZ earned on its loan to Phnom Penh Sugar, said a representative for Inclusive Development International.
Sixty-six houses are marked for measurement to make way for the airport construction, according to a letter issued by the Kandal Stung district governor. The survey would collect data on affected families in preparation for compensation.
Workers with disabilities say the construction of a national disability center has ruined access to their wheelchair workshop in Kandal province.
Across Cambodia, energy drink marketing is inescapable. The sugar-packed drinks, linked to stress, aggression and poor health, are advertised for their health benefits. This is misleading and threatens health, writes Future Forum research fellow Sorn Sovannara.
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