The prime minister received a lifetime achievement award from a Malaysia-based think tank, using the occasion to reiterate China’s contribution to economic development in Cambodia and Asean.
After questions were raised last week about a politicized audio leak, the presiding judge of opposition leader Kem Sokha’s treason trial warned reporters they could be blacklisted if they secretly recorded court proceedings.
Court officials in Phnom Penh say they are now searching for whoever released an audio clip of Kem Sokha announcing his split from Sam Rainsy, as recorded in a courtroom during Sokha’s drawn-out treason trial.
Mother Nature activists were “gathering strength for an uprising” as evidenced by a Zoom conference where they insulted government leaders and the king, while three arrested activists acknowledged they wanted people to rise up, the Interior Ministry said.
International rights groups and embassies raised concerns over the recent arrests of Mother Nature environmentalists, as a government-aligned media outlet posted alleged evidence of a Zoom meeting where the activists appear to discuss a cartoon sketch of Prime Minister Hun Sen wearing a crown.
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