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Choeun Bun Chork, a football pundit, giving Hun Sinath money for philanthropic groups on Wednesday, July 6, 2022. Sinath, who is the prime minister's sister, filed a complaint on Friday with the Interior Ministry decrying a different pundit's comments that Bun Chork was using his visit with her to gain protection in his divorce and domestic abuse case. (Photo from Bun Chork's Facebook page)

Hun Sen’s Sister Files Official Complaint Over Social Media Spat

Hun Sinath urged the Interior Ministry take action and made an hourlong video to deny interfering in a domestic abuse and divorce case.

Mech Dara Jul 8, 6:08 pm

Three deminers and one resident were killed in two separate mine explosions in Preah Vihear on January 10, 2022. (Heng Ratana's Facebook page)

PM Posts Public Fundraising Accounts for Land Mine Action

Prime Minister Hun Sen announced six bank accounts to solicit donations from the public for what he described as a “big national movement” to make Cambodia land-mine-free by 2025.

Ouch Sony Jul 6, 7:22 pm

Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the walkback of a ban on vehicles with steering wheels on their right-hand side during an address to Cambodia's delegation to the ASEAN Para Games on Wendesday, July 6, 2022. (Photo from Hun Sen's Facebook page)

Hun Sen Backtracks on Banning Right-Hand Drive Vehicles After Protest

The ban came into force July 1 but was quickly opposed on Tuesday by hundreds of truck drivers who blocked a Phnom Penh road in protest.

Ouch Sony Jul 6, 6:43 pm

Daun Penh authorities pull banners held Friday Women protesters on July 1, 2022.

NagaWorld, Boeng Tamok and Friday Women Protesters Pursue Their Cases Across City

Three groups of protesters crisscrossed Phnom Penh Friday morning over longstanding labor, land and political issues, submitting petitions to various government institutions and the E.U.

Khan Leakhena Jul 1, 6:18 pm

Prime Minister Hun Sen releases fish at a Banteay Meanchey reservoir July 1, 2022.

PM Defends Forest Loss, Orders Arrest Over False Covid Post

Prime Minister Hun Sen railed against critics in a speech Friday morning, saying anyone complaining about forest loss should relinquish their land to the state to replant trees, and ordering authorities to continue arresting anyone posting “fake news” about Covid-19.

Ouch Sony Jul 1, 4:00 pm

Prime Minister Hun Sen and National Assembly president Heng Samrin release doves at a CPP anniversary celebration in Phnom Penh on June 28, 2002.

Briefs: PM Says Election Win Shows People Want CPP, Sar Kheng Warns of Drug Money

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.

VOD Staff Jun 28, 6:20 pm

Former CNRP president Kem Sokha greets supporters outside the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on June 22, 2022.

Kem Sokha Trial Judge Says Case Nearing End

Opposition leader Kem Sokha’s treason trial is getting closer to a conclusion, the presiding judge said on Wednesday a week after Sokha distanced himself from his firebrand CNRP co-founder Sam Rainsy.

Morm Moniroth Jun 22, 7:57 pm

Security officials block NagaWorld workers from walking to the National Assembly on June 20, 2022.

Union Leader Says Hun Sen Can Solve NagaWorld Stalemate

NagaWorld union members submitted petitions to the prime minister’s cabinet and National Assembly, with union leader Chhim Sithar remarking that only Hun Sen can resolve

Keat Soriththeavy Jun 20, 6:04 pm

Seng Theary Relocated to Preah Vihear Prison

The Cambodian-American lawyer jailed this week amid an opposition mass trial was relocated without the knowledge of her lawyer.

Nhim Sokhorn Jun 17, 4:19 pm