Protesters calling for the release of jailed unionist Rong Chhun were prevented by authorities from marching toward the Japanese Embassy in Phnom Penh on Monday, just days after Japan’s foreign minister met with top Cambodian officials in the capital.
Born in a Thai refugee camp to Cambodian parents, Kenji Kuraki and his family immigrated to Japan, where he says he overcame prejudice and developed confidence while pursuing competitive rowing, and later coaching the sport.
More than 40 people in Siem Reap will be in quarantine for two weeks because they had contact with a Japanese national who tested positive for the Covid-19 respiratory disease after departing the country this week, the Health Ministry said on Thursday.
About 415 tons of Japanese canned fish will be bought for schoolchildren’s breakfasts in five provinces using a $3-million Japanese grant disbursed via the U.N. World Food Programme, the organization announced on Thursday.
Prime Minister Hun Sen told a press conference in Tokyo that he was expecting “a dog” living outside Cambodia to wage war against him in an attempt to overthrow his government.
Justice Ministry officials need more room, so “empty public land” will be used to store court documents by filling in another part of Boeng Tamok, one of Phnom Penh’s “last lakes” that feeds hundreds of families and protects the capital from flooding.
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