Briefs: More Questioned Over Boat Sinking, Car Plunges off Kampot Dam
The unrelated incidents have left at least six people dead, as police investigate the boat’s deadly transport of Chinese nationals.
VOD Staff Sep 30, 5:55 pm
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The unrelated incidents have left at least six people dead, as police investigate the boat’s deadly transport of Chinese nationals.
Cambodian authorities have publicized more arrests and rescues from forced-labor compounds, mostly in Sihanoukville — though they have so far spoken little about the multimillion-dollar global scams operating within them.
After months of authorities’ denials, Interior Minister Sar Kheng acknowledged foreign nationals had been trafficked into Cambodia and faced violent treatment.
A provincial police chief was summoned for “mistakes” he had made during his previous posting in Preah Sihanouk. The Weather Department predicts more stormy weather next week.
The Chinese Embassy this week warned its nationals of violent incidents and recruitment traps and asked citizens to report such crimes.
Two opposition officials have been fired from state jobs after they stood in the recent election, according to the Candlelight Party.
According to a letter circulating on social media, Ung Sovanna, former deputy head of the CNRP’s womens’ movement, has requested political amnesty. Her husband, former CNRP lawmaker Men Sothavarin, said the move took him by surprise.
Opposition CNRP activists Voeung Samnang and Voeun Veasna were arrested by Thai authorities in Bangkok this week and handed over to Phnom Penh authorities, confirmed a government official on Thursday.
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