Matt Blomberg
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Prosecutor Seeks Lesser Charge for Ousted Judge
Ang Mealaktei, who was ousted as Phnom Penh Municipal Court director last year amid accusations of serious corruption, found an unlikely ally during his embezzlement trial here on Thursday morning: the man tasked with prosecuting him. → Read More
Drama as Trial of Accused Child Abuser Delayed
The trial of a German expatriate accused of sexually abusing five Cambodian boys was delayed at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday, with the judge briefly taking the bench before stating that he did not have time to preside over the scheduled hearing. → Read More
TV Personality Withdraws Complaint Against Tycoon
Ek Socheata—the television personality who became the subject of debates about gender and class in Cambodia after a video clip of her being beaten by real estate mogul Sok Bun went viral in July—withdrew her attempted murder complaint on Tuesday. → Read More
IGE Employee Implicates General in Fraud Case
The long-running trial of a British entrepreneur, two of his employees, a lawyer and a provincial official facing a slew of charges related to a failed biofuel venture in Banteay Meanchey province continued at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday, with one of the employees implicating a military general in the use of fraudulent land-transfer documents. → Read More
Former Gov’t Official Implicated in Fraud Case
Former Banteay Meanchey provincial governor Oung Oeun has gone on the record to say that Mr. Thean Teu, a deputy provincial governor until 2007, continued to abuse his accumulated power, criminally, for years after leaving the post, and stated as much in a 2012 letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen. → Read More
Migrant Fishermen to Be Cremated In Thailand
A group of Cambodian migrant fishermen is preparing to cremate five colleagues in Thailand’s southern Ranong province after they were struck by a mystery illness while working on a commercial fishing vessel in the Indian Ocean, an official said on Monday. → Read More
Rules for Street Weddings Do Exist—For Some
Contrary to popular belief, there are regulations for erecting wedding tents on the streets of Phnom Penh. But not all authorities know the rules, and they don’t apply to everyone. → Read More
Turkish Man in Knife Fight Has Criminal History
One of two Turkish men arrested over a knife fight in Sihanoukville on Monday has a criminal history in the seaside city, according to military police. However, the Turk claimed on Wednesday that he had been wrongly identified, and that police and reporters were colluding with a rival Turkish faction to sully his name. → Read More
Hun Sen, Rainsy Jostle for Social Media Fame
The sight of opposition leader Sam Rainsy in a bathing suit is nothing strange for users of Facebook, where he has been regaling his followers for years with photographs of himself at leisure. But Prime Minister Hun Sen in board shorts and a singlet is something new entirely. → Read More