Khuon Narim
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Government Threatens Land Rights Protesters With Legal Action
The Commerce Ministry has threatened to take unspecified legal “measures” against anyone joining a protest against a sugarcane plantation who does not have a personal claim in the dispute. → Read More
Council of Ministers Adviser Given Sok An’s Parliamentary Seat
Chea Vandeth, the founder of a major private university and adviser to the Council of Ministers, will take former Deputy Prime Minister Sok An’s parliamentary seat representing Takeo province, officials said on Sunday. → Read More
Sub-Decree Relaxes Penalties Under Traffic Law
Motorists caught driving drunk will only be sent to court if they repeat their offense within a six-month period, according to a new sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday. → Read More
Sok An’s Fiefdom to Be Split Up, Hun Sen Says
Reversing the course of “continuity” laid out by a government spokesman this week, Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday declared that the sprawling portfolio of Deputy Prime Minister Sok An would be spread among ministries. → Read More
PM Praises Trump’s TPP Withdrawal, Slams Protectionism
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday praised U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw the U.S. from the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP), but said the president’s protectionist policies were doomed to fail. → Read More
Leaked Sok An Insults by Opposition Party Officials Spark Apology
Two CNRP officials apologized to the family of former Deputy Prime Minister Sok An on Saturday after calling the recently deceased ruling party leader a “master of cockfighting” in a leaked telephone conversation, while a government spokesman said he planned to sue a CNRP supporter for telling Sok An to “Rest in Hell.” → Read More
Fears Hover Over Plan to Collect Data on All Cambodians
Every Cambodian will be assigned a 10-digit identification number under which information from various government departments, as well as the private sector, will be collected in a central database, Interior Minister Sar Kheng announced on Thursday. → Read More
Vietnam Promises to Back Off Border Areas
In contrast to their last meeting over the border, when Cambodia and Vietnam didn’t manage to release a joint statement, Cambodian officials said on Wednesday that during discussions Vietnam had again agreed not to build or farm in areas that are still in dispute. → Read More
Police Raid Kem Ley Film Screening; Students Held
A 30-minute documentary about the murder of political analyst Kem Ley, which was released online months ago, has become the latest work about a slain critic added to the government’s list of restricted films. → Read More
Government Asks Japan to Develop White Building
Almost two years after Phnom Penh’s governor announced that the White Building had been condemned, the Ministry of Land management on Friday asked Japan to help develop the iconic but decrepit structure as an affordable residential space. → Read More
Praise Marks Newly Appointed Vietnamese President’s Visit
After a year filled with tension over Cambodia’s border with Vietnam, Vietnamese President Tran Dai Quang’s first visit to Phnom Penh since taking office in April was filled with praise for diplomatic developments between the two countries. → Read More
For Abusive Monk, Past Remains a Mystery
Vong Chet raped at least 10 young boys in his care as the chief monk of a rural pagoda in Siem Reap province, but court officials and senior members of the clergy said on Tuesday there were no plans to investigate his past postings for more potential victims. → Read More
No Bail for Adhoc Staffers, Election Official
The Court of Appeal on Monday denied bail to four rights workers and an election official imprisoned in connection with a sex scandal surrounding deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha, upholding the Phnom Penh Municipal Court’s decision last month. → Read More
Suspected Gunman Arrested in Railroad Shooting Case
One of two men suspected of shooting another man in the leg following an argument next to a set of railroad tracks in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district on Saturday night was arrested on Tuesday, according to police. → Read More
ACU May Investigate Kem Sokha for Human Trafficking
Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) Chairman Om Yentieng said on Monday that he would look into the possibility that deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha facilitated human trafficking to the U.S. under the guise of business trips. → Read More
Minister’s Environment Day Claims In Doubt
Environment Minister Say Sam Al on Sunday declared an end to large-scale logging in eastern Cambodia and said the vast majority of property disputes sparked by land-grabbing sugarcane plantations had been settled, though NGOs disagreed. → Read More
Australia and Cambodia Ink Anti-Drug Trafficking Deal
Australian and Cambodian police have signed an information and skill sharing agreement aimed at stemming the flow of drugs and dirty money between the two countries amid a spike in heroin trafficking. → Read More
Vietnamese Defense Minister Meets Government Leaders
Vietnam’s new defense minister met with Prime Minister Hun Sen and National Assembly President Heng Samrin on Tuesday, assuring them that military cooperation between the two countries would remain strong in the face of efforts to break them apart. → Read More
New Building, Broken Promises at Borei Keila
A decade ago, powerful businesswoman Suy Sophan promised to build 10 apartment blocks for residents of Phnom Penh’s Borei Keila neighborhood who faced eviction to make way for her real estate project. She only built eight, leaving hundreds of residents without a home. → Read More
Fishermen Repatriated After Arrests in Indonesia
Twenty-seven of 54 fishermen detained off the coast of Indonesia were set to fly home to Cambodia on Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. → Read More