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Appeal Court upholds Rath Rott Mony’s sentence over RT sex-trafficking documentary

2 Dec 2019 11:59 AM|
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The Appeal Court on Friday upheld the Phnom Penh Municipal Court’s two-year jail sentence against Rath Rott Mony for incitement to discriminate for his work with Moscow-based RT News.

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Workers, employers disagree on threat of potential trade penalties

25 Sep 2019 9:26 AM|
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Both workers and employers in the garment sector are feeling the pinch in response to last week’s announcement of an $8 rise in the sector’s minimum wage for next year.

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Ex-CNRP deputy commune chief’s case heard in Supreme Court

19 Sep 2019 2:32 PM|
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A former opposition deputy commune chief who was sentenced to five years in prison over a 2015 protest in Poipet City appealed his case at the Supreme Court on Wednesday.

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Borei Keila residents held at district office during demolition

18 Sep 2019 11:03 AM|
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Phnom Penh authorities on Monday started to demolish a building in the controversial Borey Keila neighborhood as 13 residents were detained in the Prampi Makara district office.

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RFA journalists’ court verdict scheduled for October 3

17 Sep 2019 11:30 AM|
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The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has rescheduled its verdict into the espionage case against two former Radio Free Asia journalists Oun Chhin and Yeang Sothearin to October 3, court spokesman Y Rin said on Monday.

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Laos, Cambodia pledge greater cooperation on border, labor, electricity

13 Sep 2019 10:25 AM|
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Cambodia and Laos on Thursday signed agreements to increase electricity imports into Cambodia, cooperate on labor issues, and “ensure peace and stability” along the at-times contentious Laotian-Cambodian border.

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Two Japanese men admit to killing taxi driver in failed car theft

12 Sep 2019 2:34 PM|
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Two Japanese men admitted in court on Monday to killing a taxi driver in a botched armed robbery in Siem Reap province, but said they only wanted his car and had no intention of killing him.

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Activists, students, monks call for end to timber processing, exports

2 Sep 2019 3:26 PM|
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A petition from more than 100 activists, monks and students called for the closure of all of the country’s sawmills and the cancellation of remaining timber export licenses in a bid to protect Cambodia’s forests and natural resources.

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Kem Sokha lawyers continue to ask for end to treason case

2 Sep 2019 2:05 PM|
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Lawyers for former opposition leader Kem Sokha said on Sunday that they were still working to have the treason charge against Sokha dropped almost two years after his arrest on September 3, 2017.