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Hun Sen responds to Trump’s letter

28 Nov 2019 9:34 AM|
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Prime Minister Hun Sen responded to a letter from U.S. President Donald Trump by saying he hoped to rebuild trust and confidence between the two countries.

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Wife pleads for Photoshopping activist’s release

2 Aug 2019 11:47 AM|
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The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Thursday charged a former CNRP activist with incitement to discriminate and incitement to commit a felony and placed him in provisional detention. Kuch Kimlong, spokesman of the municipal court, said May Hong Srieng, 40, was charged with two counts incitement.

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Three Pursat officials charged with corruption

1 Aug 2019 11:11 AM|
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A Pursat provincial land management director and his two subordinates were charged in the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday for taking bribes to issue construction permits. Kuch Kimlong, spokesman of the municipal court, confirmed that prosecutors charged the department’s director, Liem Bunroeun; deputy Cheang Vuthy; and department official Te Buntheng with misappropriation of public funds.

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‘The Cambodian court won’t help papa’

30 Jul 2019 1:08 PM|
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Her nearly 2-year-old son cries out for his father, and Long Kimheang responds: “We must be strong.” “The Cambodian court won’t help papa.” The back-and-forth has become a routine in their lives since Kimheang’s husband, Rath Rott Mony, was arrested in December, the 36-year-old told CamboJA.

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Hun Sen allocates $40M to buy Chinese arms

29 Jul 2019 12:42 PM|
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Prime Minister Hun Sen announced he would use $40 million this year to buy weapons from China to strengthen the capacity of Cambodia’s army. While presiding over a review of the construction of Morodok Techo Stadium Construction in Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changvar district on Monday, Hun Sen said the government would allocate $40 million to buy weapons from China, adding to a previous spend of $200 million as well as a further $90 million commitment in aid for arms promised by China this year.

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Ex-RFA reporter accused of delivering secret ‘disk’ to US embassy

29 Jul 2019 5:44 AM|
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A former Radio Free Asia journalist on trial for espionage was accused on Friday of delivering secret information to the U.S. Embassy. Uon Chhin and Yeang Sothearin worked for RFA’s Khmer-language news service until the U.S.-funded media outlet shut its Phnom Penh bureau on September 12, 2017, citing government pressure and the forced closure of FM radio stations carrying its broadcasts.

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Ahead of trial, groups call for end to proceedings against RFA journalists

25 Jul 2019 7:08 AM|
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Rights groups urged the Phnom Penh Municipal Court to dismiss the espionage cases against two former Radio Free Asia journalists, who are set to stand trial on Friday.

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Two journalists arrested after filming land protest

25 Jul 2019 4:23 AM|
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The Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court has charged two journalists and five land protestors with intentional violence and incitement to commit a felony. Court spokesman Lim…