Approximately 200 of Candlelight Party’s 2,000 commune councilors signed a petition condemning opposition leader Sam Rainsy, but only under coercion from local authorities, said Candlelight vice president Thach Setha.
The opposition Candlelight Party said authorities have coerced the party’s commune councilors to censure opposition figure Sam Rainsy, after Prime Minister Hun Sen told Candlelight members to condemn Rainsy or face possible dissolution.
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday warned the opposition Candlelight Party that it would face dissolution over ties to former CNRP president Sam Rainsy, who founded the party that was later renamed Candlelight.
Chinese-funded construction, including land clearing, several new structures and a new pier, “continues to transform” Sihanoukville’s Ream Naval Base “at a rapid pace,” a U.S. think tank said Tuesday.
Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture Dith Tina acknowledged the difficulty of addressing the agriculture sector’s long-standing challenges and warned potential critics of his ministry he was willing to take legal action against them, in a press conference on Monday.
The ruling CPP-controlled National Assembly on Friday unanimously approved Dith Tina, formerly a secretary of state at the Energy Ministry, as the new Agriculture Minister, less than a week after Veng Sakhon was removed from the position.
Over 2,000 tuk-tuk drivers and domestic workers this month can access health benefits through the government’s social security program for the first time, but labor advocates say the pilot scheme has drawbacks, like no accident insurance for drivers.
Dith Tina is the prospective nominee for Minister of Agriculture, according to a National Assembly agenda and an October 8 announcement from Prime Minister Hun Sen.