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Union leader Rong Chhun joining a demonstration with Violet Apparel factory workers in Phnom Penh on July 28. CamboJA/ Panha Chhorpoan

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Union leader Rong Chhun sentenced to two years over border comments

18 Aug 2021 3:31 PM|
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Union leader Rong Chhun was convicted and sentenced to two years in prison on incitement charges on Wednesday for comments he made suggesting that a community along the Vietnam border had lost land during the frontier’s demarcation. Activists Sar Kanika and Ton Nimol were both sentenced to 20 months in prison on charges of incitement to cause social disorder for having publicly called for the imprisoned unionist’s release.

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Kep building’s owners questioned over potential manslaughter

7 Jan 2020 8:17 AM|
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The couple who owned an under-construction building in Kep province that collapsed on Friday, killing 36 people, were sent to the Kampot Provincial Court to be questioned for manslaughter, police said.

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Rescue ends with 36 dead, including 6 children, after Kep building collapse

5 Jan 2020 6:38 PM|
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Rescue efforts were called off just before midday Sunday with 36 bodies recovered from the rubble of a building that collapsed in Kep province, while 23 survivors were sent to hospital.

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Rescuers pull bodies from collapsed building in Kep; building owner arrested

4 Jan 2020 10:37 AM|
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Seven people are dead and 18 injured following the collapse of an under-construction building in Kep city on Friday, with the building’s owner arrested and being questioned at the provincial police headquarters on Saturday.

A Restaurant, Hotel and Casino was seen at the Preah Sihanoukville province

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Online gambling will be eliminated from Jan 1: police chief

31 Dec 2019 7:42 PM|
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National Police chief Neth Savoeun on Monday repeated the government’s vow to end online gambling operations in the country from Jan 1.

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Former consul-general questioned in court over alleged corruption

31 Dec 2019 2:01 PM|
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The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday questioned Kruy Limheng, a former Cambodian consul-general for Kunming city, in China’s Yunnan province, over alleged corruption.

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Appeal Court rejects request to halt reinvestigation of RFA case

30 Dec 2019 3:06 PM|
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The Appeal Court has upheld the reinvestigation order into a pornography case against two former Radio Free Asia journalists who are also accused of espionage.

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Disabled CNRP activist to be released after sentence reduced

27 Dec 2019 9:12 AM|
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The Appeal Court on Thursday reduced the prison term of a disabled opposition activist jailed for insulting Prime Minister Hun Sen on Facebook, with his release expected on Friday or Saturday.

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Judge’s absence leads to delay in Cambodia Daily reporters’ hearing

25 Dec 2019 8:18 PM|
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The Ratanakiri Provincial Court on Wednesday delayed a hearing into an incitement case against two former Cambodia Daily journalists, without setting a new date, because one of three judges involved in the case was overseas.