Thirteen journalists were among 27 people arrested for attending a cock fight in Phnom Penh on Sunday, with police saying that they did not believe the group was only there to gather information for news stories on the illegal activity.

Like so many other migrants around the world, 38-year-old Cambodian construction worker Tuloh Saith rushed to return home as soon as possible once it became clear the Covid-19 crisis would not just be a passing nuisance.

New Justice Minister Koeut Rith pledged on Monday to prioritize clearing the growing backlog of cases before Cambodia’s courts, blaming campaigns against minor drug and environmental crimes for putting offenders into the legal system at a faster rate than prosecutors and prisons can handle.

The owner of the Rithysen radio station and website was on Thursday provisionally charged with “incitement to commit felonies” after being accused of broadcasting false news about a land dispute.

Six people were detained by the Battambang provincial police last week after protesting outside microfinance institution (MFI) branches that they accused of failing to heed requests for loan repayment holidays amid Covid-19.

One former and three current administrators at the Football Federation of Cambodia (FFC) have been banned from organizing professional sports for life after being accused of pocketing tournament sponsorship money.