Fresh off a stop in Malaysia, Chinese President Xi Jinping landed in Phnom Penh this morning, greeted by Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni and Senate President…
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court granted an injunction order to stop Candlelight Party president Teav Vannol from transferring his properties to a third party after he lost the defamation suit brought by the government.
Cambodia has announced August 5 as the inauguration date of the $1.7 billion Funan Techo Canal amid local endorsement and international scrutiny of its potential impact on the Mekong River and alleged ties to Chinese military operations. The government has denied this allegation.
Opposition Candlelight Party president Teav Vannol was found guilty of defamation and fined 10 million riel (about $2,500), and ordered to pay six billion riel (about $1.5 million) in compensation to the government.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court charged four Paris Peace Agreement activists with incitement to disturb social security. They have been placed in pretrial detention after posting a video alleging that Cambodia “ceded northeast provinces to Vietnam”, the Interior Ministry said.
Paris Peace Agreement (PPA) activist Srun Srorn and three others, were arrested by the Siem Reap Provincial Police on July 23 after posting a live video discussing the cooperation between the Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam (CLV) development triangle area (DTA). Former Prime Minister Hun Sen later went on a special live session to clarify the “accusation” by the activists.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday heard the public defamation case of Candlelight Party president Teav Vannol who was charged for a comment he made with a foreign media alleging that Cambodia’s democracy has been regressing under Prime Minister Hun Manet’s leadership.
Cambodian and Japanese bilateral relationship and cooperation have further strengthened, following a visit by Japanese Foreign Affairs Minister Yoko Kamikawa on July 6. Japan will be providing a total of $103 million in aid, grant and loan to Cambodia for various purposes.
