Var Kimhong, senior minister in charge of border affairs, will meet with the National Assembly today to discuss the country’s border-demarcation process, Leng Penglong, secretary general of the National Assembly, said on Wednesday, adding that the meeting followed requests for clarification from the Sam Rainsy Party. Son Chhay, an SRP lawmaker, said the party had received “many complaints” from villagers who had lost land to alleged encroachments from Vietnam. He said that the government needs to take responsibility and properly compensate those affected by border issues.
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Emirates launches route connecting Phnom Penh, BangkokEmirates will launch a daily service on June 1 linking Phnom Penh (PNH) and Bangkok (BKK). The service from Phnom Penh to Dubai, via Bangkok, will provide more flight options to passengers travelling between the capitals of Cambodia and Thailand. Travellers from the Southeast Asian nations
US Embassy urged to stop ‘disrespecting sovereignty’The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation called on the US Embassy in Phnom Penh on Saturday to respect the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations after it called former opposition leader Kem Sokha “an innocent man” – a move deemed to be “disrespecting Cambodia’s