Phnom Penh Post - In Brief: Fake journalists arrested
Three journalists who
claim to work for the Rasmey Borei newspaper were arrested for
extortion on Tuesday in Kampong Thom province. Local police said that
the "unprofessional journalists" demanded US$10 from loggers who
passed by with wood on their oxcarts. It is the fifth arrest of a
journalist in Kampong Thom accused of harassment and extortion this
year, according local rights group Licadho.
Kem Sokha’s daughters slam ‘liar’ Sam Rainsy over ‘smears’The daughters of former opposition leader Kem Sokha hit out at Sam Rainsy on Tuesday, accusing the newly nominated “acting president” of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) of leading a “smear campaign” against their father and “repeatedly lying to the public”. The Supreme Court-dissolved
US Embassy urges reconciliationThe US has urged Cambodia to restore the independence of the media, drop charges against Kem Sokha and other political prisoners, and end the prohibition of political activity by opposition parties. However, senior government officials see the request, issued by US embassy spokesman Arend C
Phnom Penh authorities ban march for Human Rights DayPhnom Penh authorities have banned a planned march as local NGOs and workers’ unions gear up to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights on Monday, with a youth group leader saying they would march nonetheless. The UN
Government deports 235 Chinese scammersTHE Immigration Department of the Ministry of Interior on Thursday deported 235 Chinese nationals, 35 of whom were female, via the Phnom Penh International Airport for their part in a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) online money extortion scam. The deportees were arrested on November 26 over the