Phnom Penh Post - In Brief: Monk charged over killing of nun
Banteay Meanchey provincial court on Tuesday charged a 68-year-old monk from Phnom Prasat pagoda in Mongkol Borei district with manslaughter in the death of a nun who was bludgeoned to death with a piece of firewood on Sunday. “I charged him with voluntary manslaughter under Article 32 of the UNTAC law after the monk confessed,” said deputy court prosecutor Long Cheat. The monk faces 15 years in prison.
Man arrested for fake PM endorsement The owner of currency exchange company GCG Asia Co Ltd was temporarily detained by the court yesterday for attempted fraud after Prime Minister Hun Sen reacted to the company using his name and pictures to allege his endorsement of the firm. Phnom Penh Municipal Court
Archeologists find ancient phallic statueAn archeological team has found a metre-long tipless stone linga (penis) of the Hindu deity Shiva in the foundations of a temple in Kratie province’s historical Samphu Borak area, a former capital of the pre-Angkor Empire Chenla period. Thuy Chanthourn, the deputy director of
Sihanoukville authority orders structure dismantled The Preah Sihanouk provincial administration has ordered owners of two unauthorised construction sites to immediately dismantle them and warned of legal action if the owners failed to comply. Ly Chet Niyom, development management and construction bureau chief at the provincial hall, told The Post on
Police seek arrest of Chinese ‘gang’Cambodian police remain on the lookout for 20 Chinese nationals who earlier this month posted a video clip threatening to stoke insecurity in Preah Sihanouk province, though the Chinese Embassy in Phnom Penh maintained the group posed no threats to Cambodia’s national security. National Police