Phnom Penh Post - Crackdown on migrants
Thai PM Thaksin Shinawatra has warned 1.2 million illegal migrant workers from Cambodia,
Myanmar and Laos that they would be arrested and deported if they did not register
with the labor ministry by July 31.
More than 766,000 had already registered, including 97,000 Cambodians. The cost was
$93 each and included a medical check, medical insurance and a work permit.
Hun Sen rejects ‘rift’ rumours spread by ‘stupid gangsters’Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday denied a “rift” among top leaders of the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), and rejected claims that Senate president Say Chhum and Interior Minister Sar Kheng were set to be removed from their positions as rumours spread by “gangsters”.
Huge 3.5-tonne ivory haul seized in capitalWorking with US officials, Phnom Penh Autonomous Port has uncovered almost 3.5 tonnes of elephant ivory hidden in a container, the US Embassy in Cambodia said on Facebook on Saturday. A tip-off provided to the General Department of Customs and Excise by a US Fish and
Cambodia’s Miss Universe contestant to return homeTwenty-three-year-old Rern Sinat from Kampong Cham province, only the second Miss Cambodia to compete in the Miss Universe beauty pageant, is said to be “a little disappointed but in good spirits” after not ranking in the 2018 Miss Universe contest in Bangkok, Thailand. “The weakest part
Assembly passes amendment to Political Party Law Article 45The National Assembly on Thursday unanimously approved a proposed amendment to Article 45 of the Law on Political Parties in a move that could pave the way for former senior opposition leaders banned for five years to return to the political stage. As expected, the 115 ruling