A local journalist was assaulted by military police in Sihanoukville July 25 for reporting the alleged involvement of a local MP in illegal logging, according to the Asian Human Rights Commission. Military police captain Nget Vutha "slapped" Koh Santepheap reporter Ros Phina for refusing to correct a report alleging the officer's involvement in the transportation of illegally logged timber, according to the NGO. The group says it has written letters to local UN offices calling for their intervention in the case.
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Ministers to tackle sea pollutantsPreah Sihanouk provincial authorities and members of local communities have collected 77 tonnes of water hyacinth at a Sihanoukville beach, Preah Sihanouk Provincial Hall spokesperson Or Saroeun said. He told The Post yesterday that the aquatic weeds had been floating along some of the province’s
EU timber deal in firing lineA committee of more than 20 national and international organisations filed a petition to the EU on October 10 to prevent it from signing a timber trade agreement with Vietnam, noting that the deal would be disastrous to the Kingdom’s forests. The petition claims Vietnamese timber
Kim Sok to keep up fight ‘for change’ from FinlandKim Sok, wanted by the Kingdom’s authorities for defaming the government, reiterated on Sunday his determination to continue helping to make “a real change” to Cambodian politics after receiving asylum in Finland, even as a government spokesman mocked the political analyst over the development.
PM: Programme to recover Vietnam War missing back onPrime Minister Hun Sen has announced the resumption of the MIA programme to recover the remains of American service personnel missing after action on Cambodian soil during the Vietnam War. The programme was suspended for more than a year after the US government imposed visa