LONG-TERM professor at the media and communications department at the Royal University of Phnom Penh and director of the public affairs at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, Reach Sambath, was set to be flown to Bangkok last night after suffering a stroke. Dim Sovannarom, ECCC spokesman, said he fell ill at work on Tuesday at around 5pm and was taken for treatment at Calmette hospital in Phnom Penh. “He is still in a serious condition,” he said.
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Prince injured, wife dies after accidentTHE wife of former First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Ouk Phalla, 39, died while the prince was “severely” injured following a road accident in Preah Sihanouk province’s Prey Nub district on Sunday morning, officials said. Rananriddh, who is also the president of the Funcinpec
Guards protest dismissals, reject claims of sharing naked photos of childSome 20 former security guards at the US Embassy in Phnom Penh protested on Tuesday against their dismissal. They accused their employers of falsely claiming they had viewed and shared child pornography from their mobile phones as grounds for their termination. In total, 32 personnel were dismissed
Bun Heang mocks US, threatens its citizens in scathing open letterAfter being hit with sanctions from the US Department of Treasury, Cambodian General Hing Bun Heang said he would retaliate against any US national who does not respect his country’s sovereignty, has ambitions to invade Cambodia or incites “traitors” in the Kingdom to do
Funcinpec urges probe into deadly Preah Sihanouk accidentTHE Funcinpec party has urged the government, especially the Ministry of Interior, to investigate the traffic accident in Preah Sihanouk province which left Prince Norodom Ranariddh badly injured and his wife Ouk Phalla dead. Funcinpec Vice President You Hokry told reporters at Botum Votey pagoda,