Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday sentenced a Nigerian man to seven years in prison and two Cambodian women to two years each after finding them guilty of drug smuggling in Tuol Kork district in March. Em Meka Awuwo, Chhaem Mom and In Sreytwo were arrested in Boeung Kak II commune in March after they were found in possession of a combined 20 grams of heroin and cocaine. Presiding Judge Kor Vandy also ordered Awuwo to pay a fine of 10 million riels (US$2,500).
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EU officials: Ending EBA an 18-month procedureEU officials have confirmed that it will take a total of 18 months to complete the procedure if Cambodia’s preferential Everything But Arms (EBA) trade agreement is to be withdrawn. According to EU Agriculture and Rural Development spokesman Daniel Rosario, the formal process has not
Chinese police escort deported scam suspectsNinety-one Chinese nationals accused of extorting money from victims in a Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) scam were deported from Phnom Penh International Airport on Monday under the escort of 182 Chinese police personnel. General Department of Immigration head of investigations Ouk Hay Seila told reporters
IPU slams government claimThe president of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), Gabriela Cuevas Barron, has refuted a claim by the National Assembly that she “highly appreciated the achievements of Cambodia” in its July national elections with a tweet saying “Of course not!” before adding “No congratulations”. A delegation from