| Activist monk But Buntenh, labour rights campaigner Moeun Tola and independent media advocate Pa Nguon Teang, who have each been charged with “breach of trust” for allegedly misappropriating funds raised for murdered analyst Kem Ley’s funeral. Post Staff |
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Spousal killings call commune officials’ mediation role into question In her wedding photo, Pen Chan Sreykuoch smiles at the camera, wearing lolly-pink lipstick and her hair swept back, large blue jewels glittering at her neck. Her head is pressed against that of her groom, Hang Chanthou, who stares – unsmiling – at the camera. Just last week, Chan Sreykuoch, 23, was brutally stabbed to death in a bathroom, allegedly by her husband. READ MORE | |
Cases against CNRP are making progress Court cases and investigations involving former Cambodia National Rescue Party officials are continuing apace, with new charges laid against opposition leader Sam Rainsy, another appeal for bail filed on behalf of jailed party leader Kem Sokha and a National Police spokesman saying yesterday that the government is keeping a close eye on banned CNRP officials. READ MORE | |
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In pursuit of Phnom Penh’s perfect pickle They're kept in metal bowls, plastic buckets and in jars, and often found on the side, or even at the centre, of Khmer dishes. Sometimes they are vegetables, other times fruits, and even fish, crabs or ants. Whether the tradition is imported or homegrown, one thing is certain: pickled foods are everywhere in Cambodia. READ MORE |
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Comics talk courage and convictions After performing at the Ecran Cinema in Kampot last night, elevator-engineer-turned-comic Gina Yashere and 84-year-old stand-up artist Lynn Ruth Miller will perform back-to-back shows tonight and on Saturday in Phnom Penh. READ MORE |
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Tycoon makes first foray into borey market LYP Group, a conglomerate owned by prominent businessman and ruling party senator Ly Yong Phat, has broken ground on its first dedicated borey project and will develop rows of premium shophouses in its Pong Peay City development on the northern side of the city. READ MORE |
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The Cambodian maid abused and treated as a slave for 13 years in Saudi Arabia Thirteen years ago, two men came to Eng Pov’s village in Tbong Khmum province and knocked on her door. Pov, then either 20 or 21, doesn’t remember their names. All she remembers is their offer: to work as a maid in Saudi Arabia for $180 a month, with kind employers, food to eat, clothes to wear and the freedom to call home whenever she wanted. Thirteen years later, she now realises she was signing up to be a slave. READ MORE |
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