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Thursday, April 23, 2015

National Salvation: The Voice Party

Phnom Penh: The party has been under criticism due to the unprecedented flexibility of the party for the party after the so-called culture of dialogue. When examining this party are cautious about its position and sometimes Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha seems there are two contrasting voices by inducing fear about the future of the National Salvation Party. Mam Sonando, director of Beehive Radio has expressed frustration ready to party and hinted...

Thursday, April 9, 2015

ACU Chief Denies Arrest of Ousted Court Director

BY AUN PHEAP | APRIL 9, 2015 Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) chief Om Yentieng on Wednesday denied that ousted Phnom Penh Municipal Court director Ang Mealaktei had been arrested following two days of questioning over serious graft claims, despite two well-placed officials indicating otherwise. Mr. Mealaktei was removed in February, just hours after Prime Minister Hun Sen made a speech suggesting that the court accepted a multimillion-dollar bribe to release from prison the parents of fugitive general Thong Sarath, who is charged with...

Kem Sokha Walks Free After 7 Hours in Court

BY KUCH NAREN AND ALEX WILLEMYNS | APRIL 9, 2015 CNRP Vice President Kem Sokha walked free from the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday afternoon after being questioned by a prosecutor for seven hours over his connections to a plethora of protests that broke out in Phnom Penh following the disputed 2013 national election. Less than a month after Prime Minister Hun Sen alleged that Mr. Sokha confessed to having tried to...

Cambodian Officials Verifying Identities of Rescued Fishermen

BY ALEX CONSIGLIO | APRIL 9, 2015 Officials from the Cambodian Embassy in Jakarta arrived in the Indonesian city of Tual on Wednesday to begin processing 58 Cambodians who were among more than 300 enslaved fishermen rescued from a remote island last week, according to the Foreign Affairs Ministry. The fishermen, the majority of whom are Burmese, were rescued from Benjina island in Maluku province by the Indonesian government and sent to Tual following a yearlong investigation by The Associated Press (AP). The AP revealed...

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Manchester City lead the chase for Joao Miranda as Atletico Madrid get ready to cash in

Manchester United and Chelsea have also been linked with the defender who could be available for £20million  Will he make City slicker? Joao Miranda could be on the move Atletico Madrid are willing to sell Brazilian defender Joao Miranda in January - and that has put Manchester City on red alert. Miranda, 30, has been a target for Manchester United, Chelsea and Barcelona but City are watching developments after being...

Alan Pardew has the last laugh on Newcastle's hate mob by quitting for Crystal Palace

The manager's decision to leave St James' Park for a relegation battle says much about the unhappy state of the Toon under Mike Ashley    Smiling again: Alan Pardew is off to a club where he'll feel wanted Alan Pardew has delivered a spectacular snub to Newcastle by quitting for Crystal Palace. On Monday morning, Pardew’s peers queued up to insist you simply don’t walk out of St James’ Park (capacity 52,400) for Selhurst...

Crystal Palace block Zeki Fryers exit until new boss Alan Pardew assesses strength of squad

The former Manchester United and Spurs defender has made just one appearance for the Eagles since his £2.5million signing on deadline day Not gone well: Zeki Fryers signs for Crystal Palace from Tottenham on deadline day Crystal Palace have told out-of-favour defender Zeki Fryers he cannot go out on loan. Fryers, 22, who has made just one substitute appearance in the Premier League for the Eagles, had become surplus...

QPR star Charlie Austin and fiancée Bianca sickened by Twitter troll threats to their daughter

The couple called the police this evening when a user on the social media site made a vile comment after striker Austin posted a photo of himself and his little girl, Ava Bella Queens Park Rangers star Charlie Austin and his fiancée Bianca have been left sickened by Twitter trolls who threatened their two-year-old daughter. The couple called the police this evening when a user on the social media site posted a vile comment after...

Jonjo Shelvey denies intentionally elbowing Liverpool's Emre Can and apologises to Kop star

Head's gone: It was an eventful game for Shelvey - who also scored an own goal Swansea midfielder Jonjo Shelvey has apologised for elbowing Liverpool's Emre Can, and denied any intent to hurt the Kop star. Shelvey caught Can - who started in central defence - with a strong elbow to the face in the first half of the Reds' 4-1 win over Swansea. But the England international wasted no time in taking to Twitter to apologise for hurting...

AirAsia flight QZ8501 disappearance caps difficult year for airline industry

Number of fatal incidents involving large passenger jets is at record low but nature of disasters has been a wake-up call ...