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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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