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Poor decision making when trying to make a fast dollar can have serious consequences, as John Bunthoeun from Oddar Meanchey discovered.

Senior Cambodian officials deplore the findings of UN special rapporteur on human rights in Cambodia Vitit Muntarbhorn in his report concluding his recent visit to the Kingdom. Vitit ended his 11-day mission to Cambodia on August 26 and issued a 10-point list of human rights recommendations while urging Cambodia to work on making improvements to the situation in the country.

Preah Sihanouk provincial police are continuing to search for additional foreign suspects in four cases of illegal detention, one of which appears to be related to illegal arms dealing. Police have so far arrested 11 suspects – nine Chinese and two Cambodians. During the first six months of the year, several foreign embassies requested intervention to rescue their citizens.

Poor decision making when trying to make a fast dollar can have serious consequences, as John Bunthoeun from Oddar Meanchey discovered. Formally an illegal logger, he gave it up after a series of near fatal accidents.

Ministry of Environment secretary of state Neth Pheaktra said that a recent youth debate forum on the environment was an excellent mechanism to disseminate knowledge among young people.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said they have been actively providing cooperation with foreign embassies in Cambodia in the last six months after the embassies requested assistance to help their citizens

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Minister of Interior Sar Kheng told UN special rapporteur Vitit Muntarbhorn that authorities are working to crack down on criminal cartels that have capitalised on loopholes in the Kingdom’s laws and some law enforcement shortcomings to commit human trafficking crimes.

From January 1 through August 20, Cambodian authorities have identified 87 cases of suspected human trafficking and rescued 865 people. 60 people have been brought before the courts, in 17 cases.

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The Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) Cambodia said illegal fishing in fishery management zones has decreased thanks to an aquaculture project it implemented – in collaboration with the Cambodian Rural Development Team – across 14 villages in Preah Sihanouk, Koh Kong, Kratie and Stung Treng provinces.