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Nearly 14,000ha of farmland in Zone 2 and Zone 3 of the Tonle Sap Lake have so far been allocated by the government to some 7,000 households in the provinces surrounding the lake, according to preliminary data seen by The Post on June 7.

Police violence during the NagaWorld Casino labor dispute is a violation of human rights, NGO says.

Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a sub-decree on May 27 reassigning more than 34sq km of land in Zone 3 of the protected area surrounding Tonle Sap Lake to Zone 2. The rezoning will allow restricted use of the land for the 1,658 households in Pursat province that rely on it.

The Candlelight Party says authorities harass their candidates and supporters at the behest of the ruling party.

Minister of Justice Koeut Rith has advised all judges to help coordinate and mediate between the parties involved in a dispute before rulings are issued. He noted, however, that this kind of coordination and reconciliation should not be applied to criminal cases.

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has instructed authorities at all levels to improve public services and solve problems for people in their jurisdictions, while vowing to get tough on law-breaking officials.

The Ministry of Justice has declared 2022 the year for “strengthening work discipline and ethics for officials in the judicial sector” in an attempt to overhaul its working processes, amid increasing concerns that the Cambodian judiciary is being bought over by business interests.

Requests for assistance by members of the general public made in comments or via messages to the Facebook page of Minister of Interior Sar Kheng continued steadily in April, with more than 60 cases resolved and over 100 more still in the process of being addressed.

The parents of three youths, who they say have been wrongly accused of crimes they were actually victims of, have demanded a thorough investigation after their sons were arrested on the basis of being suspects in other open cases. The parents have demanded their immediate release.

The parents of three youths, who they say have been wrongly accused of crimes they were actually victims of, have demanded a thorough investigation after their sons were arrested on the basis of being suspects in other open cases.