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Phnom Penh: An official revealed on Tuesday that three land rights activists in Cambodia who were detained on suspicion of conspiring t... | News Track

An official claims that three land activists in Cambodia, detained on suspicion of conspiring to overthrow the government, had intended to incite a peasant uprising by educating farmers on the wealth and poverty divide

The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation has vowed to raise the living standards of children who live with their imprisoned mothers in the Kingdom’s prison system, after observing some shortcomings in a recent visit.

Nine Cambodian opposition activists jailed in mass trials last year received a royal pardon on Friday after they made public apologies.

Interior Minister Sar Kheng has requested that the Vietnamese police continue to offer training to Cambodian police cadets, in order to strengthen cooperation between the police forces of the neighbouring countries.

From August 18 last year to April 17, the authorities responded to 850 human trafficking complaints, rescuing more than 2,000 foreigners, according to a senior official. Khieu Sopheak, secretary of state at the Ministry of Interior, said the National Committee for Counter Trafficking (NCCT) rescued 2,132 people, with more than 2,000 of them repatriated to their homelands.

The move is the latest in controversy with Thailand over name of the martial art.

Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered that the employment of a civil aviation official be terminated in response to allegations – currently being pursued in court – that he threatened others at gunpoint.

The Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation has warned of action against any child care centre – commonly referred to in the west as orphanages – that does not comply with the ministry’s guidelines and engages in practices such as restricting

With Khmer New Year and Visak Bochea just around the corner, the Ministry of Justice is reviewing a list of 668 inmates who have pleaded for royal pardons or reduced sentences. In an April 4 social media post, justice minister Koeut Rith announced that 345 of them sought clemency during Khmer New Year while 323 asked for the same consideration during Visak Bochea.