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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
The Cambodian National Assembly on Friday unanimously passed a draft bill that empowers the government to impose restrictions to curb the spread of infectious diseases but also contains strict prison sentences of up to 20 years.
The draft legislation, called “Law on Measures to Prevent the Spread of Covid-19 and other Serious, Dangerous and Contagious Diseases,” was approved by a special cabinet meeting last Sunday and passed by 83 Cambodian People’s Party lawmakers on Friday.
The draft bill allows the government to impose health measures, like wearing masks, social distancing and quarantine measures, to quell the spread of infectious and contagious diseases, including COVID-19.
Stung Treng provincial anti-drug trafficking police are set to send two Laotians to the provincial court on January 18 for allegedly trafficking 46kg of illegal drugs.
Provincial Anti-Drug Bureau chief Chem Phanith said the two Laotian men aged 28 and 29 were arrested in the early hours of January 15 at a border checkpoint in Borei O’Svay Sen Chey district’s O’Svay commune. Police searched them and discovered 46 packages of methamphetamines weighing a total of 46kg.
“They will be sent to the provincial court on Monday morning [January 18] to begin legal proceedings,” he said.
According to Phanith, a group of six people are suspected of being involved in the case, but four of them managed to escape into Laos when they were stopped by the border police that night.
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has instructed authorities at all levels to eliminate excessive noise caused by all types of vehicles and inspect car workshops that manually modify exhaust systems. He warned of administrative and legal action against offending vehicle owners, saying the excessive noise disturbs the peace.
Two suspected suicide bombings in Jakarta kill three policemen
Two suspected suicide bombings in Jakarta kill three policemen
Two Explosions That Occurred In Indonesia s Eastern Part Of Capital Jakarta Near Bus Terminal Killed Three Policemen, Police Said. PTI | Updated on: 25 May 2017, 07:33:16 AM
Jakarta:
Two suspected suicide bombings near a bus terminal in Indonesia s capital killed three policemen and injured ten other people, including five officers, police said. National police spokesman Setyo Wasisto on Wednesday said there were two explosions by two suicide bombers. I expressed my deep condolence, in fact three policemen were killed , Wasisto said. There were explosions and latest investigation found that there are two suicide bombers, all men.