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2022-08-27 14:06:03 #National

Kandal prisoners request clemency ahead of Water Festival

Twenty-six prisoners in Kandal provincial prison have requested clemency on the occasion the upcoming Water Festival.

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2022-08-27 13:36:02 #National

Takhmao town river clean-up underway

The Kandal provincial administration, in collaboration with River Ocean Cleanup, on August 26 launched a garbage collection campaign to clean the banks of the Prek Tnaot River in Takhmao town to keep the river clean and litter-free.

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2022-08-27 13:06:02 #National

Groundbreaking for statue of PM’s first teacher held in Kratie

Kratie provincial governor Va Thorn and Chea Thearith, Personal Assistant to Prime Minister Hun Sen on August 27 held a groundbreaking ceremony for construction of statues of Venerable Kim Chreng and of Prime Minister Hun Sen when he was a child in Bos Leav commune’s Tasos village of Kratie province’s Chitr Borei district.

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2022-08-27 12:31:08 #National

NPMEC lauds demining efforts in Tbong Khmum

Deputy director of the National Centre for Peacekeeping Forces (NPMEC) Sem Ratana said NPMEC forces had achieved great results from their demining work in Tbong Khmum province’s Memot district.

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2022-08-27 12:01:05 #National

Environmental debates a success in Koh Kong, Preah Sihanouk

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.

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2022-08-27 11:30:19 #National

Preah Vihear issues flood warnings as Stung Sen passes safe levels

The Preah Vihear provincial administration has called on people living along the Stung Sen River, the lower part of the Mekong River and other flood-prone areas to remain vigilant and be prepared to seek shelter as the Stung Sen River surpassed its emergency declaration level.

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2022-08-27 11:02:04 #National

Foreign ministry ‘actively’ working with embassies to combat trafficking

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 who had been scammed and fallen into forced labour in the Kingdom.

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2022-08-27 10:30:00 #National

More families draw for new homes outside of Angkor Park

Another 116 families living in the Angkor Archeological Park have participated in a draw for new homes in Run Ta Ek village, in Banteay Srei district’s Run Ta Ek commune, as the government takes action to protect the area around the UNESCO listed heritage site.

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2022-08-27 10:01:18 #National

Cambodian youth return from regional anti-drug forum

Six outstanding Cambodian students returned to the Kingdom on August 25 following their attendance of a 10-day youth forum on drug prevention in the greater Mekong sub-region.

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2022-08-27 09:01:39 #National

Foreign ministry spokesman disputes ‘biased’ human rights report

Spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Chum Sounry expressed his ‘utter dismay’ at the statement by Vitit Muntarbhorn, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia who ended his mission to the Kingdom and released his statement on August 26.

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