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Activist slams 'sham trial' of Cambodia opposition members

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Ten opposition activists, including a Cambodian-American lawyer, faced treason and other charges Thursday in a trial in Cambodia's capital widely criticized by rights advocates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Activists slam 'sham trial' of Cambodia opposition members

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian-American lawyer said Thursday she was being persecuted for her political opinion as she and dozens of other government critics charged with treason and other offenses returned to court in a trial criticized by rights advocates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Activists slam 'sham trial' of Cambodia opposition members

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian-American lawyer said Thursday she was being persecuted for her political opinion as she and dozens of other government critics charged with treason and other offenses returned to court in a trial criticized by rights advocates.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Cambodia begins commercial extraction from oil well offshore

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that the country’s long-awaited first commercial extraction of oil has finally begun.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Cambodia begins commercial extraction from oil well offshore

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that the country’s long-awaited first commercial extraction of oil has finally begun.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Cambodia begins commercial extraction from oil well offshore

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that the country’s long-awaited first commercial extraction of oil has finally begun.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Cambodia's first commercial extraction of oil begins

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Tuesday that the country’s long-awaited first commercial extraction of oil has finally begun.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS AGO

Sister of missing Thai dissident meets with Cambodian judge

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The sister of an exiled Thai dissident who was reportedly abducted in Cambodia earlier this year appeared before a judge in Cambodia's capital on Tuesday to offer evidence that she hopes will lead to an official investigation into her brother’s disappearance.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Cambodian opposition figures state plan to return from exile

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Senior executives of the disbanded opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party on Tuesday announced their plan to return from self-imposed exile to fight criminal charges against them in court.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

'World’s loneliest elephant' arrives safely in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — The pachyderm dubbed the “
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Cambodia begins mass trial of opposition activists

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian court on Thursday began hearing the cases of nearly 130 government critics and opponents charged with treason for taking part in nonviolent political activities over the past three years, in what one of them called a sham trial.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Cambodia opens mass trial of opposition activists

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — A Cambodian court on Thursday began hearing the cases of nearly 130 opponents and government critics charged with treason for taking part in nonviolent political activities over the past three years, in what one of them described as a sham trial.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 1 MONTH AGO

Cambodia readies treason trials against political dissidents

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's government has targeted about 50 people in its most concerted legal offensive against its political opponents since 2017, according to copies of court summonses seen Friday. They all were charged with treason for taking part in nonviolent anti-government activities over the past three years.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Cambodia bans state-organized events in capital over virus

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia on Wednesday banned all state-organized events in the capital and a neighboring province for two weeks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus after a number of people connected to a Hungarian official's visit tested positive.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

Cambodia's new virus rules restrain holiday celebrations

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodians marked their Independence Day holiday Monday, but new coronavirus restrictions kept them from celebrating at karaoke parlors, beer gardens, museums, cinemas and other entertainment venues which have been ordered shut until further notice.
COLUMBIA BASIN HERALD | UPDATED 4 YEARS, 2 MONTHS AGO

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