The UN-backed court is currently planning the second phase of a two-part trial for leader Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan—the only two defendants left in custody—for later this year.
Hugo Swire, Minister of State for the British Foreign Office, made his first visit to Cambodia on Friday, meeting with senior officials as well as members of the opposition.
About 200 people took part in the ceremony, on the street outside the Wat Lanka pagoda where Chea Vichea was shot.
The demonstrations went peacefully Friday, and representatives from each embassy and agency accepted the petitions without incident.
Mam Sonando has been denied permission from the ministry to expand his radio operations nationwide and to start a television station.
The family has already held a funeral for him in Svay Rieng province, but Khim Souen did not give up hope of finding his son somehow in Phnom Penh.
Crackdowns on Jan. 2 and Jan. 3 left five people dead, 40 injured and 23 arrested.
The Oddary Meanchey project was the first to be implemented, and seeks to safeguard 13 different communities across 64,000 hectares of forest.
Prison officials now say that those who were arrested in the crackdowns—which left five people dead and 40 injured—are being held in Correctional Center 3, in Kampong Cham province, near the Vietnam border.
Adidas, Gap, H&M, Levis and Puma were among those to sign the Jan. 7 letter.
Five different union say their workers will keep up the strike, demanding an eventual monthly salary of $160 per month, though many workers will stay home rather than demonstrate in the streets.
Opposition protesters plan to continue citywide protests this weekend, setting the stage for larger demonstrations and potentially more clashes.
Though the death toll due to traffic accidents in Cambodia is on the rise, experts say it is still relatively low, compared to developed countries.
Authorities say a golden urn containing Buddha’s hair, teeth and bones was taken from the former city of Udong, in Kandal province, on Dec. 9.
The 62-page report found that Identity Certificates for Elections, which are temporary documents for voters, were issued to up to 20 percent of eligible voters by election authorities.
Former Khmer Rouge leaders Khieu Samphan, left, and Nuon Chea, right, look on during the funeral for Khieu Ponnary, the first wife of Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot, in 2003, file photo.
More discussions on how to proceed with the second phase of Case 002 will continue on Thursday.
Despite police warnings, security forces allowed the march to go ahead, preventing the kind of violent clashes that have marked many demonstrations in Cambodia in the past.
The new floor for prices is $4.50 per minute for calls made within the same network, and $5.95 per minute for calls across different networks.
Cambodian officials, rights workers and others joined in international mourning for Nelson Mandela, the former president of South Africa and a figure of peace and reconciliation.
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