The statue, in Bayon Temple, was found tipped over, while a New Zealand woman who sneaked into the temples one night last week is suspected, police say.
Major brands who source from Cambodia have meanwhile begun to push for fair conditions and wages for factory labor.
Factories have said they can only pay $110 per month for workers, who are demanding a minimum $177 per month to keep up with the cost of living in Cambodia.
Some 200 protesters have gathered in front of the embassy over the past five days to demand an apology from an official there for comments he made about Kampuchea Krom.
The hearings will open Oct. 17 in what is the tribunal’s most important trial to date.
Some 1,000 asylum seekers are currently being held on Nauru.
The decision was made following a meeting Wednesday morning between city officials and community organizers.
In an exclusive interview with VOA Khmer in New York late Sunday, Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said it is time for Cambodia to give back on the issue of refugees.
Details have been scarce on the plan, including how many refugees, most of them from the Middle East and South Asia, will ultimately come to Cambodia.
Cambodia, Australia Sign Contentious Refugee Deal
The secretive deal, which comes with $40 million in Australian aid to Cambodia, has been widely criticized by international rights groups as a poor solution to a refugee crisis.
Nearly 1,000 refugees, mostly from South Asia and the Middle East, are being held in a facility in Nauru.
A memorandum of understanding will be signed during the two-day visit by Scott Morrison, Minister of Migration and Border Protection of Australia, the Cambodian Foreign Affairs Ministry said in a statement.
Two monks and four laymen were arrested at a pagoda in Siem Reap province over the holiday, accused of drinking alcohol and using drugs.
The date will mark the beginning of the second and final phase of the trial against Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan, which was broken into two parts for expediency.
Such ceremonies—once banned by the Khmer Rouge—are allowed under the internal rules of the UN-backed court.
Cambodian security officials say there is no immediate threat from the group to the immediate region, but they are watching closely for a resurgence of Islamic extremism.
Protesting workers say they need around $177 a month as a minimum wage to keep up with the increased cost of living in Cambodia.
The Documentation Center of Cambodia, a key research facility for the atrocity crimes of the Khmer Rouge, plans to start building a genocide institute that will be the first of its kind in Asia.
The measures are meant to screen for Ebola, Middle East Respiratory Syndrome and avian influenza, all of which can be deadly for humans.
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