Diagnosis systems have been installed at major border checkpoints and at the airports of Phnom Penh and Siem Reap.
Kem Sokha, vice president of the opposition party, told reporters his party will do its best to make sure concerns from NGOs are heard while the law is debated.
National Assembly spokesman Chheang Vun told VOA Khmer the draft has arrived at the Assembly, but it will take some time for committees to review it.
Speaking to supporters in Preah Sihanouk province on Monday, Sam Rainsy expressed his support for the “good deed” and said it was a sign of improved relations between the Rescue Party and the CPP.
VOA finds that despite long historical, political ties to Beijing, Chinese instruction lags behind English.
In a closed-door session Friday, the Council of Ministers approved the draft law, one that pro-democracy and rights groups fear will be used to curb dissent and criticism.
The refugees, including one Rohingya from Myanmar and three Iranians, are the first of about 1,000 expected eventually to arrive.
On his visit, Busby met with Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong, as well as key human rights leaders.
US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Scott Busby is scheduled to meet senior government officials and civil society leaders to discuss several issues, including the contentious draft NGO law.
Diplomats, including the US ambassador, have called on the government to make the draft public and to have more discussion before it is finalized.
Some 200 laborers, who ferry goods across the Thai border and back, demonstrated at the Poipet checkpoint, demanding that customs officers there drop fees and other charges.
He told reporters on Sunday that Sam Rainsy is not to be trusted and that his political dialogue with the CPP should be watched carefully.
The law should not impose excessive burdens on NGOs or “arbitrary elements” for registration, Silvio Gonzato, EU's top diplomat for human rights and democracy, told reporters Friday.
The draft law, which has been leaked but never publicly released, would give the government tight control of NGOs.
Government officials say they are moving forward with a law to regulate the NGO sector, despite widespread fears such legislation could be used to punish dissent.
Hun Sen made an impassioned speech, in which he said he wouldn’t pay a $5,000 wager he’d made on Pacquiao, due to unfair judging.
Without mentioning Kem Sokha by name, he said in a speech Tuesday he would “demote” the vice president of the opposition if he continued to speak against him.
Cambodian authorities arrested Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky today on an expired visa and are working to deport him to Russia in less than two weeks, an immigration official said.
US President Barack Obama is working toward a Trans-pacific Partnership with many other countries, but economists say Cambodia should first focus closer to home.
Members of parliament still have the power to call government officials for questioning, he added.
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