Lim Theanhok was awarded a gold medal for a science project, winning out among contestants from 69 countries at the annual Genius Olympiad in New York on June 15-19.
The ruling Cambodian People's Party, or CPP, passed the measure Monday after the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party, or CNRP, boycotted the vote.
Speaking to about 100 people at an Iftar dinner to break the Ramadan last Sunday, Sam Rainsy promised Khmer Islam air time on the upcoming opposition TV station.
Critics fear the law will be used to shut down or curtail the activities of organizations critical of the government.
Preap Kol said the initiative is to support government officials in their fight against corruption and is not meant as an “anti-government” program.
Cambodia had asked through diplomatic channels for an end to such construction, which has rankled many Cambodians on the border.
The exhibit called "Consuming Passion", which opened June 25 at the Plantation Hotel, in Phnom Penh, contains a total of 20 paintings.
According to a draft of the law obtained by VOA Khmer, NGOs not registered with the Ministry of Interior will have to cease their activities or face fines up to $2,500.
The UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal has been unable to fully pursue at least two cases, due to the government’s unwillingness to arrest them, the US ambassador at large for war crimes says.
It has been 18 years since the Cambodian People’s Party seized control of the country in a violent coup.
Hundreds of opponents to a controversial law to regulate NGOs met in a hotel in Phnom Penh Tuesday.
Court observers say Mark Harmon had in the last three years made much progress on cases 003 and 004,
Var Kimhong, chairman of the Cambodian Government Border Committee, told reporters Wednesday no agreements had been made in the negotiations.
The request comes following a clash between pro-opposition activists and Vietnamese security personnel near the border in Svay Rieng province last month.
Thailand’s fishing industry has received a “yellow card” warning from the European Union for failing to address illegal fishing operations.
Critics of the law say it allows for retributive lawsuits by officials who may feel slighted by public criticism.
Recently about 230 Cambodian fisherman were rescued from illegal operations off the coast of Indonesia.
The statement follows Sunday’s clash between Vietnamese border security and a group led by opposition in an area near the border in Svay Rieng province.
The IMF team suggested the government safeguard macro-financial stability, secure fiscal buffers, and promote competitiveness, diversification and inclusive growth.
Garment workers have few new skills, keeping them from moving up, Chea Mony, head of the Free Trade Union, told “Hello VOA” Thursday.
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