Hor Namhong also defended, more broadly, Cambodia’s rights efforts, pointing to the high number of NGOs in the country, as well as media that criticize the government.
The decision was made following a meeting Wednesday morning between city officials and community organizers.
One hundred and twenty of 123 lawmakers took part in Wednesday’s session, which amended Article 76, chapters 15 and 16, of the constitution.
The study comes as workers are demanding a minimum wage of $177 per month to keep up with the rising cost of living.
Some 2.2 million acres have been granted to companies, affecting 420,000 people, according to the rights group Licadho.
Hor Namhong told the Assembly that Cambodia supports joint international efforts to fight terrorists, and he requested that the international community come together to combat the Ebola virus.
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.
The dam is expected to flood five villages where some 5,000 people live.
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.
Hor Namhong spoke to VOA Khmer in New York on Saturday, as he prepared for his Monday delivery.
Cambodia, Australia Sign Contentious Refugee Deal
The donation includes 144 film slides, one audiocassette, and 1,220 digitalized photos.
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.
If the ports do not improve their security measures, ships that have passed through them will have to put in place their own, or be turned away from US ports.
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.
One was Chut Wutty, an activist who was shot to death by security guards in 2012 and the other was Chok Sopheap, a prominent activist.
Filloux spent years working with victims of the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia.
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.
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