Sam Rainsy said Tuesday it was not worth pursing an appeal in the Cambodian courts, which “can turn white to black.”
A handful of lawyers at the court have also called for the salaries to be paid, after interpreters for the court walked out in boycott earlier this month.
Meanwhile, China has banned the import of eggs from Cambodia and insisted on controls for passengers arriving from Cambodia
Critics say the NEC is biased toward the ruling party and has instituted policies that make it hard for the poor and uneducated—the grassroots base for the opposition—to vote.
The price for premium gasoline in Phnom Penh was as high as 5,700 riel per liter, or about $1.90, on March 3, though prices vary from station to station.
Speaking from Rangoon, Sam Rainsy told VOA Khmer that Burma has turned away from its dictatorial past and allowed its opposition leader to join parliament.
More than 300 protesters from the Boeung Kak and Borei Keila forced evictions gathered on Friday, holding a demonstration to mark International Women’s Day.
Ieng Sary, the former foreign affairs minister for the regime, has been in the Khmer-Soviet Friendship Hospital since Monday.
Cambodian immigrants to the United States have faced many challenges as they adapt to life in the United States.
The court is scheduled to hold a March 25 hearing to determine the fitness of Ieng Sary and Nuon Chea to stand trial.
Sam Rainsy remains in exile abroad, found guilty on a number of criminal charges that make him ineligible to run in the July election.
Ieng Sary, 87, the former foreign affairs minister of the regime, was sent sent to the hospital Monday and has seen his health degenerate in recent days.
Mam Sonando told VOA Khmer outside the court that he was happy to see two charges dropped and that he expects to be released eventually.
Mam Sonando appeared thinner as he entered the court Tuesday, waving victory signs with his fingers.
Monday’s walkout is the first to come since nearly 300 Cambodian staff began to call for their salaries, but it is unclear if other staff members will similarly strike.
Former Bavet governor Chhouk Bandith is accused of firing directly into a demonstration of factory workers in Svay Rieng province in February 2011, injuring three women.
Cambodian staff have not been paid salaries since December, with the court facing serious funding shortages as it undertakes only its second trial since 2006.
Avian influenza has killed 27 people in 30 Cambodian cases of the disease since a worldwide outbreak in 2003.
Witnesses told reporters outside the court that Chhouk Bandith stared at his alleged victims in an apparent attempt to intimidate them during Thursday’s hearing.
Environmental activists are working to conserve a rare turtle that lives in three provinces of northeastern Cambodia.
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