Cambodia had asked through diplomatic channels for an end to such construction, which has rankled many Cambodians on the border.
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.
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.
Critics of the law say it allows for retributive lawsuits by officials who may feel slighted by public criticism.
A lack of wages leading to poor health, combined with stifling conditions inside factories, was likely to blame for the mass faintings, says Ath Thun, head of the Cambodian Labor Confederation.
A ruling party lawmaker says pro-democracy and rights groups staging protests against a draft law at the National Assembly are trying to “topple the government.”
Some 200 people rallied in front of the Assembly on Sunday, demanding the law be dismissed and singing a song: “We don’t need this law.”
Sem Hoeurn is one of a number of witnesses to describe the secretive Khmer Rouge regime from the inside.
Voter registration, which in the past has seen many opposition supporters disenfranchised, will begin in October.
Health authorities say the government should also require alcohol vendors to obtain liquor licenses.
EU Ambassador Jean Francois Cautain said the Cambodian government should allow local communities to protect the last 2 million hectares of the country’s forest.
Rights workers fear that Cambodia is turning them away, or arresting them and turning them back over to Vietnam, rather than obliging international norms and laws.
Cambodia’s garment and textile industry employs some 600,000 people and is a major driver of the country’s economy.
The families received notice on June 5, ordering them to leave their homes within one month.
Chea Sim died at his home on Monday afternoon, the cause of death has not been announced.
The four doctors—two Cambodian and two Chinese—were arrested and questioned last month.
Speaking at the ceremony, King Norodom Sihamoni called Buddhism “the perfect road for us to live by,” providing “a peaceful mind, happiness, peace and prosperity.”
Qatar has been heavily criticized for rights abuses among laborers in the construction of stadiums and other facilities in preparation for the 2022 World Cup.
Thai media said last week officials there want to discussed stricter measures to crack down on the felling of rosewood timber along the border.
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