Hundreds of opposition commune officials who had changed party allegiance since they were elected in 2012 were fired from their positions.
The comments came amid a public outcry over the state of health care facilities and treatment.
Prime Minister Hun Sen has called for “patience and negotiation” over increasing hostilities in the Middle East and Korean peninsular.
According to Handicap International, traffic accidents in Cambodia cost the government about $337 million annually, roughly 3 percent of gross domestic product.
From 1993 to 2016, the U.S. government spent more than $120 million on clearing mines and unexploded ordinance in Cambodia.
Launched in 1995, DC-Cam has become a well-respected voice for Khmer Rouge victims and survivors.
Cambodia’s relationship with North Korea stems from King Sihanouk’s friendship with the father of North Korea, dictator Kim Il Sung, the grandfather of its current ruler, Kim Jong Un.
Kim Sok left politics in 2008 to focus on social issues, working for a number of NGOs.
Unlike the former head of the CPP, Chea Sim, who was cremated in June 2015, few people turned out to watch An’s procession on Sunday.
Doan Thi Huong reportedly spent time in Phnom Penh in January, according to posts on her Facebook account cited in media reports.
“It’s an organized performance and not true,” said Ley’s brother, Kem Rithisith.
Sok An, known as the “minister of many arms,” was a close ally of Prime Minister Hun Sen since the 1980s and served for almost four decades in post-Khmer Rouge governments.
Following Trump’s attacks on the media, the Cambodian government has said it will “take action” against media it sees as “threatening the country”.
Construction of the 400-megawatt dam, costing about $800 million, got underway in 2012 and has led to the displacement of thousands of villagers.
In a speech on Friday, Hun Sen argued that wire tapping was carried out across the world, including by the U.S. And European governments.
A group of CPP officials have publicized a counter-slogan, calling on people not to allow “fake” commune chiefs to replace them.
The co-investigating judges last week dropped the case against Chaem, determining that her case did not fall within the court’s jurisdiction as she was neither a senior leader of the regime nor one of the most responsible for its crimes.
Officials said they were unaware of any connections between the alleged assassin and Cambodia.
The $2.3 billion project is the third such dam Laos is building on the Lower Mekong mainstream, much to the dismay of environmental groups and downstream communities who stand to be affected.
Laos contributes 41 percent of the flow into the Mekong River, more than any other country.
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