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In Protected Area Expansion, Station Burned Down, Mango Trees Destroyed
Hundreds of families in Preah Vihear, Kratie and Siem Reap confronted environmental officials and soldiers in August amid land disputes, including changes to protected area boundaries that are uprooting them from their farmland.
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Munty, Namhong Join CPP Seniors on Privy Council
Former Supreme Court president Dith Munty and former Foreign Minister Hor Namhong joined Hun Sen and others on the Supreme Privy Council to the king to be advisers to the monarch.
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Hun Manet Given Samdech ‘Power’ Title
Prime Minister Hun Manet has been granted a “samdech” title in a royal decree signed by the king, joining several other ruling party elites and royal family members in receiving one of the country’s highest honors.
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24,000 Medals Awarded in Six Months Amid Tens of Millions in Donations
The state handed out 24,094 medals in just half a year of decrees, thousands of them to “donors” whose gifts remain mostly under wraps but add up to at least tens of millions of dollars.
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Ex-Diplomats, NGO Leader Join Hun Manet’s Staff
Prime Minister Hun Manet will have a motley crew of minister delegates attached to the prime minister, including a former and prominent civil society member, former Phnom Penh Police chief and other lesser known ruling party members.
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Officials’ Children Handed Top Jobs at State Hospital, Utilities
New appointments flowed in over the weekend with the new government again ensuring that succession and familial relationships are key to the hiring process.
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30 CPP Lawmakers Withdraw From National Assembly in Their First Week
A quarter of Cambodian People’s Party lawmakers who were sworn in just this week are now leaving the National Assembly, according to the National Election Committee.
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Sar Thet Promoted to Top Cop, CPP Scions Get Governor Positions
The shuffling, promotions and handover to family members continued under Hun Manet’s new government, with multiple connected CPP offspring reaping the benefits of this generational change.
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Only 15% of Top Ministry Officials Are Women
An apparently complete list of top-ranked ministry officials in the new government has been released by pro-government media, showing a top-heavy and male-dominated bureaucracy.
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Updated: Hun Manet Is Cambodia’s New Prime Minister, New Cabinet Sworn In
Cambodian People’s Party president Hun Sen completed his succession plans with Hun Manet being voted the prime minister of the new government.
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King Addresses National Assembly, Swearing-In This Afternoon
King Norodom Sihamoni addressed 125 members of the National Assembly this morning, who will be sworn in to office on Monday afternoon.
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Sugar Plantation Protesters in Koh Kong Sentenced to Jail
The Koh Kong court sentenced 10 land activists to a year’s imprisonment and ordered them to compensate tycoon Heng Huy $10,000 for malicious denunciation and incitement.
