In Brief: Two men convicted in child sex case
Written by AFP
Monday, 16 March 2009
Two French men accused of frequenting child prostitutes in Southeast Asia and recording their encounters were sentenced on Wednesday to the maximum sentence of seven years in prison. The court in the eastern French town of Colmar also issued fines for Robert Chung, 72, and Jean-Marc Malgarini, 51, of €70,000 and €50,000 (US$90,000 and $64,000) respectively. Both were accused of travelling to Cambodia regularly and filming their encounters with girls under 15.
In Brief: American faces child sex questions
Written by Chrann Chamroeun
Monday, 16 March 2009
A 41-year-old American man was questioned Thursday by an investigating judge at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on suspicion of purchasing child sex. Bith Kimhong, the director of the Ministry of Interior's Anti-human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Department, said the man was arrested February 24 in Siem Reap. Bith Kimhong said the man was being investigated for paying two boys - aged 13 and 14 - for sex in Phnom Penh and was currently being held at Prey Sar prison in the capital. The suspect's lawyer denied the charge.
In Brief: Three websites offering fake visas
Written by Cheang Sokha
Monday, 16 March 2009
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently discovered three unauthorised websites offering electronic travel visas. In a press release issued March 13, the ministry identified the sites as: www.cambodiaonarrival.com, www.cambodiaevisa.com and www.welovecambodia.com. The ministry said in the press release that its own website "is the only authorized website for issuing [electronic visas] for travel to Cambodia".
In Brief: Foreigners barred from elections
Written by Vong Sokheng
Monday, 16 March 2009
The National Election Committee announced Saturday that foreigners will not be allowed to participate in campaigns for district, municipal and provincial council elections scheduled for May 17. "The regulation of the election campaign is not different from the previous election campaigns, but there is a new point that prohibits foreigners from participating," NEC member Klok Buddhi said in a press release. The release states that the campaign period will last from May 1 to May 15.
In Brief: NagaWorld meeting
Written by Kay Kimsong
Monday, 16 March 2009
FOURTEEN workers who were protesting their dismissal last month from NagaWorld Casino and Hotel plan to meet with management on Thursday, they said Sunday. The group of unionised workers says it rejects the hotel's offer of compensation and are demanding reinstatements, according to Sok Narith, head of the hotel union. He said he and his colleagues would return the compensation to Naga management. "We have maintained our stance, we need jobs rather than compensation," he said, adding they only accepted compensation because the companies threatened to withhold their final month's salary.
Written by AFP
Monday, 16 March 2009
Two French men accused of frequenting child prostitutes in Southeast Asia and recording their encounters were sentenced on Wednesday to the maximum sentence of seven years in prison. The court in the eastern French town of Colmar also issued fines for Robert Chung, 72, and Jean-Marc Malgarini, 51, of €70,000 and €50,000 (US$90,000 and $64,000) respectively. Both were accused of travelling to Cambodia regularly and filming their encounters with girls under 15.
In Brief: American faces child sex questions
Written by Chrann Chamroeun
Monday, 16 March 2009
A 41-year-old American man was questioned Thursday by an investigating judge at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on suspicion of purchasing child sex. Bith Kimhong, the director of the Ministry of Interior's Anti-human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Department, said the man was arrested February 24 in Siem Reap. Bith Kimhong said the man was being investigated for paying two boys - aged 13 and 14 - for sex in Phnom Penh and was currently being held at Prey Sar prison in the capital. The suspect's lawyer denied the charge.
In Brief: Three websites offering fake visas
Written by Cheang Sokha
Monday, 16 March 2009
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs recently discovered three unauthorised websites offering electronic travel visas. In a press release issued March 13, the ministry identified the sites as: www.cambodiaonarrival.com, www.cambodiaevisa.com and www.welovecambodia.com. The ministry said in the press release that its own website "is the only authorized website for issuing [electronic visas] for travel to Cambodia".
In Brief: Foreigners barred from elections
Written by Vong Sokheng
Monday, 16 March 2009
The National Election Committee announced Saturday that foreigners will not be allowed to participate in campaigns for district, municipal and provincial council elections scheduled for May 17. "The regulation of the election campaign is not different from the previous election campaigns, but there is a new point that prohibits foreigners from participating," NEC member Klok Buddhi said in a press release. The release states that the campaign period will last from May 1 to May 15.
In Brief: NagaWorld meeting
Written by Kay Kimsong
Monday, 16 March 2009
FOURTEEN workers who were protesting their dismissal last month from NagaWorld Casino and Hotel plan to meet with management on Thursday, they said Sunday. The group of unionised workers says it rejects the hotel's offer of compensation and are demanding reinstatements, according to Sok Narith, head of the hotel union. He said he and his colleagues would return the compensation to Naga management. "We have maintained our stance, we need jobs rather than compensation," he said, adding they only accepted compensation because the companies threatened to withhold their final month's salary.
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