Friday, 1 May 2009

The Phnom Penh Post News In Briefs

In Brief: Hor Namhong not sick, govt says

Written by Sam Rith
Friday, 01 May 2009

Foreign Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said Thursday that Foreign Minister Hor Namhong went to France on an official mission, not to seek medical treatment. The minister is expected to return to Cambodia on May 7,” he added. “[Hor Namhong] is not staying in a hospital in France. He is fine,” he said, adding that on Wednesday Hor Namhong called him and sounded well. Hor Namhong had suffered from dizziness during the launch of an honorary consulate in Lowell, Massachusetts, on Sunday, Koy Kuong said, adding that he was tired from the long flight to the US.


In Brief: Ministry says stop printing porn

Written by Khouth Sophakchakrya
Friday, 01 May 2009

The Ministry of Information on Thursday alerted publishers of magazines and tourism guidebooks to stop printing pornographic pictures and obscene articles. Khieu Kanharith, the minister of information, said that pornography increases sexual harassment and degrades the morals of Cambodians.


In Brief: PM files complaint against SRP lawyer

Written by Meas Sokchea
Friday, 01 May 2009

Hun Sen's lawyer confirmed Thursday that the prime minister filed a complaint with the Cambodian Bar Association over Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Mu Sochua's lawyer, Kong Sam Onn, adding that if Kong Sam Onn is debarred, then he will also be sued. Kong Sam Onn could not be reached for comment on Thursday, but he told the Post Wednesday that the prime minister should not sue him just because he is Mu Sochua's lawyer. "I don't understand why he [Hun Sen] sues me because I am just following my position as a lawyer. Everyone has a right to have a lawyer defend them.... If I defend a robber or murderer, does it mean that I am an accomplice?" he asked.