Around 70 people from the civil society paid tribute on July 10 to Kem Ley, a prominent political analyst who was shot dead while drinking his morning coffee on July 10, 2016. They laid a wreath at the Caltex station where he was shot, at the corner of Monivong and Mao Tse Toung boulevards. They wanted to commemorate his heroism as many Cambodians consider him a symbol of freedom.
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Residents affected by a new airport development in Kandal province shifted their advocacy focus to the prime minister’s son, Hun Manet, and petitioned him to intervene in the dispute.
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Unions and NGOs have asked the Prime Minister Hun Sen to intervene in the prolonged NagaWorld strike action, which has reached a stalemate with small protests occurring weekly and the Labor Ministry saying the case was out of its hands. The Labor Ministry has urged NagaWorld workers and unions considering a mass strike to appeal against a court ruling that the strike is illegal.
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NGO and civil society groups urged the government to improve a controversial draft law on freedom of information, saying the current version fell short of international standards.
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