Despite assurances from defense lawyers and mounting criticism from rights groups, the Phnom Penh Appeal Court on December 1 refused to grant bail to five Mother Nature activists serving six to eight years in jail for “plotting” and “insulting the King”. Their charge followed their arrest in July 2024 when they launched a campaign to protect the environment and natural resources.
Anti-drug police have arrested six Chinese nationals and one Cambodian and seized almost 40 kilogrammes of drugs and chemical precursors at five different locations across Phnom Penh, in a series of raids which targeted a high-level drug distribution network.
Officers from the Criminal Police Department have raided a house in Bavet town, Svay Rieng Province, rescuing six kidnapping victims and arresting eight suspects.
