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A high number of civil servants are “trapped” in their allegiance to the ruling party, forcing them into acts of corruption in order to keep their jobs, a leading Cambodian analyst said Thursday. Lao Mong Hay, a longtime political analyst and former researcher for the Asian Human Rights Commission, told “Hello VOA” that public employees have to contribute money to the Cambodian People’s Party and work to expand grassroots support, an expensive endeavor that is difficult to maintain on a legitimate salary. “This is a mechanism that breeds corruption,” he said

On June 26, 2009, opposition-affiliated Khmer Machach Srok newspaper director Hang Chakra was convicted in absentia of disinformation, sentenced to one year in prison, and fined 9 million riel (USD $2,250). Hours later, Hang Chakra was arrested in Cambodia’s Northeast Battambang province and taken to Prey Sar prison. Hang Chakra had originally been summoned to [...]

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen delivered his closing remark at a national forum on social security nets on Tuesday that he was not happy with unspecified foreigner who are working for political parties. He added that he will not condemn a particular person or a group. “I regret that some foreigners are unconsciously becoming the [...]