Friday, 24 December 2010

The Phnom Penh Post News in Brief


via CAAI

NGO draft law meeting

Friday, 24 December 2010 15:00 Phak Seangly

REPRESENTATIVES of civil society groups gathered yesterday to discuss a draft NGO law ahead of a January 10 workshop at which the Ministry of Interior will accept recommendations from stakeholders the draft’s finalisation. Soeung Saroeun, senior operations and finance manager at the Cooperation Committee for Cambodia – an NGO umbrella group which hosted yesterday’s meeting – said a similar gathering was scheduled for today. The latest draft of the NGO law, made public on Thursday last week, has drawn concern from critics, who fear the legislation could restrict the activities of groups in the Kingdom’s vast civil society sector.

Laos to release 6 men

Friday, 24 December 2010 15:00 Vong Sokheng

SIX Cambodian men detained after illegally crossing the border into Laos are expected to be releases by Laotian police today, officials in Stung Treng province said yesterday. Si Suong, governor of Stung Treng province’s Siem Pang district, said the six men were all farmers who had unwittingly crossed the border while foraging for food in the forest.

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