The Phnom Penh Post - ENGLISH: “Commune Elections: Photography” plus 9 more

The Phnom Penh Post - ENGLISH: “Commune Elections: Photography” plus 9 more


Commune Elections: Photography

Posted: 04 Jun 2012 02:21 AM PDT

elections05Commune elections in photos - Cambodians go to the polls.

Ruling party wins big

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 10:02 PM PDT

120604_01Preliminary results in Cambodia's third commune elections yesterday point to another overwhelming victory for the ruling Cambodian People's Party.

Charges of election irregularities abound

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 10:02 PM PDT

120604_02bAllegations of intimidation, ghost voting and electoral-roll sabotage marred yesterday's commune election as citizens flocked to schools, pagodas and tent-filled streets to cast their vote.

‘Outsiders’ denied right to vote

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 10:01 PM PDT

120604_03Just under three weeks ago, residents in Pro Ma village were running for their lives as security forces opened fire on them with automatic weapons, killing a 14-year-old girl.

Alcohol ban? Cheers to that

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 10:01 PM PDT

120604_04On Saturday night, cans of Cambodia beer stood next to Styrofoam plates of chicken skewers on a table outside the riverside hotel where Ngoun Theang, 26, and his friends were hanging out.

Radio daze: Stations put kibosh on poll news

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 10:01 PM PDT

Hosts of a radio show scheduled to broadcast commune election news yesterday were forced to play music instead after pressure from the government, its spokesman told the Post.

Foreign minister seeks end to Korean tensions

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 10:01 PM PDT

Foreign Minister Hor Namhong left Cambodia yesterday for a three-day visit to North Korea, where he will discuss regional security issues on the Korean Peninsula.

Kingdom makes move for return of statues: report

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 10:01 PM PDT

The Cambodian government is taking legal moves to seek the return of two ancient Angkorian statues from the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the New York Times reported over the weekend.

Detained gambler: Casino staff nabbed after holding man

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 10:01 PM PDT

Three Vietnamese nationals were charged on Saturday by the Svay Rieng provincial court for illegally detaining a gambler.

Police Blotter: 4 Jun 2012

Posted: 03 Jun 2012 10:00 PM PDT

After allegedly throwing faeces and attempting to hack his brother-in-law with a cleaver, police arrested a 34-year-old man in Battambang's Phnom Proek district on Thursday.

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