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Cambodian opposition journalist shot dead

Cambodian opposition journalist shot deadPhnom Penh  - A senior Cambodian journalist working for an opposition newspaper was gunned down and killed in a central street in the capital Friday evening, police said.

Khim Sam Ol was a journalist for the pro-Sam Rainsy Party newspaper Moneaksekar Khmer, police and a journalism representative said.

Police said Sam Ol's son, who was not named, was also seriously injured in the attack as the pair walked back from exercising at the capital's Olympic Stadium after work.

Ages of the men were not immediately available.

Cambodian man marries two women simultaneously

Phnom Penh - A Cambodian man who could not decide between his current and ex-girlfriend "regretfully" married them both at once, local media reported Monday.

Bail hearing for former Khmer Rouge leader to enter third day

IndonesiaBali, Phnom Penh  - An appeal against his pre-trial detention by a Cambodian genocide court from former Khmer Rouge foreign minister Ieng Sary was adjourned Tuesday with legal arguments still raging.

Court officials said the case would resume Wednesday morning, but would not predict whether a verdict would be returned the same day.

Court hearings in the Cambodian judicial system rarely last more than a day, and some less than an hour, making the case being held by the international standard joint UN-Cambodian court set up to try former leaders almost unprecedented.

Cambodian minister drops defamation suit against news editor

Phnom Penh  - A senior Cambodian minister will withdraw a defamation complaint against an opposition newspaper editor who is also a candidate in upcoming national elections, he announced at a press

Cambodian fishing for minnows accidentally nets crocodile

Phnom Penh  - A Cambodian man fishing for minnows in a shallow rice paddy on the outskirts of the capital accidentally netted a meter-long crocodile instead, local media reported Friday.

Cambodian king to pay state visit to Vietnam, honour Ho Chi Minh

Phnom Penh - Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni is scheduled to visit Vietnam next week during which he is to lay a wreath at the mausoleum of former Vietnamese leader Ho Chi Minh, palace officials s

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