Media advocates in Cambodia say the government should use the country's press law rather than the threat of criminal charges to respond to errors in reporting.
Residents living in floating homes were given one week to move while authorities would not be responsible for any actions taken.
Sherman held a regional press briefing on Wednesday and said the Cambodian government should reopen the civil and political spaces in the country, ahead of the 2022 and 2023 elections.
Former Cambodia National Rescue Party Vice President Pol Ham and party official Phan Chansak requested a return to politics, according to a request letter dated May 17.
The current vaccination push is targeting priority groups, including government officials.
Since February 20, more than 1,900 COVID-19 cases have been reported and 13 confirmed deaths.
On Tuesday, The Ministry of Health reported 105 new cases of COVID-19 in the country, bringing the total case count to 2377.
Cambodia is currently facing its worst community transmission incident with more than 1,000 cases have been reported since February 20 and five deaths.
Hun Sen asked 90 percent of government officials to work from home, except security forces and medical workers. He wanted the private sector to also reduce staff numbers at offices.
On Monday, former CNRP member Ou Chanroth applied to register the Cambodia Reform Party at the Interior Ministry.
The Phnom Penh Gendarmerie said on its Facebook page that the operation was planned after authorities were made aware of the four individuals' plan to extort a family living in Sen Sok district's Borey Angkor Phnom Penh.
These workers had either applied for leave or skipped work during the canceled Khmer New Year holidays last week, stoking fears of the disease spreading through the provinces.
Chief monks across the country had asked the public to not attend these blessing ceremonies because the government had banned religious gatherings.
Ministry of Labor spokesman Heng Sour said that as of mid-March, 53 factories had suspended their operations because of supply chain issues, affecting at least 34,000 garment workers.
Ken Loo, a director at GMAC, said on Monday that 60 percent of materials used in garment production were imported from China. Cambodia is heavily reliant on raw material imports given the lack of locally produced raw material or garment ancillary factories.
The ministry in the Chinese city of Wuhan in Hubei province said that as of January 5, Wuhan city had reported 59 people infected – including seven with serious conditions.
At the same ceremony, Vietnamese Deputy Prime Minister Trinh Dinh Dung also called for sustained friendship with Cambodia and highlighted the success of the two countries’ border demarcation efforts.
A court spokesperson said the delay came as one of the judges assigned to the case was travelling overseas.
An official said the government would conduct inspections of all casinos to make sure online gambling had ceased, or else the casinos would lose their license.
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