The former opposition president, Sam Rainsy, though not named during the debate around the changes, is thought to be the target of the amendments.
Kem Ley was a regular feature of pro-opposition and independent talk radio stations, where he often made comments critical of the government.
Eng Chhay Eang says the CNRP will not attend the session because “the intention of the new rules is to narrow the CNRP’s path [to election victory].”
Last week Cambodia closed cross-border routes used by migrant workers to prevent further economic migration to Thailand and curb illicit goods smuggling.
The population in Cambodia’s capital city is estimated to increase by more than 50 percent, to 7.9 million by 2030.
The letters ordered the groups to halt their activities and said the Situation Room was an unregistered organization and in breach of the law.
The Licadho report went on to detail what it said was the routine shutting down of peaceful protests and inflammatory rhetoric in the run up to local elections last month.
The political parties law was amended before the election to block people with criminal records from leading political parties.
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party won 1,156 seats to the CNRP’s 489, with one seat also won by the Khmer National United Party.
They were arrested in early May last year and charged with allegedly bribing a witness in a case against opposition leader Kem Sokha.
Morn Phalla told VOA Khmer he was unaware of any violence being reported during the election campaign, which he organized for the opposition.
The prime minister slammed the Situation Room, a collection of election monitoring NGOs, for painting the Cambodian political landscape as “gloomy”.
Prumsodun Ok, born in US to Cambodian refugee parents, performs centuries-old ‘apsara’ dances featuring angelic figures who entertained kings of the Khmer Empire - but reinterpreting the traditional roles for an all-male gay troupe.
The first flight from Dubai is due to touch down in Phnom Penh on Saturday evening after a brief stopover in Yangon, Myanmar’s former capital.
Sin Chanpeourozet, a young female CNRP activist, was one of seven opposition councilors elected in the commune.
It went on to threaten legal action against the CNRP for “slander or false statement”.
តុលាការរាជធានីភ្នំពេញបានចេញសេចក្តីសម្រេចដោះលែងមន្ត្រីសិទ្ធិមនុស្សអាដហុកចំនួន៤នាក់ រួមមានលោកស្រី លឹម មុន្នី លោក នី សុខា លោកណៃ វង់ដា និងលោក យី សុខសាន្ត និងលោក នី ចរិយា អគ្គលេខាធិការរងនៃគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត ឲ្យនៅក្រៅឃុំនៅរាត្រីថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ ទី២៩ ខែមិថុនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៧។
The $2.3 billion project will be located about 1,500 kilometers from the Cambodia-Laos border and is expected to be completed in 2024.
Analysts said the comments were an attempt to gain support ahead of a general election next year.
Phouk Prathna, 25, is one of the youngest local councilors elected to run a local authority in Bavet commune, Svay Rieng province.
ព័ត៌មានផ្សេងទៀត
