The case was brought against Sam Rainsy after he allegedly said that Hun Sen was behind the killing of prominent political commentator Kem Ley last year.
Parliament voted in 2012 to approve the agreement to send workers to Qatar, which has said it wants to hire some 33,000 Cambodian laborers.
More than 7.8 million Cambodians are eligible to vote in the elections, which are scheduled for June 4.
Under the new rules, all forms of financial contributions from overseas institutions and foreign-funded groups are banned from donating to political parties in Cambodia.
Cambodia’s relationship with North Korea stems from King Sihanouk’s friendship with the father of North Korea, dictator Kim Il Sung, the grandfather of its current ruler, Kim Jong Un.
Earlier this month, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) announced that the interest rate on microfinance loans would be capped at 18 percent.
The government claims the slogan violates the “spirit” of the constitution and election laws.
Kem Sokha was selected by CNRP to assume the presidency following the departure of Sam Rainsy in February.
VOA Khmer recently spoke with Asean Secretary-General Le Luong Minh about Asean’s commitment to global trade, and the progress and pitfalls of integration.
Oeuth Ang was arrested on July 10 shortly after he allegedly gunned down Kem Ley, a prominent government critic, at a Caltex gas station in Phnom Penh.
Following Sok An’s death, Phay Siphan was reported as telling the Cambodia Daily that all of his positions would be granted to Bin Chhin.
Kim Sok left politics in 2008 to focus on social issues, working for a number of NGOs.
Asean Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) published a report in which it said that court proceedings in Cambodia against some 15 MPs over the last three years had contributed to a “climate of fear”.
The book, “Either the Beginning or the End of the World”, shows all of the “multifaceted intricacy” of war, cultural upheaval and love, says author Terry Farish.
The letter said that the elections would be a chance for Cambodians to express their political views in private without fear of a backlash.
The Hong Kong International Film and TV Market, known as FILMART, is the largest event for film and television sales in Asia.
In a statement, the court said that victims and civil parties in the case would receive reparations in the form of project funding at the request of the Cambodian government.
Civil society groups in Cambodia have expressed concerns over increasing restrictions placed on them since the passage of laws governing NGOs and unions.
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court last week opened a hearing in a criminal defamation case against Rainsy filed by Prime Minister Hun Sen in August.
The extension was granted due to the ongoing negotiations between Chevron and lawyers for former Cambodian opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who filed the case.
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