The Ministry of Interior has demanded that a social media user identified as Ny Nak issue a public apology for his social media post that accused the police of burning substitutes for the illegal drugs they had seized. The accusation, posted to Facebook late last year, alleged that they kept the real drugs and sold them.
The Ministry of National Defence condemned a lesser-known social media commentator for allegedly falsifying military uniforms and ranks, and for insulting government leaders as well as senior military officials including Hun Manet, deputy commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF).
Over the first two days of the Lunar New Year celebrations, at least eight people were killed and 47 injured in road accidents across the country as Prime Minister Hun Sen called for caution while driving and with fire.
After having to deal with negative press regarding a seedy criminal element running illegal casinos in the country, Cambodia finally began to take action.
Since Cambodia's crackdown on illegal gambling officially began in September, authorities have closed 231 illegal gambling enterprises and arrested 606 people.