People walk through the Central Market in Phnom Penh on Monday, May 24, 2021, as Cambodia s government reopened markets that were closed due to lockdown restrictions introduced to try to halt a surge in cases of the Covid-19 coronavirus. - AFP
PHNOM PENH, May 24 (dpa): Cambodian authorities further eased restrictions over the weekend but a Covid outbreak at the country’s most overcrowded prison provided cause for concern.
Cambodia’s Ministry of Health on Monday reported 556 new cases.
The tally comes after an 8 pm curfew in place since April was lifted by authorities in Phnom Penh. They also lifted a ban on alcohol sales.
Cambodian authorities further eased restrictions over the weekend but a Covid outbreak at the country's most overcrowded prison provided cause for concern. Cambodia's Ministry of Health reported 556 new cases. The tally comes after an 8 pm curfew in place since April was lifted by authorities in Phnom Penh. They also lifted a ban on alcohol sales.The city's.
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Cambodia: A relative of jailed activists claims that prison officials beat her sister while going on hunger strike at prison facility & calls for investigations
Two jailed activists reportedly beaten in prison, official denies charge , 18 December 2020
Two jailed Khmer Thavrak activists were allegedly beaten in Prey Sarâs Correctional Center 2 â¦, according to a relative of one of the activists, an accusation denied by the Prisons Department.
Eng Vanndy, 21, who is the sister of Khmer Thavrak activist Eng Malai, said her sister and another jailed activist, Chhoeun Daravy, were beaten by prisoners for going on a hunger strike earlier this month. She visited her sister in prison on Wednesday and said Malai was physically injured and pale.