Cambodia in brief: February 21, 2017

© Pha Lina CPP amends Party Law, opening door to dissolving opposition "The triumph of dictatorship": Observers say the swift passage of amendments to the Law on Political Parties severely curtails human rights and could see the ruling party dismantle its chief political rivals. Former CNRP president Sam Rainsy, who resigned from the opposition ahead of the new law, called on the international community to "address the fact that they paid for a democratic system which is now lurching towards a one-party state". READ MORE Plans to excavate in PP dug up A large-scale project to dig and transport soil was recently given the green light by Phnom Penh Governor Pa Socheatvong in Por Sen Chey district in contradiction with a longstanding government ban on the practice. In 2005, the government decided to halt soil digging in the capital. READ MORE  Woman delivers baby on bridge Twenty-nine-year-old expectant mother Ny Chamroeun was rushing to the hospital yesterday morning when congestion on the Monivong Bridge slowed her down, forcing her to deliver her baby in the middle of Phnom Penh traffic. Chamroeun felt contractions at about 7am and had hopped onto a motodop to take her to hospital. READ MORE  Cluster model to entice SEZ investors Kerry WorldBridge Logistics SEZ will partner with German experts to make its industrial park more attractive to German manufacturers and other potential tenants. READ MORE Thai firm to energise Poipet industrial park Phnom Penh SEZ inks a deal with a private Thai energy firm to connect its nearly-completed industrial park in Poipet to the grid. READ MORE Most popular story from yesterday  © STR/AFP Jolie unveils new film First They Killed My Father in Siem Reap After the ministers, dignitaries and survivors of the Khmer Rouge had filed in Saturday evening, and Angelina Jolie had greeted the arrival of King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother Norodom Monineath, the lights in the ruins of the ancient city of Angkor Thom finally dimmed for the world premiere of First They Killed My Father. READ MORE