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2019 in Cambodia

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2019
in
Cambodia

Decades:
See also:Other events of 2019
List of years in Cambodia

Events in the year 2019 in Cambodia.

Incumbents

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Events

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  • 10 March - Prime Minister Hun Sen said that he was considering introducing capital punishment for people who rape children, but he said it would only happen after a nationwide referendum.[1][2][3] A couple days after this announcement, Hun Sen shifted his stance.[4][5]
  • Cambodia Bayon Airlines ceased operation

Television

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Sport

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Deaths

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Nuon Chea
Norodom Buppha Devi

References

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  1. ^ Chheng, Niem. "PM mulling referendum over death penalty for 'beasts' who rape children, National, Phnom Penh Post". www.phnompenhpost.com.
  2. ^ "Hun Sen wants death sentence for child rapists". March 10, 2019.
  3. ^ "Cambodia leader Hun Sen considers death sentence for rapists". South China Morning Post. March 10, 2019.
  4. ^ says, យិន Chek (March 11, 2019). "Hun Sen shifts stance on death penalty".
  5. ^ Times, Asia. "Asia Times | Lessons from Hun Sen's death penalty U-turn | Opinion". Asia Times.
  6. ^ "Nuon Chea, ideologue of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge, dies at 93". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  7. ^ "Senior CPP member General Bou Thang dies". khmertimeskh.com. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Princess Buppha Devi dies at 76". khmertimeskh.com. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.