2019 in Cambodia
List of events
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Events in the year 2019 in Cambodia.
Incumbents
- Monarch: Norodom Sihamoni
- Prime Minister: Hun Sen
Events
- 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
- 10 February – I Can See Your Voice Cambodia first aired.
Sport
- February to November – The football tournament 2019 Hun Sen Cup
- 12 to 28 July – Cambodia at the 2019 World Aquatics Championships
- 4 to 13 August – Cambodia at the 2019 World Athletics Championships
Deaths
- 4 August – Nuon Chea, politician, chief ideologist of Khmer Rouge (b. 1926).[6]
- 12 September – Bou Thang, politician (b. 1931).[7]
- 18 November – Norodom Buppha Devi, royal, prima ballerina, and Minister of Culture and Fine Arts (b. 1943).[8]
References
- ^ Chheng, Niem. "PM mulling referendum over death penalty for 'beasts' who rape children, National, Phnom Penh Post". www.phnompenhpost.com.
- ^ "Hun Sen wants death sentence for child rapists". March 10, 2019.
- ^ "Cambodia leader Hun Sen considers death sentence for rapists". South China Morning Post. March 10, 2019.
- ^ says, យិន Chek (March 11, 2019). "Hun Sen shifts stance on death penalty".
- ^ Times, Asia. "Asia Times | Lessons from Hun Sen's death penalty U-turn | Opinion". Asia Times.
- ^ "Nuon Chea, ideologue of Cambodia's Khmer Rouge, dies at 93". Bangkok Post. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Senior CPP member General Bou Thang dies". khmertimeskh.com. 12 September 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
- ^ "Princess Buppha Devi dies at 76". khmertimeskh.com. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
