Barber, 70, jailed for king post

– A Cambodian court has jailed a 70-year-old barber for seven months over a violation of the country’s royal insult law – the first such conviction since the law was adopted this year.

A court found Ban Samphy guilty on Thursday after he shared a Facebook post about King Norodom Sihamoni in May, his daughter, Ang Vongpheak, 45, said. –