Cambodian opposition candidate found dead

Another opposition candidate contesting Cambodia's district elections has been found dead.

Vat Din from the Sam Rainsy party was found floating in the Mekong river; he had not been seen since Friday, the first day of the official campaign period, when he went to place fish traps in the river.

Last week the United Nations said there had been 15 political killings in the run-up to the district elections on February-the-third.

Meanwhile, the Cambodian national election committee has scolded all the parties contesting the polls for breaking campaign rules.

It said they had incited confrontation and damaged the atmosphere of reconciliation by giving out leaflets bearing the picture of King Norodom Sihanouk to gain votes, and by playing tapes criticising their opponents.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service