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Conservation laws reviewed
A ministry of Justice working group is reviewing draft amendments to three conservation laws on forestry, fisheries, and protected areas.
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Read More Fear, Frustration for Community Stuck in Protected-Zone Confusion
Kim Yang was almost asleep on the edge of his Mondulkiri rice farm one evening in February when he was jolted awake by flashlights. It was 11 p.m., and he planned to get a few hours of rest at the plantation rather than drive the 5 km back home.
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Read More REFORESTATION FOLLOWS CAMBODIAN PM’S INTERVENTION
Chak Sopheap, executive director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, welcomed “this small victory” but feared the “prime minister’s intervention is but a one-time occurrence” prompted by public outcry, rather than representative of a shift in government priorities.
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Read More Rainsy on trial over Degar deal
Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday tried former opposition leader Sam Rainsy in absentia for allegedly agreeing to cede four northeastern provinces to the Montagnard, a French term referring to a Vietnamese hill tribe, also known as Degar, most of whom are from Christian ethnic minority groups residing in the Vietnam Central Highlands.
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Read More Son Chhay Charged with defamation over commune election comments
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court this week charged Candlelight Party Vice President Son Chhay with defamation after he criticized June’s commune elections and the National Election Committee (NEC) and the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) responded by both filing lawsuits against him.
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Read More Candlelight Party’s Son Chhay charged with defaming ruling CPP
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court has charged Candlelight Party vice-president Son Chhay with “public defamation” in a case brought by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) over his critical comments on the June 5 commune council elections.
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Read More TOP NEWS: Candlelight Party’s Son Chhay Allegedly Charged with Defamation Filed by the NEC
Phnom Penh Municipal Court (PPMC) prosecutor allegedly charged Candlelight Party vice president Son Chhay with defamation on a lawsuit filed by the National Election Committee (NEC), according to the court order seen by Fresh News on Thursday (Aug 11).
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Read More Sokha Trial Ends Early as Defense and Prosecution Spar
Kem Sokha’s treason trial hearing on Wednesday was cut short by a judge after the prosecution and defense lawyers disputed each others’ behavior and tactics in court
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Read More New Candlelight Party Commune Councilors Allege Discrimination
Dozens of newly appointed opposition commune councilors have complained they are being discriminated against by ruling party commune chiefs, making it impossible for them to carry out their work.
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Read More Rainsy Tried for 2013 Montagnard Video Pledging Minority Rights
A Phnom Penh court tried former CNRP president Sam Rainsy in absentia for a 2013 video showing the opposition leader promising to uphold the rights of indigenous minorities residing in Mondulkiri, Ratanakiri, Stung Treng and Kratie.
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Read More Labor and Civil Rights Organizations Deny Labor Ministry Accusations that Yang Sophorn Had no Mandate to Lead the NagaWorld Protests
The Labor Ministry on Aug. 4 issued a warning letter to Sophorn, president of the Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions, demanding that she stop all “illegal activities” related to the NagaWorld labor dispute, to which civil society organizations (NGOs) and unions responded in a statement issued on Aug. 9, in which they denied that Sophorn acted outside her mandate.
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Read More 7 ex-CNRP activists jailed for insulting King, attempt to topple gov’t
Seven former CNRP activists have been sent to 18 months to three years in prison each for inciting people to go against the authorities, overthrow the government and insulting the King on Facebook between 2018 and 2021.
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Read More Reform proposal is the voice of ‘minority party’, says NEC
The National Election Committee (NEC) has considered the request from five opposition parties asking to reform the composition of the election body before next year’s National Election as the voice of the “minority party” and not consistent with existing laws.
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Cambodian government cancels development of Phnom Tamao forest amid outcry
Prior to this month, the forest, located 40 kilometers (25 miles) south of Phnom Penh, spanned some 2,300 hectares (5,700 acres) and hosted a range of threatened animals, along with the Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center.
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Read More Fired NagaWorld Workers Want to Meet Labor Minister as Protests Turn Violent
The NagaWorld protests again turned violent as workers tried to move police barricades blocking them from getting to the casino complex, with one worker left with a bloody nose after the tussle.
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Youths shy away from politics, social work because of ‘dread’
Civil societies and youths say that young people’s involvement in political and social affairs is still lacking claiming that the overbearing Cambodian environment had put them off.
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Read More Vice President of Candlelight Party charged with defamation after alleging results of 5th Commune / Sangkat Council Election 2022 were ‘rigged’
Representatives of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court have decided to charge Mr. Son Chhay, Vice President of the Candlelight Party, with “public defamation” in a complaint filed by the National Election Committee (NEC).
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Read More Severance pay remains a struggle for Southeast Asian workers
Nheh Ratana said she began working at Violet Apparel in 2004. Labour rights organisation CENTRAL calculated she is owed $1,638 of severance following the closure of the company, which is owned by Singapore-based Ramatex Group.
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Read More After Phnom Tamao Fiasco, Relevant Officials Should Resign: Social Observers
After the decision of Prime Minister Hun Sen on Aug. 7 to cancel all development projects in the Phnom Tamao protected area, Leng Navatra called on people who love forests to replant trees with him. He had previously cleared around 600 hectares of forest in seven days to make way for his development projects.
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Read More Briefs: Former CNRP Officials Convicted, Thai Women at Supreme Court for Smuggling
Lanh Thavry, a former Banteay Meanchey commune chief who lost her job when the CNRP was dissolved in 2017, was extradited from Thailand in November 2021. She is charged with incitement alongside other CNRP officials — Morn Phalla, Men Sothavarin, Long Ry, Mounh Sarath and Kim Tola. Several of the others are still abroad.
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