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Civil society leaders seek open dialogue with Cambodian government
Nongovernmental organizations and civil society groups in Cambodia are calling on the government to open consultations over a dreaded law they fear would curtail their operations in the Southeast Asian nation. Cambodia has been tightening its grip on civil society over the past few years. When an early draft of the NGO law was released four years ago, civil society advocates raised concern over the extensive restrictions it seemed to put on the sector. But the law seemed to have been shelved as there had been no developments on its progress — until Prime Minister Hun Sen announced in April that the draft Law on Associations and Nongovernmental Organizations will be ratified “in the near future.”
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More Protesting Workers Ordered to Return to Factory by Court
The Takeo provincial court issued an injunction Wednesday ordering workers from the Taiwanese-owned I-Cheng factory to return to work today after thousands went on strike following the sacking of five union organizers earlier this month.
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Lawmaker visits slip: report
The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party’s year-long boycott of parliament slashed the amount of constituent outreach performed by the National Assembly in 2014, and resulted in a vastly diminished voice for the opposition in legislative debate, according to new reports from election watchdog Comfrel.
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CNRP Calls for Swift Replacement of NEC Secretary-General
The opposition CNRP has called for the prompt replacement of the secretary-general of the National Election Committee, Tep Nytha, who has remained in his position despite an overhaul of the body in April.
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Factory manager tried for 3 attempted rapes
The former manager of a Phnom Penh garment factory was tried in absentia at Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday for allegedly attempting to rape three women who worked there. The current whereabouts of Bangladesh national Faruk Amed, 41, who worked as the deputy director and general manager at Ocean Garment factory in the capital’s Por Sen Chey district, are unknown to Cambodian authorities. The alleged attempted rapes at the factory occurred in 2011.
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Probe into violence at Poipet gets under way
Banteay Meanchey provincial police yesterday said they had already begun gathering evidence in their investigation into a Poipet Town riot on Monday that left three protesters and a security guard injured, as local group Adhoc released a statement accusing the authorities of violating the rights of striking porters.
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More Montagnards pour in
The number of Montagnard asylum seekers from Vietnam awaiting processing in Phnom Penh has jumped dramatically, with 67 now stuck in limbo, according to the United Nations.
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Striking Garment Workers Ordered Back to Work
Thousands of garment workers who have been on strike for more than a week calling for more pay and better working conditions have been ordered back to work by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, according to court documents.
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Teens in court over gang rape accusation
Four teenagers accused of gang raping a 16-year-old garment worker in Takeo province appeared in the provincial court yesterday, their arrest on Tuesday coming more than a month after the crime.
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Another 59 Fishermen Waiting For Repatriation From Indonesia
Another 59 Cambodian fishermen rescued from forced labor on Thai-captained fishing boats will be repatriated to Cambodia from Indonesia in the coming weeks, according to a Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman.
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Sacked staff seeks factory asset sell-off
Former employees of a printing company whose owners skipped town without paying owed salaries yesterday marched to Phnom Penh Municipal Court bearing banners in a demonstration demanding that the court expedite the process of selling off the firm’s property.
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Four Teens Arrested Over Alleged Gang Rape
Four teenage boys were arrested in Takeo province on Tuesday for allegedly gang-raping a 15-year-old girl last month after a wedding party in Angkor Borei district, according to police.
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Operation refugee
The senior Australian military official in charge of coordinating the refugee resettlement deal with Cambodia visited Phnom Penh late last week to finalise arrangements for the transfer of four refugees to the Kingdom, he told a Senate committee this week.
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Reporters Vow to Defy Order to Cease Gathering
Journalists in Ratanakkiri province said Wednesday they would defy a “request” from the provincial government to cease gathering in public places and taking photographs during their reporting.
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Taiwanese Factory Protest Arises Over Fired Unionists
About 500 workers from a Taiwanese-owned footwear factory in Takeo province on Wednesday continued a weeklong protest that began when the company fired five workers for attempting to unionize, workers and officials said.
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Ukraine Politician Rape Case Dropped
A Ukrainian politician who was the subject of an Interpol red notice has been acquitted by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court of a 2011 rape charge, according to his lawyer.
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Prey Lang advocates call for new forest status
A group of NGOs have asked the government to reassess its granting of economic land concessions in Cambodia’s Prey Lang forest, suggesting the adoption of a decree that would permit more protected forest and safeguard biodiversity.
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US Man Charged With Buying Sex From Children
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday charged the former CEO of the Aero Cambodia aviation company with purchasing child prostitution, his lawyer said.
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Australia to give $12m in refugee funding
Australia will spend at least US$43.3 million to resettle a small number of refugees in Cambodia under an agreement signed in Phnom Penh last year, an official has said.
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Australia Sets Aside $12.1M to Settle Refugees Here
Australia on Tuesday revealed that it will be spending AU$15 million (US$12.1 million) on resettling refugees in Cambodia under a controversial deal the two countries signed last year, on top of the AU$40 million (US$31.2 million) in additional aid Cambodia will receive for agreeing to the scheme.
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