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Villagers in Land Dispute Summoned to Court
Seven ethnic Bunong villagers in a land dispute with a Vietnamese-owned rubber plantation in Mondolkiri province have been summoned by the provincial court for questioning after the company accused them of illegally occupying its land in Keo Seima district.
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Manhattan factory strike returns to the streets
Thousands of people at a Kampong Cham province garment factory reignited a strike yesterday, protesting the factory’s refusal to reinstate three fired union representatives, one of those representatives said.
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Compensation: City Hall eyes impact of ‘Sky Bridge’
A study commissioned by the government looking at the impact of the new Techo Sky Bridge project in Phnom Penh has found that 30 families are in line for compensation, as is the neighbouring University of Technology and tycoon Othman Hassan, a secretary of state at the Ministry of Labour.
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Khmer Rouge Tribunal Hearings Postponed Again
Hearings in the second phase of the Khmer Rouge tribunal’s Case 002 have been postponed until January 21 so that defendant Khieu Samphan can continue to receive medical treatment.
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Hun Sen recalls achievements of his 30-year rule
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday recalled his achievements during 30-year under his leadership in Cambodia. Today (January 14) is the 30th anniversary of Hun Sen's rule in Cambodia after he was first elected as Prime Minister of Cambodia in 1985. Speaking at a ceremony in Prey Veng province, he said when he became Prime Minister in 1985, war and tension remained in Cambodia. Thus, without him, there is no October 23 Paris Peace Agreement because he was a negotiator representing Samdech Chea Sim and Heng Samrin at that time.
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Refugee talks set to begin
A delegation of Cambodian government officials have arrived on the South Pacific island of Nauru for high-level meetings with Australian and Nauruan officials about refugee resettlement.
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Attacked unionist suspects factory
Police are still searching for suspects after an alleged attack on a Free Trade Union (FTU) leader in Kampong Speu last month, while union officials are pointing the finger at the management of the factory they were attempting to organise.
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Couple Arrested for Using Knives to Threaten Officials
Military police in Preah Vihear province on Tuesday arrested a middle-aged couple accused of threatening forestry officials with violence over a disputed plot of state land in Chheb district, officials and a rights worker said.
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Activist arrest in Preah Vihear
A couple was arrested in Preah Vihear province’s Chheb district yesterday morning after the woman in the pair – a local land activist – protested against being moved from the area to make way for a local infrastructure project.
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Hun Sen: 30 years in power in Cambodia amid corruption, abuse and human rights violations
"The government has not been able to establish the rule of law and has not fought impunity" emphasizes Chak Sopheap, executive director of the Cambodian Centre for Human Rights in Phnom Penh.
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Rights groups slam Cambodian PM as he marks 30 years in power
PHNOM PENH - Rights groups have lambasted Cambodian strongman Hun Sen for using "violence, repression and corruption" to keep his grip on power as he marked three decades as prime minister on Wednesday. Prime Minister Hun Sen (R) greets supporters during a Cambodian People's Party (CPP) ceremony marking the 36th anniversary of the fall of the Khmer Rouge regime, in Phnom Penh, on January 7, 2015
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Alleged members of Khmer People’s Power Movement (KPPM) sentenced
This morning, three alleged members of the Khmer People’s Power Movement (KPPM), Serei Bunlong, Seng Sokmeng and Um Phirun, were convicted of offenses stemming from their activities shortly before the July 2013 National Election. Bunlong and Sokmeng were sentenced to six years in prison and fined $1,250 while Phirun was sentenced to 5 years in prison and received the same fine. All three have had their right to vote rescinded indefinitely.
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Phnom Penh Court Questions Teenage Monk Over Murder
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday began questioning an 18-year-old monk accused of stabbing an older monk to death at the Samakki Raingsey pagoda on Monday, a court official said.
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Logging Border Deaths Down, But Injuries Up
The number of Cambodians killed while logging across the border in Thailand decreased by more than 66 percent last year, while the number of loggers injured increased, an Interior Ministry official said Tuesday.
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Thais, Cambodians to meet on border issues
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong and his Thai counterpart Tanasak Patimapragorn are to meet in Siem Reap on Thursday to discuss border issues, just weeks after tensions again flared in Preah Vihear province.
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Garment Factory’s Concessions End Strike
About 1,000 workers at a Takeo province garment factory who have been on strike since Monday are due to return to work today after negotiations between union representatives and the factory wrapped up successfully Tuesday.
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KRT’s high chamber denies Nuon Chea’s request
The Supreme Court Chamber (SCC) of the Khmer Rouge tribunal on Monday quashed a request from the Nuon Chea defence to file an addendum to its appeal against its client’s life sentence for crimes against humanity.
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Five on Trial for Plan to Traffic Girls, Women to China
The trial of two Chinese men and three Cambodian women on charges of human trafficking began in the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday after they were arrested in May for allegedly brokering marriages between Cambodian women and prospective grooms in China.
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Officials Deny Thai Soldiers Shot Missing Cambodians
Cambodian officials said Monday that there was no evidence Thai soldiers were responsible for killing two men whose badly burned bodies were found near the border in Thailand, and who are believed to be Cambodians who were reported missing last week.
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Ratanakkiri Police Threaten Jarai With Arrest
As authorities in Ratanakkiri province continued to search for five Montagnard asylum seekers Monday, a district police chief warned that ethnic Jarai villagers found to be harboring the group would be arrested.
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