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Finalised version of draft NEC law nearly finished
Working groups from the ruling and opposition parties are expected today to finish their work on a draft law of the new law on the organization and function of the National Election Committee, Cambodia National Rescue Party working group head Kouy Bunroeun said yesterday.
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CNRP says activists planning to split opposition
A feud between the eldest daughter of CNRP vice president Kem Sokha and a teenage opposition activist who shot to fame during last year’s election has once again come to a head with claims the student activist is being used in a new effort to split the opposition.
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Australia Thanks Cambodia for controversial refugee deal
Australia’s foreign affairs minister thanked Prime Minister Hun Sen on the sideline of a meeting in Italy over the week-end of agreeing to resettle refugees seeking asylum in Australia , and stressed that the transfers would be on a voluntary basis.
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Refugee deal praised, again
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop met at the sidelines of the Asia-Europe Summit in Milan on Friday, doubling down on their support for the refugee deal signed in Cambodia last month, despite heavy criticism from human rights groups.
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Volunteer Gets Seven Years for Raping Boy a Safe House
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday sentenced a 20-year-old man to seven years in prison for raping four boys in his care at a Christian anti-sex trafficking NGO last year.
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Wutty’s past still in dispute
Local newspaper Deum Ampil has published a letter from Conservation International that it claims proves slain environmental activist CHut Wutty took bribes from illegal mreas prov tree logger in central cardamoms more than a decade ago.
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Sophan denies contract breach
After years of avoiding questions about her company’s failure to completer the Borei Keila housing project, Phan Imex owner Suy Sophan yesterday denied any breach of contract during questioning at the National Assembly, a lawmaker said.
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Minister wants union charge to be dropped
Minister of Labor Ith Samheng yesterday sadi his ministry will encourage a end to criminal proceeding against six labor union leaders charged with crimes stemming from a nationwide garment worker strike.
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Ex-judge arrested over child claims
A member of the French Judiciary and the director of NGO Enfacts du Cambodia was arrested this week in Shihanouk Ville on suspicion of sexually exploiting seven boys aged between the ages of 12 and 19, police revealed.
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Shining light on hidden hunger
While Cambodian has taken significant strides to reduce hunger, for the millions still affected, not having food to eat is becoming less of a problem than consuming enough nutrients.
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Land concessions cancelled
The government has seized back more than 12,00 hectares of land previously awarded to seven companies as economic land concession, according to a letter from the Council of Minister.
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Garment factories, unions edge closer to wage deal
Some of unions that have been demanding a hefty $77 raise to the current monthly minimum wage of $100 for the country’s garment workers said yesterday they were willing to go as low as $35 increase, though others refused to budge.
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Borie Keila Owner Defiant After Meeting With Lawmaker
Businesswoman Suy Sophan remained unrepentant after a closed-door meeting with lawmaker at the National Assembly yesterday about her controversial Borie Keila property in central Phnom Penh, continuing to deny that she broke a contract to provide all evictedds with new apartment.
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Lawyer swap delays Blood sugar trial in UK
The 200 Cambodian families suing U.K firm Tate & Lyle in London over sugar the company has bought from a pair of local plantations accused of stealing their land have switched lawyers, delaying the start of the trial, which was expected to start this month.
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Journalist, Alleged illegal loggers clash in Preah Vihear
A pair of journalists attending to photograph a pickup truck transporting luxury wood in Preah Vihear City on Sunday evening said they were chased by the drivers and four other men wielding clubs before police intervene, but the provincial police chief denied the reporters’ claim and accused them of extortion.
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Accused Child Abuser who Fled US Army sought in S’Ville
A 34-year-old staff sergeant on the U.S. Army’s 20 most wanted list, who deserted in January to escape more than 40 counts of possession of child pornography and allegation of child rape, was yesterday found to be living in Shihanouk Ville, where he has been working for months as a dog trainer.
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One arrested for murder of Journalist in Kompong Chhnang
Kompong Chhnang provincial police on Tuesday arrested one of six suspects wanted for the murder of a journalist in Cholkiri district nearly nine months ago, police said yesterday.
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Murdered reporter’s wife asks court to expand investigation
The wife of slain journalist Taing Try filed a complaint with the Kratie Provincial Court on Tuesday urging judicial officials to bring charges against two more men, including a local military police chief, for her husband’s murder on Sunday.
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Illegal logs are military cop
A provincial military police commander was named yesterday by a major conservationist group as the alleged owner of a huge haul of illegal rosewood confiscated in Kampong Speu province this week.
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Group may slow wage talks
The new working group announced by Minister of Labor Ith Samheng this week will likely retain a strong influence over the body that determines the minimum wage in Cambodia’s garment industry.
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