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The ‘weak’ pillars of society
The judiciary and law enforcement agencies are Cambodian’s weakest institutions, while the country’s executive branch and civil society are its strongest, according to an expansive, landmark report released by Transparency International Cambodia (TI) yesterday
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Shelters for Trafficking, Abuse Victims Given New Set of Rules
The government yesterday unveiled a new set of minimum standards that shelters for victims of sexual abuse and human trafficking have to meet to ensure they provide an appropriate level of care to mostly young women in Their charges.
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Corruption, Impunity Rule in Cambodia: Report
Rampant corruption has undermined the integrity of the judicial system and law enforcement agencies, making them the state’s weakest institutions, according to a wider-ranging report released yesterday by Transparency International (TI).
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PM tells CNRP’s Sokha to back off
Prime Minister Hun Sen warned deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha yesterday that ruling Cambodian People’s Party could easily remove him as first deputy president of parliament at any time – the first sign of brewing conflict between the pair since Sokha took the job late last month.
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Unions threaten mass demo
The garment industry will devolve into chaos if any of the six labour union presidents summonsed to court for questioning are taken into custody, independent union leaders said.
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Evidence in Cambodia Used in Hacking Trial
Danish prosecutors are using evidence from Pirate Bay founder Gottfrid Svatholm’s life in Cambodia as part of his trial in Denmark, where he stands accused of operated by U.S technology giant CSC, according to TorrentFreak, an online publication dedicated to news about copyright, privacy and file-sharing.
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Two-Party Talks on New Election Committee Law Move Forward
Negotiations for the ruling party CPP and opposition CNRP say they have hammered out several details of a new law governing the National Election Committee (NEC) after talks on Monday and expect to have the draft finished as early as the end of the month.
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Shelter Standards launched
Following reports of abuse and poor conditions at the Kingdom’s shelters, the government yesterday launched official recommendations that seek to ensure better care is offered to victims of trafficking and sexual exploitation.
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Two Vietnamese Deported as Census Continues
Police in Ratanakkiri deported two more Vietnamese nationals living illegally in the northern province last week, bringing the number of expulsion to 14 as the Ministry of Interior’s census of foreigners continues, police said
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Government Informs Timber Suppliers of Project’s End
Six companies commissioned by the government to provide timber from their economic land concessions in Oddar Manchey and Preah Vihear province to build house s for disabled ex-soldiers were ordered to cease felling trees for the project three weeks after the project ended.
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Rights Group Condemns Delayed Treatment
Rights group Adhoc yesterday condemned medical staff at the Mondolkiri provincial hospital for allegedly delaying the treatment of a man who was injured Saturday when a security guard working for a rubber company fired in his direction
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Phnom Penh Police Bust 2 Cockfighting Rings
Police in Phnom Penh arrested 20 men during separate raids on two cockfighting rings in the city, although the busts netted only one fighting bird, as most of the owners managed to escape, police said yesterday.
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Illegal Logger Reportedly shot Dead in Thailand
A Cambodian national was shot dead by Thai security forces while logging illegally across the border, According to a military official and a right worker, The latest in a spate of such deaths along the Thai-Cambodian border.
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Hun Sen Warns Kem Sokha To ‘Be Careful’
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday issued a stern warning to CNRP Vice President Kem Sokha, saying the ruling CPP would consider removing him from his new position as fist deputy president of the National Assembly if he continues to score political points by lambasting ruling party officials
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Lessons from returning women migrant workers
In June, more than 250,000 Cambodian migrant workers returned from Thailand over the border at Poipet, responding to the Thai authorities’ crackdown on illegal migrant worker
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NGOs Call for White Building Inspection Report
A day after Phnom Penh Governor Pa Socheatvong effectively shrugged off responsibility for upgrading the city’s historic White Building despite declaring it structurally unsound, NGOs on Monday called for the municipal government to produce an inspection report so major renovations on the aging apartment block can be carried out, if necessary.
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Villagers Summonsed Over KDC Complaints
On the same day the National Assembly’s Human Rights Commission urged villagers and a development firm to withdraw their legal complaints against each other over a land dispute in Kompong Chhnang province, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday summonsed two villagers for questioning over their claims against the company.
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Residents claim trees were felled
Ethnic Kuoy villagers in Stung Treng province have alleged that land brokers working in cahoots with local officials have illegally logged 300 of the resin-producing tree they depend on to make a living.
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Government Bans Alcohol Ads in Effort to Reduce Traffic Deaths
Television and radio stations will be barred from broadcasting advertisements for alcohol during the primetime 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. slot beginning next month, as part of the government’s effort to reduce the number of fatalities resulting from drunk driving, officials at the Ministry of Information said yesterday.
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USAID project looks to improve child nutrition
The US and Cambodian governments yesterday jointly announced the launch of USAID’s five-year, $16.25 million and Sanitation.
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