Searching Result
Found: 15,658
-
Kratie Case Exposes Flaw in Land-Titling Scheme
The latest case of scores of villagers from Kratie province tied up in a land dispute with an agribusiness firm has once again highlighted failures in 2012 land-titling scheme launched by Prime Minister Hun Sen to settle unresolved land disputes and distribute hundreds of thousands of land titles.
-
Australian Refugees Headed to Cambodia
Cambodia’s deal with Australia to accept refugees seeking asylum is expected to be finalized this week, but not without questions of Cambodia’s ability to accept over 1000 refugees from Nauru Island, home to a detention center notorious for harsh conditions.
Read More -
Beggars Set for Prey Speu: City
After months of claiming that Phnom Penh’s notorious Prey Speu Social Affairs Center had all but shut down, officials yesterday told the Post that the facility would be used in its latest efforts to rid the streets of “undesirables”.
-
Hospital’s Dark Secret
Police on Saturday busted an alleged organ-trafficking ring operating out of a military hospital in Phnom Penh, a ring they say included medical professional working there and two generals from the Ministry of Defense.
Read More -
Deal for Refugees Expected Very Soon
Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison will visit Phnom Penh this week, reportedly to hammer out details on a controversial deal, expected “imminently”, to send refugees to Cambodia from an off-shore detention facility on the Pacific atoll of Nauru.
Read More -
Indigenous Groups Urge Action on Land
Ethnic communities called on the government to make good on outstanding promises to protect community forests on Saturday, during celebrations for International Day of the World’s Indigenous People.
Read More -
Battambang Villagers Ordered Off Local Businessman’s Land
Villagers and a powerful businessman with competing titles to land in Battambang province appeared on Friday at the Appeal Court in Phnom Penh, which ruled in favor of the tycoon, who proceeded to order the villagers off his land immediately, the villagers said.
-
Young Lawyers Face a Future in Corrupt Courts
Prosecutor Ros Sereysocheata drove home her point forcefully: The defendant, she said, was unquestionably guilty of human trafficking and having sex with a minor. As she wound up her closing argument, the panel of judges was gripped and the tension in the courtroom palpable. When a guilty verdict was handed down in the case of Srey Tevy, the public gallery erupted in applause.
Read More -
Laws Needed to Protect Rights of LGBT People, Report Says
Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people continue to face discrimination in Cambodia and more needs to be done to legislate for members of the community to ensure they have the same rights as other citizens, according to a new report.
-
Villager Hit by Police Truck During Land Dispute Protest
A protester was injured during a confrontation between Lor Peang villagers and Kompong Chhnang provincial police Friday after the group was blocked from marching to the provincial hall, according to villagers and a right worker.
-
After Khmer Rouge Verdicts, Lawyers Fear Bias for Next Trial
Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan woke on Friday as guilty men, sentenced to life in prison on Thursday for crimes against humanity by a panel of judges at the Khmer Rouge tribunal, whose decision will eventually be ether upheld or reversed by the Supreme Court Chamber when both legal teams file appeals.
-
Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan Found Guilty, Jailed for Life
Thirty-nine year after Phnom Penh was forcibly emptied by gun-toting Khmer Rouge soldier, setting off a chain of events in which an estimated 1.7 million people died; leaders of the regime were yesterday found guilty of crimes against humanity.
-
Sentence Slashed in Rape Case
A Chinese national convicted of raping a 17-year-old girl in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district in 2012 has had his sentenced reduced dramatically by the Court of Appeal.
Read More -
Representatives To Meet Over Factory Fire
Representatives for the employees and owners of a Phnom Penh garment factory gutted by a fire last month will meet at the Ministry of Labor today to try and hammer out a pay package for the workers, though a factory official said they would not make any decisions until the owners returned from abroad.
-
K Chhnan Villagers Protest Arrests for 3rd Day
Villagers caught in a land dispute with a minister’s wife gathered outside Kompong Chhnang Provincial Court for a third consecutive day yesterday, demanding the release of two men jailed over a clash with workers from the well-connected agriculture firm KDC.
-
Court Gives Samphan, Chea Life Sentences
After almost three years of hearings, the Khmer Rouge tribunal yesterday found senior Democratic Kampuchea leaders Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan guilty of crimes against humanity, sentencing them both to life imprisonment.
Read More -
LGBT Rights Need to be Addressed, Says Report
Due to discrimination, sexual minorities in the country face high poverty, bullying and elevated dropout rates, with the government’s ambiguous stance on LGBT issues worsening the situation, a UN report say.
Read More -
Unions in Push for Park Rally
As the razor-wire came down from Freedom Park on Wednesday, a group of unions quickly filed a request to be the first people to hold a demonstration inside the park since it was put into lockdown in early January.
Read More -
Worker Insurance Near
The government’s long-pledged health insurance scheme for private sector employees, including factory workers, is just around the corner, officials promised yesterday while refusing to name a more specific date.
Read More -
Charge, Sentence Reduced for Pedophile
The Appeal Court yesterday reduced the charge and sentence against a Chinese national who was convicted last year of raping a teenage girl, according to anti-pedophile NGO Action Pour Les Enfants (APLE).
Generously Supported by
