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Villagers Block Man’s Burial Wish
More than 100 villagers in Kompong Thom province blocked a funeral procession in Stung Sen City on Saturday to prevent the burial of a recently deceased ethnic Vietnamese man on land he owned in the vicinity of a local primary school, villagers and as officials said.
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Company Defies Order, Continues Dredging Sand
A company ordered to cease its sand-dredging operation along the Sesan River in Ratanakkiri province after it was accused of illegally searching for gold is now defying the order, villagers claimed yesterday.
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For Villagers Losing Land, Hun Sen Is Last Resort
Three separate communities from across the country were in Phnom Penh yesterday to petition Prime Minister Hun Sen to personally intervene to help settle their various land disputes.
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Reform Needed With New Appeal Courts on the Way
As part of a trio of long-awaited judicial laws passed last month by the National Assembly, the country’s judicial system is set to integrate a number of new provincial appeal courts, expanding access to the appeal process to people imprisoned outside Phnom Penh.
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Couple Charged for Allegedly Torturing Girls in Their Care
A husband and wife who allegedly beat and tortured two girls in their care for years, using electric shocks and stinging ants as punishment, were charged yesterday at Phnom Penh Municipal Court.
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Journalists Need Not Apply for Border Trip
As part of the ongoing effort to create agreed-upon border posts between Cambodia and Vietnam, officials from both countries will demarcate land in Svay Rieng province this month, setting the stage for a possible confrontation with an opposition lawmaker-elect who intends to visit the same area.
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Girl, 7, Kept as Maid: Police
Police yesterday arrested a Phnom Penh couple for allegedly enslaving and beating a 7-year-old girl who authorities believe was force into a life of servitude.
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Gov’t Begins Effort to Sand Workers Back To Thailand
With Thailand and Cambodia both feeling the pinch from the sudden exodus of more than 200,000 Cambodian workers out of Thailand, the two countries are now working together to try and get them back to their old jobs legally, as fast as possible.
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Trafficking Efforts Lamented
For the second year in a row, Cambodia has prosecuted fewer cases of human trafficking than the previous 12 months, according to the US State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons Report for 2014.
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Woman Burned as Gas Through in Domestic Argument
A 34-year-old man in Stung Treng province was charged with violence against a spouse by the provincial court on Sunday after he doused his wife in gasoline while she was sitting near a stove, causing her serious injuries.
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More Ministers to Face Questioning
Days after Minister of Mines and Energy Suy Sem avoided questions about illegal logging at a controversial hydropower dam site, three more ministers whose portfolios encompass such projects are expected to be called before the National Assembly.
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Murder Suspected in Missing Officer Case
Police in Kompong Cham province are investigating the disappearance of a commune police chief who went missing on Saturday during an illegal fishing patrol, officials said yesterday.
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Parliament to Summon 3 Ministers for Questioning
The National Assembly plans to summon three ministers for questioning over compensation to families who will be displaced or harmed by development projects, officials from the National Assembly said yesterday.
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Workers Block Gates, Burn Tires At Japanese-Owned Box Factory
About 80 workers protesting against a Japanese factory in Phnom Penh that produces cardboard boxes blocked the gates Friday after managers refused to hold a meeting with employees.
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Illegal Workers Arrested, Face Trial in Thailand
Thai authorities have arrested and are preparing to try 13 Cambodian migrant workers who were allegedly caught with fake stamps on their worker papers as they tried to return home, Foreign Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong confirmed on Friday.
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Police End Prey Lang Event
Police in Kompong Thom province shut down a forest protection training session yesterday, citing fears that it was encouraging residents to protest against logging in Prey Lang, activists and residents have said.
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Minister Doges Illegal Logging Claims at National Assembly
Minister of Mines and Energy Suy Sem yesterday appeared before the National Assembly to address claims that companies contracted to build the 400-MW Lower Sesan II dam in Stung Treng province were clearing vast swathes of forest outside their concession zone.
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Workers Take Contract Demands to Ministry
About 200 garment workers marched from Phnom Penh’s Wincam garment factory to the Minister of Labor yesterday to press their demands for short-term contracts and better benefits.
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Logging Worries Skirted at NA
After being ordered to appear in front of National Assembly lawmakers yesterday over concerns of illegal logging at a hydropower dam site, Mines and Energy Minister Suy Sem instead used his time to talk up the benefits of the project to Cambodia’s development.
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UN Envoy Meets Employers Over Labor Unrest
U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi met with representatives of the country’s businesses and employers yesterday for talks that focused on the protection of workers’ rights and measures that can be taken to ensure that strained industrial relations do not once again erupt into violence.
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