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Villagers in Svay Rieng Angry Over Planned Canal
More than 200 villagers from three communes in Svay Rieng province on Saturday protested against a proposal to build a huge irrigation canal through their land, a local official said yesterday.
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Rights group slams SL case
A trial for two teens charged with intentional violence from a Stung Meanchey riot in November was unfair to the defendants, a statement released yesterday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
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Suspect Commits Suicide in Preah Sihanouk Prison
A suspect in a custody of the Preah Sihanouk provincial police committed suicide at the police station on Friday, police said yesterday.
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Another Three Textile Union Reps Arrested
Police arrested another three union representatives on Friday for allegedly inciting garment workers to strike and protest in front of their factory over the past few weeks, this time in Kandal province.
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Two Cambodian Deminers Die in Battambang Minefield
Two Cambodian demining experts were killed in Battambang province’s Samlot district on Saturday after detonating an anti-tank mine while carrying out clearance work in the former Khmer Rouge stronghold, police said.
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RCAF Plates Still Widely Used, Despite Ban
When the 2007 Traffic Law was passed, it required that the myriad vehicles on the road bearing Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) number plates be removed and switched with civilian plates within one year.
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CPP Debate Draft Judicial Laws This Month
The National Assembly has scheduled a plenary session on May 20 to discuss three controversial draft laws on judicial reform, a senior ruling party lawmaker confirmed yesterday.
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Prisoners to receive pardons
Hundreds of prisoners will be pardoned or see their sentences reduced on Tuesday following a request by the Ministry of Interior to the King.
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Brewery strike pays off for staff
Staff at a brewery that produces Angkor Beer returned to work on the weekend after management agreed to strike ending $30 raise on Saturday.
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No Clubs Near Schools, Council of Ministers Says
The council of Ministers on Friday passed a sub-decree on the management of adult entertainment clubs and a draft of a new national housing policy to promote home ownership, a cabinet official said.
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Family of Dave Walker Says Evidence Points to Murder
Friends and family of Canadian journalist Dave Walker, whose badly decomposed body was found on May 1 in Siem Reap province, have issued new statements accusing the Cambodian and Canadian government of being complicit in what they say was his murder.
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Fifth Bail Request Denied for Vorn Pao, 20 Other Detained Men
Any hope of bail for labor leader Vorn Pao and 20 other garment workers and unionists detained during strike in early January was extinguished by the Supreme Court on Friday, after their fifth application to be released from prison was denied.
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CNRP, K Chhnang Governor File Dueling Election Complaints
The governor of Kompong Chhnang City has filed a defamation complaint with the provincial election committee against three local CNRP officials, the chief of the committee said on Friday.
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Freedom ‘affront’ Attacks on journalists condemned
France-based reporters without borders say attacks on journalists have cast doubt on Cambodia’s progress in press freedom.
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CNRP threatened over rhetoric
A government spokesman warned yesterday that legal action may be taken against the opposition leaders if their “unlawful” campaign rhetoric incites unrest.
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Cambodia Red Cross Sets New Records in Annual Funding Drive
Cambodia’s political and business elites delved into their deep pockets yesterday to raise more than $14 million for the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) at its annual World Red Cross Day funding drive, trumping last year’s bumper pre-election total by over $300,000.
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Angkor Beer Workers Protest For Pay Hike
More than 200 employees of Cambodia’s largest brewer, Cambrew Ltd, held a protest outside the brewery in Sihanoukville yesterday to demand a $30 dollar salary increase to $120 monthly salaries, worker representatives said.
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Four years for trafficking
A woman was yesterday sentenced to four years in prison by Phnom Penh Municipal Court for selling two of her friends to a brothel in Thailand last year.
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Governors of Preah Sihanouk, Ratanakkiri and Pursat Replaced
The governors of Preah Sihanouk, Ratanakkiri and Pursat provinces have been replaced by Royal Decree, according to official, with the first of the transfer ceremonies being carried out yesterday morning.
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Foreigner in jail Arrests after girls ‘lured to man’s room’
Police have arrested a Turkish man and the two Cambodian women who allegedly procured teenage prostitutes for him after he brought two 14-year-olds into a guesthouse.
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