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Monks Pledge ‘War’ on City Hall Until Governor Apologizes
The leader of a group of activist monks promised to wage a “war” against City Hall until Phnom Penh governor Pa Socheatvong publicly apologizes for using force to break up a group of demonstrating monks and anti-eviction protesters who attempted to stage a sit-in yesterday morning outside municipal offices.
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Boeng Kak Anti-Eviction Protesters Burn Tires, Block City Hall
About 30 anti-eviction protesters from the Boeng Kak lake community, along with 20 Buddhist monks, blocked the gates of Phnom Penh municipal hall and burned tires yesterday demanding more compensation for evicted families, and calling for the removal of governor Pa Socheatvong.
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Sam Rainsy Visits Svay Rieng’s Protesting SEZ workers
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy yesterday visited thousands of workers from two special economic zones (SEZs) in Svay Rieng province who have been on strike over wages and working conditions since December 16.
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CNRP Capitalize on Hun Sen’s Trip
As the opposition CNRP’s ninth consecutive day of demonstrations against the rule of Prime Minister Hun Sen came to a close last night, CNRP Vice President Kem Sokha mocked the premier’s upcoming state visit to Vietnam, suggesting that he was “running for help”. Some 6,000 protesters, mostly on motorcycles, snaked through the city yesterday, with thousands more lining the route and chanting for Mr. Hun Sen to “get out”.
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CPP Rallies to Hun Sen ; NEC Says Early Poll Not Possible
CPP lawmakers have lined up behind their prime minister, Hun Sen, insisting in recent statements that a new election the opposition is demanding will never happen, and would not even be legally possible.
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Prosecutors Fear Increasing Delays at Tribunal
PHNOM PENH — Prosecutors at the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal on Monday reiterated calls for a speedy second phase in a trial against two former leaders of the regime.
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Malaysia Fails to Guarantee Cambodia Maids’ Human Rights
The Ministry of Labor hopes that a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) will see Cambodia resume sending domestic workers to Malaysia by February, but negotiations on the document have stalled after Malaysia recently rejected 90 percent of proposed provisions to protect workers’ rights.
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Decision on Wages For Cambodian Garment Workers Triggers Protests
A local newspaper had reported that it had obtained a letter sent by GMAC to the Minister of Labor urging the government to strictly enforce a zero-tolerance policy towards “illegal” strikes, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) said in a statement. "CCHR is concerned that such statements calling for zero-tolerance on illegal strikes will only exacerbate problems within the garment sector," the statement said.
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Defense Team on Preah Vihear Case Honored
Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong on Saturday bestowed a medal and the title of Moha Sereivat on one of four foreign lawyers who successfully presented Cambodia’s case for disputed territory around Preah Vihear temple before the International Court of Justice (ICJ).
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CNRP Hold Biggest Demonstration in Decades
An estimated 30,000 opposition supporters gathered in Freedom Park and walked Phnom Penh’s street yesterday calling for the resignation of Prime Minister Hun Sen, the largest march staged against the CPP leader since similar mass protests following the disputed election in 1998.
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KRT Judge Dismiss Idea of Second Trial Chamber Panel
The Trial Chamber at the Khmer Rouge tribunal said on Friday that a second trial against Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan could proceed more expeditiously under the same panel of judges who are now deliberating a verdict in their first trial.
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No End in Sight for Svay Rieng SEZ Strikes
A union official at the center of strike that started last Monday and involves an estimate 30,000 workers from two special economic zones (SEZs) in Svay Rieng province said yesterday that he has no control over the strikers, and does not know when or if they will return to work.
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Study Catalogs Sexual and Physical Violence Against Children
A study on violence against children coordinated by Unicef and carried out by the government has found that more than three-quarters of Children had experienced at least one incident of physical violence before age 12, while about 4 percent of females and 5 percent of males had been sexually abused.
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City Hall Warns Monks Over Political Activism
Phnom Penh governor Pa Sochetvong warned monks yesterday that if they do not follow orders to keep out of politics, they could create a rift within the monkhood that could threaten the very existence of Buddhist in the country. Mr. Socheatvong also said that if monks remain engaged in politics, the government might have to take away their right to vote in election.
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Better Factories Cambodia Program Extended
The International Labor Organization (ILO) and the government agreed on Wednesday to introduce public disclosure of non-complaint garment factories as part of a three-year extension of the Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) program.
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Defense Minister Tells CNRP Boycotters to Get to Work
The CNRP should end its three month boycott of the National Assembly and have greater respect for rule and regulations, Defense Minister Tea Banh said yesterday in his second biting attack on the opposition party in as many weeks. Speaking to journalists on the sidelines of a workshop on disability in Phnom Penh, General Banh said that the CNRP’s daily protests against Prime Minister Hun Sen’s rule were nothing more that “entertainment”.
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Three Held for Rape; 2 Wanted for Rape-Murder
Three suspects were arrested on Wednesday for gang raping a 19-year-old woman on Tuesday in Pursat province’s Krakor district, police said yesterday. Bin Vanns, Krakor district police chief, said that police arrested three suspects after the victim’s parents filed a complaint.
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Svay Rieng Workers Strike Again, Throw Rocks
Police briefly detained 13 garment factory workers yesterday after about 20,000 workers, some throwing rocks, continued a strike that began Monday in Svay Rieng province’s Bavet City over wages and working conditions, a union official and police said.
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Opposition Warns It May Block All Roads to Phnom Penh
The opposition CNRP yesterday threatened to block traffic in and out of Phnom Penh along all major roads next month unless the government meets its demands, including new elections and Prime Minister Hun Sen’s resignation. Mao Monivann, deputy director of the CNRP’s executive committee, said the party leadership had decided on the possibility of blocking roads last week.
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Buddhist Clergy Issue Statement Addressing Theft of Relics
A day after 200 monks besieged an annual conference of senior members of the Buddhist clergy to demand a statement over the theft of Buddhist relics, the country’s two main Buddhist sects yesterday disseminated statements on the issue.
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