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Woman shot dead in Cambodia protest clash: activists
PHNOM PENH, November 12, 2013 (AFP) - A woman was shot dead and several people injured in clashes between protesting garment workers and riot police in the Cambodian capital Tuesday, a rights group and family members said.
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Six-Year-Old Girl Raped Family Friend in Battambang Plantation
A 26 year-old man was arrested on Sunday for the rape of a 6-year-old girl in Battambang province’s Samlot district, police said yesterday. The incident is the latest reported case of child rape this year, after a 2-year-old and 8-year-old were raped last week.
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‘Even-Handed’ Temple Judgement Soothes Cambodian Worries
PHNOM PENH — The International Court of Justice has ruled that land immediately surrounding the temple of Preah Vihear in under Cambodia’s jurisdiction, sending a wave of relief through the country over the politically sensitive temple. The disputed land surrounding Preah Vihear temple was the site of a prolonged military standoff between Cambodia and Thailand, leading to a request by Cambodia in 2011 to have an old International Court judgement reviewed.
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Submissions Open on Next Raft of KRT Charges
With one month to go before Khmer Rouge tribunal lawyer and judges meet to discuss to possibility of establishing a second “mini trial” as part of Case 002, a Trial Chamber memo released yesterday invited parties to suggest what charges they think should be included in the case, should it go ahead.
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Thai Sugar Meets With Koh Kong Evictees
Koh Kong Sugar has offered to settle its yearlong dispute with Cambodia families who accuse its plantations of stealing their land, but the farmers remain wary of being able to secure a fair deal.
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Border Troops Reinforced at Preah Vihear for ICJ Ruling
A military offer yesterday admitted that Cambodia had sent reinforcement to Preah Vihear temple ahead of a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) today on who owns a plot of hotly contested land along the Thai-Cambodia border.
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Four Escape From Ratanakkiri Provincial Jail
Four prisoners escape from the provincial jail in Ratanakkiri yesterday, including a man who was arrested in October for his alleged role in the killing of a landowner following a dispute over a boundary at a rubber plantation.
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Virtual democracy
Five years ago, around the time that Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) swept the 2008 elections, winning three-quarters of the seats in parliament, fewer than 10,000 Cambodians had regular access to the internet. Facebook had only just begun to spread beyond college campuses in the US and was unheard of among most Cambodians. The idea that five years later, social media, and particularly Facebook, would pose one of the greatest threats to the status quo in Cambodian politics would have seemed far-fetched.
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Coca-Cola vows to axe suppliers guilty of land grabbing
"Coca-Cola's leadership in declaring zero tolerance for land grabs is a vital first step," said Penny Fowler, head of private sector advocacy. "We look forward to tracking the actions the company takes to follow through on their promises. In particular we will continue to advocate, along with local partners, for appropriate resolution for the communities in Brazil and Cambodia who continue to struggle to regain the rights to their land. The ball is now in PepsiCo and ABF's court to follow suit."
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CNRP Appeals to Microfinance Industry to Reduce Interest Rates
Microfinance institutions should temporarily lower their interest rates, waive loan repayments and defer property foreclosures for the next six months in order to ease the burden on families affected by recent flooding, the opposition CNRP said yesterday.
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Senior UN official urges support for war crimes tribunal
PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- A senior United Nations official appealed for funding Thursday to the UN-backed tribunal trying Khmer Rouge leaders accused of mass killings in Cambodia, which is experiencing financial difficulties preventing it from completing its work.
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Villagers Around Preah Vihear Hunker Down for ICJ Ruling
Villagers on the Thai side of the disputed border land surrounding the Preah Vihear temple have begun building underground bunkers in preparation for the International Court of Justice’s (ICJ) verdict over the ownership of the temple on Monday, according to a Thai newspaper report.
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Thai Sugar Firms Refuse to Meet With Evictee Representatives
Two Thai sugar companies have turned down a request to meet with NGO and community representatives who accuse them of having illegally and sometimes violently forced hundreds of families off of their land in Cambodia.
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National Assembly’s Finance Committee Approves 2014 Budget
The National Assembly’s CPP run finance committee approved the country’s $3.54 billion draft budget for 2014 yesterday, its last hurdle before debate and a possible vote can be held by the full Assembly, where the opposition is still refusing to take nearly half the seats.
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CPP Lawmaker Says Election Monitor Could Face Legal Action
CPP lawmaker Chheang Vun said yesterday that the National Assembly will take legal action against the Committee Free and Fair Election in Cambodia (Comfrel) for causing “chaos” in the society by reporting the day before the national election that the indelible voter ink could be easily washed off.
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CNRP Launches Online TV to Break CPP’s Media Stranglehold
Amid the ruling CPP’s continuing stranglehold on the country’s nine terrestrial television stations, to opposition CNRP on Monday launched an online television that it describes as a “test,” CNRP director of public affairs Mu Sochua said yesterday.
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CPP Lawmaker Sat Deforestation Is Good for Economy
CPP lawmaker Chheang Vun yesterday lauded the economic and social benefits of the widespread clearing of Cambodia’s forests of development project. Speaking to reporters at the National Assembly after a meeting with the Vietnamese Ambassador Ngo Anh Dzung.
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Figures Show General Acceptance of Child Rape
There were 140 reported cases of child rape in the first nine months of the year, and 14 rape-murders during the same period according to local rights group Adhoc. Rape perpetrated against children accounted for more than two-thirds of all rape cases recorded by the organization, a situation that indicates a general tolerance for the crime of child rape in Cambodia society.
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Six Charged Following Double Brothel Raid in Phnom Penh
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday charged six Vietnamese nationals with procuring prostitution following a raid Thursday night on two brothels in central Phnom Penh that police and a child-protection NGO say had been trafficking minors.
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No Progress Reported as Political Parties Meet Over Deadlock
PHNOM PENH & WASHINGTON DC - Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties returned to the negotiating table on Tuesday, seeking to end a political impasse stemming from an election the opposition says was deeply marred by fraud. The two sides met for three hours at the National Assembly, the main legislative body for the country and one that the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party has boycotted in the wake of July’s election.
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