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Sex Workers Still Victims of Abuse and Discrimination
Despite continued efforts from government and NGOs sex and entertainment workers in Cambodia remain at high risk of violence and face discrimination in many forms, women from the industry told CamboJA this month.
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Illegal Logging Threatens Kouy Indiginous Minority’s Survival
The equivalent of more than 8,000 soccer fields were deforested in two wildlife sanctuaries last year, Amnesty International said Friday, adding that illegal logging is undermining the rights of Cambodia’s indigenous peoples.
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Three pagodas awarded for protecting environment
“Three pagodas in Siem Reap province received the Environment-Friendly Award from the ministry because those pagodas are very good at cleaning and protecting the environment,” said Pheaktra, adding that the ministry will be looking at pagodas in other provinces as well.
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Fifth Round of Negotiations at NagaWorld Strike Fails to Find Solution
The fifth round of negotiations between NagaWorld representatives and the workers and former employees of the Phnom Penh casino has failed to bring an end to the strike that began on Dec. 18 as the company has continued to reject the demands from the union.
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Activist Seng Theary rejects charges in mass trial
Attorney Seng Theary had attended her first hearing on December 7 at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court dressed as a Khmer apsara dancer, a move she attested was fitting to the “political theater” of the mass trial. On Tuesday, she returned to the court in more sober attire, donned in a suit with a long, striped tie.
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Activist Seng Theary rejects charges in mass trial
In the latest hearing of the mass trial against 139 supporters of the political opposition, one of the accused stood alone Tuesday to testify to more than 20 years of work in Cambodia.
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Adhoc Monitor Says She’s Blocked from Preah Sihanouk Court Hearings
More than a year after she claimed to the same court that defendants were encroaching on her land in Prey Nob district, two guards for land claimed by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s nephew, Hun Chea, were pursuing a defamation suit against her for $50,000 plus lawyer fees. Sopheap appeared in court alone, unable to afford a lawyer, she said.
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Cambodian Mothers Urged to Breastfeed Children, Avoid Infant Formulas
Nutritionists issued a warning that children who are exclusively fed formulas as infants are more susceptible to short and long-term illnesses than those who were breastfed
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Environmental activist group suspends work in Cambodia
A Cambodian environmental protection group is suspending operations in Cambodia amid concerns for the safety of its activists, many of whom were detained on charges widely thought to be politically motivated, the group’s founder said in an interview this week.
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Despite Increased Enrollments Cambodia Lags Behind in STEM
More Cambodian university students are doing degrees in computer science and STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), data shows, but the country still remains underprepared to compete in the 4th industrial revolution and digital economy.
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Journalists learn about infant nutrition
Helen Keller International-Cambodia organised a workshop on Tuesday to train journalists to effectively disseminate information about infant nutrition and breastfeeding.
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800-Strong CPP Committee Meets Friday to Pick Hun Sen’s Successor
The Cambodian People’s Party will hold a national congress on Friday where more than 800 of its central committee members are expected to anoint Prime Minister Hun Sen’s successor.
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Confiscation of flooded forest lands hit thousands of locals along the Tonle Sap
Kampong Chhnang Province: The ongoing state campaign to reclaim from private hands thousands of hectares of protected flooded forest lands along the Tonle Sap lake may affect “thousands” of families who have farmed in the area since before it was deemed a conservation zone, says a local rights group.
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Cambodia’s Hun Sen rejects criticism over Myanmar trip
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday affirmed his intention to visit Myanmar in January, rejecting widespread criticism that his trip will strengthen the military junta now ruling the country and confer legitimacy on leader Min Aung Hlaing.
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NagaWorld Strike to Continue after Labor Ministry Meetings Ends in Deadlock
General Secretary of the Labor Rights Supported Union of Khmer Employees of NagaWorld (LRSU), Chhim Sokhon confirmed that the strike will continue into a sixth day after meetings between LRSU and the Ministry of Labor over the course of Dec. 21 and Dec. 22 ultimately resulted in little progress.
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Analysis: Hun Manet's Path to Power to Be Cemented At Historic CPP Gathering
For the first time in more than 30 years, Cambodia’s ruling party is set to select a new prime minister candidate when its central committee convenes on Christmas Eve to vote on Prime Minister Hun Sen’s proposal for his eldest son, Army Chief Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, to succeed him.
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Analysis: Hun Manet's Path to Power to Be Cemented At Historic CPP Gathering
For the first time in more than 30 years, Cambodia’s ruling party is set to select a new prime minister candidate when its central committee convenes on Christmas Eve to vote on Prime Minister Hun Sen’s proposal for his eldest son, Army Chief Lt. Gen. Hun Manet, to succeed him.
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Police Refuse to Discuss CNRP Mass Trial Investigation Over ‘National Security’ Concerns
As the mass trial of CNRP officials continued Thursday, National Police investigators called to testify repeatedly tried to avoid answering basic questions about how they built a case against defendants, claiming the process was “technical” and that revealing it could jeopardize national security.
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Ministry of Culture launches film, documentary, and multimedia training
To foster the next generations of talents in Cambodia in the field of media, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts launched a training program for film and documentary, as well as multimedia.
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Malin: Mediation method makes justice local matter
The Ministry of Justice is the government’s administrative arm in charge of managing and improving the courts and judicial system as well as being tasked recently with the development and implementation of enhanced out-of-court dispute resolution mechanisms.
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