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NagaCorp Brushes Off ‘Illegal’ Strike, as Rights Groups Contest Court Ruling
Workers are alleging labor rights violations by NagaWorld casinos as part of mass layoffs announced this year. More than 1,300 workers were terminated by Hong Kong-listed NagaCorp, with more than 300 workers refusing to accept compensation packages from the casino firm
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Samrin calls for unity at monk’s congress
National Assembly president Heng Samrin said Cambodia respects freedom of religion, calling on all religious leaders to adhere to the principles of mutual understanding and respect for each other to maintain harmony, especially Buddhist leaders because it is the state religion.
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Info ministry found nearly 2000 cases of fake news since Jan
The Fake News Monitoring Committee at the Ministry of Information has recorded a total of 1,938 cases of fake news items in 2021 with messages aimed to incite criminal acts, cause social chaos or insult the country’s leaders. This indicated a slight increase in activity compared to last year.
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NagaWorld Workers End Day 2 of Strike, Promise to Return Despite Arrest Threat
Nagaworld workers ended the second day of their strike at 4 p.m. on Sunday, saying they will return Monday even if authorities enforce a court order banning the strike.
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NagaWorld Union Demands Investigation Into Foreign Influence Allegations, Official Says Strike Is Color Revolution
Nagaworld’s union called for an investigation into a Facebook account that accused the casino workers’ union of being backed by foreigners and said these claims were fake.
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UPDATED: Casino Workers Blocked from NagaWorld, Protests Continue Nearby
The NagaWorld union president Chhim Sithar said striking workers were bracing for potential arrests after the municipal court banned the strike on Thursday.
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Police Surround Demonstrators as NagaWorld Staff Strike over Union Busting
A strike among NagaWorld staff and former employees saw riot officers deployed to contain the peaceful demonstration that aimed to reinstate employees fired earlier this year and redress workers’ rights abuses
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UPDATED: Phnom Penh Court Bans NagaWorld Workers’ Strike, Unionists Leave Vowing to Return
Participants in a 10-hour strike in front of NagaWorld casino dispersed by 5 p.m. on Saturday after authorities barricaded strikers inside the park, though union members vowed to return on Sunday.
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Project aims to improve transportation for garment workers
In a bid to cut back on deadly traffic incidents, a project is aiming to replace often-perilous truck transports for garment workers with buses and other safety interventions.
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Cambodian farmers hurt by Thai sugar company sue for Coca-Cola to release information
Cambodian farmers violently evicted more than a decade ago filed a petition in a US court this week to compel Coca-Cola to turn over evidence as part of an ongoing case against Thai sugar giant, Mitr Phol Sugar co.
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Opposition Official Jailed in Oddar Meanchey for Plotting
A former CNRP official was arrested in Oddar Meanchey province as he was increasing his involvement with the Candlelight Party, his wife and party officials said.
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More legal action taken over flooded forests
Authorities of provinces surrounding the Tonle Sap lake are taking legal action against those who have encroached flooded forest land while installing border posts to demarcate the protected areas to prevent future encroachment.
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Date set for CNHP Supreme Court trial
Amid a legal dispute over the Interior Ministry’s rejection of the validation for opposition Cambodia National Heart Party (CNHP), Supreme Court president Dith Munty has set the trial date to decide whether to allow CNHP to register to operate for the upcoming elections.
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Possible jail for monks at political rally events
The Ministry of Cults and Religion and other relevant stakeholders are expediting their work on drafting a Law on Religion in Cambodia with the intention to ban monks from participating in political protests.
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Nat’l Heart Party ready for hearing over registration
The Supreme Court has issued a summons for the founder of the National Heart Party (NHP), Siem Phluk, ordering that he appear with legal counsel at a hearing on December 24 to resolve a complaint he filed against the Ministry of Interior for refusing to register his party.
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CSOs appeal for more space to air grievances, solutions to disputes
A group of 30 civil society organisations including labour unions, NGOs, community networks, indigenous peoples, youth groups and professional associations have requested that the government be more responsive to the concerns of its citizenry and allow people the freedom, opportunity and space to express their opinions and to protest issues such as land and natural resources rights.
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PM’s Manet backing gives parties pause
Hun Sen fuelled the speculation in a speech on December 6, when he said there were four candidates from the CPP who would be suitable for the office of prime minister. He then publicly endorsed Manet while neglecting to name the other three CPP candidates.
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Koh Kong Land Disputants Protest as Two Questioned for Incitement, Defamation
Hundreds of people from seven communities in two Koh Kong districts gathered in front of the provincial court on Wednesday morning as two land-dispute representatives faced questioning for incitement and defamation.
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Ranariddh Funeral Sees Grand Ceremonials, Little Public Attendance
A funeral procession of about 500 mourners and attendants began at Ranariddh’s home in Daun Penh district of Phnom Penh. The crowd on foot preceded and trailed a pair of floats led by monks and followed by a great wheeled version of the sacred golden bird, or hang meas, that carried the prince’s body in a casket adorned with flowers.
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Rights Activist Seng Theary Dismisses Trial as “Political Theater,” Dresses Accordingly
Chak Sopheap, executive director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, said most women love their hair and that Theary's shaved head and Apsara costume is a form of expression that embodies the demands of justice.
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