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Cambodian families refuse land compensation from Chinese resort developer
Hundreds of Cambodian families on Thursday refused compensation for their land from a Chinese-owned resort developer, the latest wrinkle in a decade-long land dispute, the villagers told RFA.
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‘Women in leadership’ on agenda at ASEM and ASEAN Summit
Cambodia is committed to putting the topic of “women in leadership” on the agendas of the Asia-Europe Summit (ASEM) and the ASEAN Summit, which Cambodia will host later this year and in 2022.
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Sar Kheng Issues Land-Grab Warning, but Implicated Officials Still in Jobs
Interior Minister Sar Kheng advised Mondulkiri’s new governor and his officials to stay away from corruption after 10 predecessors were implicated in illegal land grabbing, but at least half of those 10 remain in their jobs. None appear to have faced disciplinary action, with a government spokesman saying there was not enough evidence to act upon.
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Cambodia’s Hun Sen Orders Arrest of Exiled Activist Over Poetry
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the arrest of a former monk and forestry activist living in exile who shared a disparaging poem about the country’s strongman on social media, RFA has learned.
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Verdict Delayed in Case Against CNRP Activist’s Teenage Son
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Wednesday afternoon delayed announcing a verdict against a CNRP activist’s 16-year-old son, who is charged with incitement.
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Amnesty Condemns Forest Activist Conviction
Human rights organization Amnesty International has condemned the conviction of a Prey Lang anti-logging activist on what are claimed to be trumped-up knife attack charges.
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Cambodia’s Hun Sen Orders Arrest of Exiled Activist Over Poetry
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered the arrest of a former monk and forestry activist living in exile who shared a disparaging poem about the country’s strongman on social media, RFA has learned.
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Kandal villagers report feeling pressured into accepting land compensation
A number of families affected by the new airport project in Kandal Stung district are still refusing to accept the state’s proposed compensation for their land, instead hoping that the upcoming commune elections will bring them a better solution. Others have decided to take the compensation, causing concerns that an ongoing court case against nine villagers is putting pressure on the community.
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Bosses Face Fines for Forced Overtime
Employers who force employees to do overtime or work more than eight hours a day will be fined under a new article of the Labor Law.
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Ministry of Labour asks factory owners to allow workers paid day off for vaccination
The Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training has requested that factory workers be allowed a paid day off in order to get vaccinated with the 3rd ‘booster’ dose of COVID-19 vaccine
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Gov’t refutes claims of forced evictions
The government spokesman Phay Siphan yesterday refuted claims by the Cambodia Center for Human Rights (CCHR) in their recently published fact sheet saying evictions of Vietnamese living on the Tonle Sap River in Phnom Penh violated their rights even though the government gave them prior notice.
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Opinion: Politicians Must Prioritize Citizens’ Needs over Political Insults
Cambodia will never move forwards if politicians continue to prioritize vengeance over the pursuit of national interests and yet nearly every politician—claiming to hold the needs of the nation and the citizens at the heart of their motivation—seems more motivated by personal vengeance masked as patriotism.
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Eight-year dispute on stall owner status over
Thirty-two vendors from Samaki market in Kampot province and the owner of stalls there have agreed to accept a four-point solution to end a long-running dispute over the ownership of market stalls.
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Prey Lang Activist Handed Two-Year Suspended Sentence
An anti-logging activist was on Tuesday convicted of assault against an alleged timber trader, as rights groups linked the verdict to ongoing harassment and intimidation against environmentalists in the country.
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Police searching for man who publicly insulted Prime Minister
The Ministry of Interior’s spokesman General Khieu Sopheak told Khmer Times yesterday that the police are working to track down a man known as Voeun Veasna, who wrote a comment full of violent threats on Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Facebook page.
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Victims Press for Compensation, Imprisonment Over Million-Dollar Rural Scam
Almost $1 million in compensation remains to be paid out and a perpetrator has yet to see jail time over a Kampong Cham scam that ensnared 180 families, the Supreme Court heard on Monday.
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NSSF demands people show proof of vaccination before receiving social security card
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) announced on Sunday that it will not provide social security cards to anyone who does not show proof of COVID-19 vaccination after the Phnom Penh administration put in place measures requiring people to show their vaccination cards upon entering and exiting public and private institutions in the capital.
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CHRC says NGOs call to release prisoners will affect public order
The Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) considers that the calls of some NGOs to release prisoners is without legal basis, and will affect security and public order. This comes after several NGOs, including the Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (Licadho), called for the relevant ministries and institutions to address the issue of overcrowding in prisons by speeding up the process of releasing detainees, to avoid a Covid-19 epidemic in prisons.
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Newspaper’s Error Snowballs Into Constitutional Amendment on Dual-Citizen Leaders
Cambodia’s one-party government is pushing ahead with a constitutional amendments to ban individuals with dual citizenship from holding top positions in government, purportedly to avoid foreign interference and as a sign of devotion to the nation. At least four opposition officials have been charged with plotting over the saga.
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Cambodian PM orders search for 'violent' Facebook poster
Cambodian leader Hun Sen has ordered authorities to find the owner of a Facebook account, believed to be in Thailand, who posted a poem with “violent” words on the prime minister’s page and news feed regarding his grandson.
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