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Kem Ley: A shooting that shook Cambodia
On 10 July 2016, Kem Ley, one of Cambodia's best known political commentators, was drinking his morning coffee at a petrol station cafe in the capital Phnom Penh when a man walked in and opened fire, killing him instantly.
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TOP NEWS: Cambodia Reports 954 New Cases of COVID19; 1046 Recovered; 27 Died
Cambodia reported 954 new cases of COVID19, 27 patients died, while 1046 patients recovered on Thursday, according to the Ministry of Health's press release dated 8 July 2021.
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Kem Ley: A shooting that shook Cambodia
On 10 July 2016, Kem Ley, one of Cambodia's best known political commentators, was drinking his morning coffee at a petrol station cafe in the capital Phnom Penh when a man walked in and opened fire, killing him instantly.
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Fired Phnom Penh Garbage Workers Rail Against Broken Promises
City Hall and trash collector Cintri banned workers from resigning from their jobs, then gave just one day of notice before terminating them, and said a prior promise about guaranteeing future employment was never valid because workers kept up a strike after the offer was made.
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Gov’t continues social protection policies
Prime Minister Hun Sen said the government continues to implement social protection policies and has introduced additional social assistance intervention to alleviate difficulties and improve the plight of poor people, especially women and girls.
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Phnom Penh Claims 99.2 Percent Vaccinations as Campaign Closes
More than 2.1 million Phnom Penh residents have been vaccinated with first doses, or 99.2 percent of the capital’s population, the Health Ministry said on Thursday as the city’s public vaccination campaign came to a close.
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New garbage collectors begin service as more than 1,000 Cintri workers struggle with layoffs
Many of the 1,000-plus workers in Phnom Penh laid off last week from waste management company Cintri say the days since have been a struggle to find new jobs in the industry amidst what some say is discrimination against union members.
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Thai Buddhists Quash Angkor Wat Copy Fears
Thai Buddhist authorities have given an assurance that a temple complex being built in Thailand’s Buri Ram province is not a replica of Angkor Wat.
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Covid-19 Infections Spread to Siem Reap Prison
Nearly 20 guards and inmates at the Siem Reap Provincial Prison have contracted Covid-19 and been placed in isolation, officials said.
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As Talks Fail, Naga Workers Receive Termination Notices, Compensation
Some NagaWorld casino workers who rejected voluntary termination packages — arguing that the company’s dismissals illegally targeted union activists — have now been fired and had thousands of dollars wired to their accounts.
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Company Filling in Mekong River Causes Concerns among Kandal’s Communities
Onlookers watched as parts of the Mekong River near the Areyksat Ferry Port in Kandal Province were filled with rock to make way for a new development project.
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Fears of new Delta COVID-19 variant as hundreds of migrant workers return to Cambodia
As the number of new COVID-19 infections rises quickly through the first week of July, officials continue to find cases of the more-infectious Delta variant.
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New lockdown-affected households eligible for cash assistance identified
The Ministry of Planning has identified new lockdown-affected 59,000 households totalling over 190,000 people who are eligible for cash assistance from the government. They also include those whose members have either died or contracted the virus.
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Temple ‘not Angkor Wat replica’
After pictures of a structure being built in Thailand sparked heated debate on social media over its resemblance to the Angkor Wat temple, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts issued a press statement saying it was not a replica.
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Cambodia remains on US human trafficking watch list after making little progress
For the third year in a row, the U.S Department of State put Cambodia on its Tier 2 watchlist in its Trafficking in Persons report, saying the Cambodian government does not full meet the “minimum standard” for the elimination of human trafficking due in part to “endemic corruption.”
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Khun Sea Development Fills In Mekong River Near Arey Ksat Ferry Stop
A representative for prominent tycoon Khun Sea’s company confirmed the firm was responsible for in-filling in the Mekong River very near to the ferry stop at Kandal’s Arey Ksat – after social media users and ferry passengers posted photos of large stony embankments.
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Critics Excoriate Cambodia PM Hun Sen Over a Trafficked Pet Lion
Cambodian opposition activists have lambasted Prime Minister Hun Sen for returning a confiscated illegal pet lion to its Chinese owner to raise at home, though he continues to refuse to release detained political and environmental activists so they can reunite with their families
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Khun Sear’s company clears way for Arey Ksat satellite city
Residents living in Arey Ksat have been surprised to learn that a stretch of the Mekong is being filled in to pave the way for a 70-hectare satellite city developed by the Khun Sear Import Export Company, owned by the well-connected real estate tycoon Khun Sear.
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Cambodia Funds Cadets at U.S. Universities After Scholarships End Over Strained Relations
Cambodia announced it will pay the tuition of six cadets at top American military universities, after the United States has ended support for studies by Cambodian Army personnel.
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Public Marks Fifth Anniversary of Kem Ley’s Death
CCHR executive director Chak Sopheap said on a Cambodian human right radio program on Tuesday that commemorating Kem Ley’s death was not just about talking.
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