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Read More Kem Sokha Lawyers Object as Judge Calls It Quits on Witness Testimony
A Phnom Penh judge on Thursday said witness questioning in the nearly three-year treason trial of Kem Sokha was finished, while Sokha’s lawyers argued representatives of foreign organizations accused in the alleged “color revolution” plot should be summoned.
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Read More Pagodas support thousands of poor and homeless
Buddhist pagodas nationwide play a key role as the home or care facility for 23,590 poor, elderly, homeless, and students.
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Read More Run Ta Ek villagers granted 10-year IDPoor cards
villagers granted 10-year IDPoor cards Prime Minister Hun Sen announced that a 10-year validity IDPoor card would be issued to the people who had agreed to relocate from the Angkor Archaeological Park to the Run Ta Ek eco-village in Siem Reap province’s Banteay Srei district, while also pushing for the rapid development of the area as soon as possible to benefit the new Run Ta Ek villagers.
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Read More On World Habitat Day, Civil Society Organizations Urge Fair Treatment of Displaced Families
Eighteen civil society organizations called for fair compensation and solutions for communities caught in the Kingdom’s long running development-related land disputes in a joint-statement on October 3, marking World Habitat Day and the right to housing.
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Read More Hun Sen Threatens Eviction Without Compensation for Angkor Residents Who Negotiate
Prime Minister Hun Sen has warned that families who refuse to accept government compensation to leave the Angkor area and try to bargain for higher compensation will face eviction.
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Read More The LGBTIQ+ Community in Cambodia Meet for a “Together Stronger” Event
People from the LGBTIQ+ Community from across Cambodia gathered in Battambang province to take part in the “Together Stronger” event, raise awareness of gender equality and promote LGBTIQ+ rights.
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Read More CPP dismisses need to meet with four opposition parties
The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) reiterated yesterday that there was no need to meet with four opposition parties over electoral reforms which had already been instituted.
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Read More Cambodia Needs to Move Past the Narrative of ‘National Salvation’
Speaking on May 20, the National Day of Remembrance, marking the genocide committed by the Khmer Rouge regime, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen had this to say: “In order to make sure this regime never returns, we must participate in maintaining peace.” Talk of the Khmer Rouge returning may seem perverse.
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Cambodia's crackdown against human trafficking continues, 500 rescued
Cambodia's nationwide crackdown against human trafficking and forced labour is continuing with almost 500 more people being rescued, mostly in Sihanoukville.
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Read More CP claims commune chiefs still discriminate
The Candlelight Party (CP) claims that commune councils, especially the second deputy on some councils, are still discriminated against by local commune authorities who fail to allocate proper positions and workplaces to CP commune council officials and deputies.
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Read More Displaced From Angkor: Desolate Land, Uncertain Futures Await Residents
Seng* was there mingling with his neighbors in Trapeang Ses village. Spread along a road running parallel to the Angkor Wat complex, the village is one of several residential and vendor areas marked for an upcoming demolition as part of an official campaign under the Apsara Authority and Land Ministry to clear inhabitants from the Angkor Archaeological Park.
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Read More Land Swap Detailed: Firm Gets 69 Hectares for $10M Construction
Documents released last week as part of the Royal Book show 94 hectares of state forest were transferred to an oknha in Preah Sihanouk and 69 hectares to Ream City Land & House. Some 16 hectares of Phnom Penh’s Boeng Tamok lake, right near the shacks of protesting residents, were also privatized for two individuals.
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Read More Sokha Quizzed on Foreign ‘Color Revolution’ Trainings for CNRP
The trial will continue on October 5. Chak Sopheap, director of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights, which was founded by Sokha, said she had been summoned by the court to appear on October 5 but had a previously planned international visit. She has been questioned during the investigation phase of the case and also attended an early hearing in the trial.
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Read More Teacher’s association seeks permission for march with petitions
The Cambodian Independent Teacher’s Association (CITA) plans to celebrate this year’s Teachers’ Day on October 5 with a public display, with Phnom Penh authorities saying that permission may be granted depending on the circumstances.
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Read More Human rights: Inflation threatens everyone’s right to development
Rising global inflation is expected to hit emerging and developing economies particularly hard this year, adding to a “confluence of crises” that threatens us all, the UN’s acting human rights chief has warned.
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CCHR launches online modules on rights to fair trial
The Cambodian Centre for Human Rights (CCHR) on September 15 launched a series of online modules aiming to increase public awareness on the rights to fair trial and to further provide input on judiciary reforms in the country.
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Read More CPP denies allegation NEC affiliated with ruling party
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has denied an allegation from opposition parties that members and officials of the National Election Committee (NEC) are affiliated with the CPP.
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Read More Ex-CNLP leaders and supporters urged to join KNUP
A senior official for Khmer National United Party has called on more than 30,000 leaders and supporters of the former Cambodia National Love Party (CNLP) to join with his party to prepare for next year’s national election.
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Read More Learn from shortcomings, Hun Manet tells partymen
The future Prime Minister candidate for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) Lieutenant General Hun Manet has instructed his party officials to remedy “shortcomings and loopholes” in order to steer the party to victory in the upcoming National Election.
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Read More Candlelight Party sets out 2023 strategy, won’t join coalition
Members of the main opposition Candlelight Party vowed to push for democracy and fight injustice during a ceremony at Angkor Wat in Siem Reap province last week that was heavy with symbolism.
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